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Tour de France 2014 Stage 4

Tour de France 2014: King Kittel scores 4 out of 3

Tour de France 2014: King Kittel scores 4 out of 3

Tuesday July 8th, 2014 - The first Tour stage in 2014 on French soil leads in 163,5 flat kilometres from Le Touquet to Lille. All eyes are on the sprinters who scored two out of three: King Kittel. The Germans makes it three out of four, be it less impressive then earlier victories this Tour.

Tour de France 2014 Route stage 4: Le Touquet – Lille

Tour de France 2014 Route stage 4: Le Touquet – Lille

Tuesday, July 8th marks the first French ride of the 2014 Tour de France. The bunch starts in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage and finish in Lille after 163,5 flat kilometres.

Tour de France 2014 Favourites stage 4: Sprint battle on French roads

The road from La Touquet to Lille contains 2 category 4 climbs early on but this should still be one for the sprinters. Wind may be a factor and the chasing of any breakaway will need to be precise but with so many sprinter's teams present, it's hard to see them mis-calculating.

Tour de France 2014: Stage 4 – Bumpy roads in France and Belgium

Tour de France 2014: Stage 4 – Bumpy roads in France and Belgium

Tuesday, July 8th, 2014 - The 4th stage of the Tour 2014 is the first on French soil and consists of 163.5 kilometres, traveling from Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to Lille. Two category 4 climbs but certainly nothing overly troublesome.

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