Final para especialistas en embalaje que termino decision por fotografía o Photo-finish, fue el de la cuarta etapa del Tour de France, una jornada de 237.5 kilometros de recorrido donde la clasificacion general no sufrio modificaciones….El Colombianao Nairo Quintana conservo su posicion igualado en cuarto lugar con mas de 20 de pedalistas que se ubican a 18 segundos del lider Sagan.
La jornada fue ganada por marcel Kittel del Etixx-Quick Step, su primera victoria desde el 2014, por escasos milemtros sobre Bryan Coquard del Direct Energie, en una larga jornada entre Saumur y Limoges.
Peter Sagan del Tinkoff conservo su camisa amarilla de lidere al terminar tercero…
La quinta etapa el miercoles se disputará sobre 216 kilometros entre Limoges Y Le Lorian.
The photo-finish was once again necessary to proclaim the winner of stage 4 of the Tour de France, Tuesday. Marcel Kittel (Etixx-Quick Step) claimed his first Tour victory since 2014 millimetres ahead of Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) after the longest stage of the race, 237.5 km from Saumur to Limoges. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) remains in yellow after finishing third on the eve of the first mountain stage.
A real fight for the breakaway
A day after Armindo Fonseca’s solo act, there were much more riders willing to get in the breakaway this Wednesday amongst the 198 still in the race. Andreas Schillinger (Bora-Argon18) and Markel Irizar (Trek-Segafredo) jumped in a first group at the front of the race at km 18. They were then joined by Alexis Gougeard (AG2R-La Mondiale) and Oliver Naesen (IAM Cycling) to build a lead of 3’50 after 35 kilometres of racing.