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Tour de France 2019: Stage four highlights and general classification standings after Elia Viviani victory

Watch the best moments from day four at the Tour en route from Reims to Nancy

Tuesday 09 July 2019 18:52 BST
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Tour de France 2019: Stage 4 summary

Elia Viviani's clinched stage four on the streets of Nancy, beating Alexander Kristoff, Caleb Ewan, Peter Sagan and Dylan Groenewegen in a fiercely contested sprint finish.

His Quick-Step teammate Julian Alaphilippe kept hold of the yellow jersey while it was a relatively quiet day for the general classification contenders, who navigated a tricky and technical finish without incident.

The day was led almost entirely by a three-man breakaway but they were caught in the final throes and Viviani's team-mates set him up perfectly to attack the line.

Wednesday's stage five will see a far more challenging route with a hilly profile that will require one of the punchier riders to conquer it.

Watch the video above to see the day's video highlights and take a look below at the race standings after stage four.

Standings

General classification (yellow jersey)

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck Quick-Step) 14hr 41min 39sec

2. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) +0.20

3. Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo-Visma) +0.25

4. George Bennett (Jumbo-Visma) +0.25

5. Michael Matthews (Sunweb) +0.40

6. Egan Bernal (Ineos) +0.40

7. Geraint Thomas (Ineos) +0.45

8. Enric Mas (Deceuninck Quick-Step) +0.46

9. Greg van Avermaet (CCC) +0.51

10. Wilco Kelderman (Sunweb) +0.51

Sprint points (green jersey)

1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) 104 points

2. Elia Viviani (Deceuninck Quick-Step) 81

3. Michael Matthews (Sunweb) 75

King of the Mountains (polka dot jersey)

1. Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) 7 points

2. Xandro Meurisse (Wanty) 3

3. Greg van Avermaet (CCC) 2

Young rider (white jersey)

1. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) 14hr 41min 59sec

2. Egan Bernal (Ineos) +0.20

3. Enric Mas (Deceuninck Quick-Step) +0.26

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