Tour de France 2007/4. stage

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Stage 4
Result of the 4th stage
Stage winner Thor Hushovd 4:37:47 h
(41.687 km / h)
Second Robert Hunter equal time
Third Óscar Freire equal time
Fourth Erik Zabel equal time
fifth Danilo Napolitano equal time
Sixth Gert Steegmans equal time
seventh Robert Forster equal time
Eighth Tom Boonen equal time
Ninth Sébastien Chavanel equal time
Tenth Mark Cavendish equal time
Most combative driver Matthieu Sprick
Intermediate results after the 4th stage
Yellow jersey Fabian Cancellara 19:49:55 h
Second Thor Hushovd + 0:29 min
Third Andreas Klöden + 0:33 min
Green jersey Tom Boonen 98 P.
Second Erik Zabel 86 P.
Third Robbie McEwen 84 P.
Dotted jersey Stéphane Augé 9 p.
Second David Millar 7 p.
Third Sylvain Chavanel 7 p.
White jersey Vladimir Gusev 19:50:40 h
Second Thomas Dekker + 0:06 min
Third Benoît Vaugrenard + 0:07 min
Team evaluation Team Astana 59:32:03 h
Second Team CSC + 0:02 min
Third Discovery Channel + 0:05 min

The 4th stage of the 2007 Tour de France on July 11th was 193 kilometers long and took the riders from Villers-Cotterêts south-east to Bourgogne , in particular through the Aisne , Seine-et-Marne , Aube and Yonne departments to Joigny . It was the first stage of the event, which took place exclusively within France. The fourth flat section, with a total of four smaller mountain ratings, was slightly more wavy in profile than the previous stages.

The racing action was initially determined by the Équipe Cofidis , who, with Stéphane Augé, held the wearer of the dotted jersey in their ranks. Together they led the field to the first mountain classification of the day at 23.5 km. After 29 kilometers driven, the first attacks began. Ultimately, a quintet, consisting of the initiator of the escape, Matthieu Sprick , Christian Knees , Juan Antonio Flecha , Sylvain Chavanel and Gorka Verdugo , was able to pull away from the field. As a result, the group of five gained a maximum advantage of just under four minutes, while a fall occurred in the main field, which split the field into two parts for a short time. Nevertheless, the outliers' lead decreased slightly and eventually leveled off at around two to four minutes.

When the lead fell under a minute 25 kilometers from the finish, the unity in the escape group ended. After increasing the pace, first from Knees and then from Sprick, the group split up for a short time, but then got back together. After another attack nine kilometers from the finish line, Chavanel and Verdugo fell back and were immediately taken over by the peloton. Meanwhile, Knees launched another attack that fell victim to Sprick. Finally, the main field was the remaining duo around Knees and Flecha, when seven kilometers still had to be covered.

The peloton, led by the sprinter teams, drove to Joigny, where the Norwegian Thor Hushovd won the sprint ahead of the South African Robert Hunter and the Spanish three-time world champion Óscar Freire .

There was no change in leadership in any of the individual scores or the team scores. Thor Hushovd was able to advance to second place in the overall standings thanks to time credits. He was 29 seconds behind the wearer of the yellow jersey Fabian Cancellara . Erik Zabel moved up to second place in the points classification.

tasks

  • 19 Xabier Zandio - during the stage, broken right collarbone and dislocated right shoulder after a fall

Intermediate sprints

1st intermediate sprint in La Ferté-Gaucher (kilometer 69) (126 m above sea level)

First Juan Antonio Flecha 6 p. And 6 s
Second Sylvain Chavanel 4 p. And 4 s
Third Matthieu Sprick 2 P. and 2 s

2nd intermediate sprint in Soligny-les-Étangs (km 122.5) (55 m above sea level)

First Juan Antonio Flecha 6 p. And 6 s
Second Sylvain Chavanel 4 p. And 4 s
Third Christian Knees 2 P. and 2 s

3rd intermediate sprint in Theil-sur-Vanne (kilometer 158.5) (59 m above sea level)

First Juan Antonio Flecha 6 p. And 6 s
Second Sylvain Chavanel 4 p. And 4 s
Third Christian Knees 2 P. and 2 s

Mountain ratings

Côte de Veuilly-la-Poterie , category 4 (km 23.5) (125 m above sea level; 1.0 km at 5.2%)

First Alyaksandr Kuschynski 3 p.
Second David Millar 2 p.
Third Stéphane Augé 1 P.

Côte de Doucy , category 4 (km 62.5) (170 m above sea level; 1.9 km at 4.9%)

First Sylvain Chavanel 3 p.
Second Juan Antonio Flecha 2 p.
Third Gorka Verdugo 1 P.

Côte de Galbaux , category 4 (km 144) (173 m above sea level; 2.4 km at 3.8%)

First Sylvain Chavanel 3 p.
Second Christian Knees 2 p.
Third Juan Antonio Flecha 1 P.

Côte de Bel-Air , category 4 (kilometer 148.5) (170 m above sea level; 1.3 km at 5.4%)

First Christian Knees 3 p.
Second Matthieu Sprick 2 p.
Third Sylvain Chavanel 1 P.