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<\/a>07\/07\/2026 \u2013 Tour de France 2026 \u2013 \u00c9tape 4 \u2013 Carcassonne \/ Foix (181,9 km) . Photo: Thomas Maheux\/ASO<\/p>\nA hard-fought intermediate sprint<\/p>\n
Alex Molenaar (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) is also up there to try and reclaim the polka-dot jersey he lost to Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost) on day 3. The Dutch baroudeur takes 3 KOM points across the ascents of Bedos (cat. 4, summit at km 48.2) and Paradis (cat. 3, km 64.9). Meanwhile, UAE Emirates-XRG control the gap at around three minutes and a half.<\/p>\n
The peloton\u2019s pace eases up en route to the intermediate sprint (km 93.4), where Girmay takes 25 points ahead of Philipsen and Pedersen. Onto the climb up to Col de Coudons, Jan Tratnik (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) accelerates at the front of the race. Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) follows him but doesn\u2019t collaborate. They are joined by Alex Kirsch (Cofidis) after the summit. At that point, the gap to the bunch is already up to over 7 minutes, and Tr\u00e6en leads the virtual standings.<\/p>\n
A dominant Lidl-Trek<\/p>\n
With Michael Valgren and Georg Steinhauser to support Sean Quinn, EF Education-EasyPost drive the chase. The leaders are caught on the final ascent of the day, Col de Monts\u00e9gur (cat. 2, km 146.7). The best climbers at the front, such as Movistar\u2019s duo made of Pablo Castrillo and Raul Garcia Pierna, give it their all to distance Mads Pedersen. But the Dane survives the climb with two teammates: Vacek and Simmons.<\/p>\n
Despite a flurry of attacks, mostly from Castrillo and Garcia Pierna, Pedersen\u2019s luxury domestiques control the stage all the way to the sprint. K\u00e9vin Vauquelin tries to surprise them with 350 metres but nobody can react when Pedersen unleashes his power. Simmons completes a dominant 1-2 for Lidl-Trek.<\/p>\n
The peloton finishes 13 minutes behind. For the third year in a row, Tadej Pogacar loses the Maillot Jaune on the first day he wears it. This time, it favours Tr\u00e6en, Uno-X Mobility and Norway.<\/p>\n
Stage 4 Results:<\/p>\n
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GC after Stage 4<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Mad Pedersen wins stage 4 of the 2026 Tour de France. Photo: ASO\/ Thomas Maheux<\/p>\n