It would be a well-deserved reward after a long recovery when John Degenkolb is to power to victory in Limoges. Last January he and several of his teammates collided head on into a car that drove on the wrong side of the road during a training ride near Calpe, Spain. He nearly lost a finger and after a three month lay-off he was back racing in May. Today’s arrival is a demanding one and that’s the kind of sprint Big John likes. Yet the same goes for Michael Matthews and Peter Sagan.
After a race on rolling roads the finale is ushered in by a 500 metres climb at 6% with 8 kilometres to go. The last 500 metres go up at 5%. After his brilliant performance in stage 2, we should Sagan consider to be the top-favourite.
Favourites 4th stage Tour de France 2016:
*** John Degenkolb, Peter Sagan, Michael Matthews
** André Greipel, Alexander Kristoff, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Julian Alaphilippe
* Greg Van Avermaet, Alejandro Valverde, Jens Debusschere, Mark Cavendish, Dylan Teuns
Tour de France 2016 stage 4: Route maps, height profiles, etc.
Click on the images to zoom
Related articles Riders - Tour de France 2016 Favourites - Tour de France 2016 GC Favourites - Tour de France 2016 More articles Tour of the Alps 2024: Paret Peintre wins final stage, López wins GC
Tour of the Alps 2024 Route stage 5: Levico Terme - Levico Terme
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: The Route
Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2024: Riders
Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2024: The Route
Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes 2024: Riders
Giro 2024: The Route
Giro 2024: Riders
Giro 2024 Route stage 1: Turin - Turin
Giro 2024 Route stage 2: San Fransesco al Campo - Oropa
Giro 2024 Route stage 3: Novara - Fossano
Giro 2024 Route stage 4: Acqui Terme - Andora
Giro 2024 Route stage 5: Genoa - Lucca
Giro 2024 Route stage 6: Viareggio - Rapolano Terme
Giro 2024 Route stage 7: Foligno - Perugia
Giro 2024 Route stage 8: Spoleto - Prati di Tivo
Giro 2024 Route stage 9: Naples - Naples
Cycling Calendar 2024
Giro 2024 Route stage 10: Pompei - Bocca della Selva
Giro 2024 Route stage 11: Foiano di Val Fortore - Francavilla al Mare
Giro 2024 Route stage 15: Manerba del Garda - Livigno
Giro 2024 Route stage 16: Livigno - Monte Pana
Giro 2024 Route stage 17: Selva di Val Gardena – Passo Brocon
Giro 2024 Route stage 19: Mortegliano - Sappada
Giro 2024 Route stage 20: Alpago – Bassano del Grappa
Tour de Romandie 2024: Riders
Tour de France 2024: The Route
Tour de France 2024: Riders
Tour de France 2024 Route stage 1: Florence - Rimini
Vuelta 2024: The Route