Tour de France Stage 4 results, standings: Tadej Pogacar beats rivals at finish
Three-time Tour de France and current world champion Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia surged past Mathieu van der Poel and rival Jonas Vingegaard near the finish line to take Stage 4 and inch closer to grabbing control of the yellow jersey. It was Pogačar's first stage win this year, and 18th overall stage win at the Tour de France. The race, which took place on a 174.2-kilometer course between Amiens and Rouen and featured several late climbs, also became the 100th victory of his professional career.
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Van der Peul began the day with the yellow jersey and will retain it heading into a crucial individual time trial in Caen on Wednesday, July 9 for Stage 5. He and Pogačar are currently tied in overall time, eight seconds ahead of Vingegaard. American Matteo Jorgenson sits in fourth. Pogačar, who races for UAE Team Emirates XRG, also moved ahead of Belgian Tim Wellens to claim the polka dot jersey as the top climber at the Tour de France through Stage 4.
Here's a look at the complete stage 4 results and 2025 Tour de France standings after Tuesday, July 8, as well as what's coming up for cycling's biggest race:
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Final results of the 174.2-kilometer Stage 4 from Amiens to Rouen at the 2025 Tour de France on Tuesday, July 8.
Pos.
Rider
Team
Time
Gap
B
1
Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates XRG
03h 50' 29''
-
B : 10''
2
Mathieu van der Peul
Alpecin-Deceuninck
03h 50' 29''
-
B : 6''
3
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
03h 50' 29''
-
B : 4''
4
Oscar Onley
Team Picnic Postnl
03h 50' 29''
-
-
5
Romain Gregoire
Groupama-FDJ
03h 50' 29''
-
-
6
Joao Almeida
UAE Team Emirates XRG
03h 50' 29''
-
-
7
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step
03h 50' 32''
-
-
8
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
03h 50' 32''
-
-
9
Mattias Skjelmose
Lidl-Trek
03h 50' 36''
-
-
10
Kevin Vauquelin
Arkea-B&B Hotels
03h 50' 39''
-
-
Mathieu van der Poel, Netherlands: 16h 46' 00''
Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia: 16h 46' 00''
Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark: 16h 46' 08'' (8 seconds behind)
Matteo Jorgenson, USA: 16h 46' 19'' (19 seconds)
Kevin Vauquelin, France: 16h 46' 26'' (26 seconds)
Enric Mas, Spain: 16h 46' 48'' (48 seconds)
Oscar Onley, Great Britain: 16h 46' 55'' (55 seconds)
Joao Almeida, Portugal: 16h 46' 55'' (55 seconds)
Remco Evenepoel, Belgium: 16h 46' 58'' (58 seconds)
Mattias Skjelmose, Denmark: 16h 47' 02'' (1 minute, 2 seconds)
Yellow (overall race leader): Mathieu Van der Poel, Netherlands
Green (points): Jonathan Milan, Italy
Polka dot (mountains): Tadej Pogačar, Slovenia
White (young rider): Kevin Vauquelin, France
In addition to the four traditional colored jerseys at the Tour de France, the reigning world road race champion wears a rainbow-colored jersey. It's white with five colored stripes – blue, red, black, yellow and green (same as the colors of the Olympic rings) – and is currently worn by Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia.
Stage 5 is a 33-kilometer individual time trial in Caen on Wednesday, July 9.
Contributing: Steve Gardner, USA TODAY Sports
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tour de France Stage 4: Tadej Pogacar wins, closes in on yellow jersey
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