German Marcel Kittel took stage 4 of the Tour de France at 237.5 k the longest stage in 2016 edition.
ADVERTISEMENTGerman Marcel Kittel took stage 4 of the Tour de France
at 237.5 k the longest stage in 2016 edition.
The peloton gunned along at a fair pace as the approach to the finish in Limgoges far from flat.
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Kittel was not to be denied he won the race by the narrowest of margins from Frenchman Bryan Coquard.
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Coquard left his attack just a little late as the slightly uphill finish pulled on the legs.
He came within a millimetre of claiming the race.
Race leader Peter Sagan came third to keep hold of yellow and retake the lead in the points race from Mark Cavendish.