Dauphiné-Libéré Stage 4: La Motte-Servolex > Macon, 173.5kms

There's no sign of nerves for Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas on the Sky bus at the start...

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The peloton starts its day alongside the Lac du Bourget...

SCENERYDAUPHINE

Adriano Malori and Jeremy Roy have escaped, but there's no-one chasing them on the first climb...

ESCAPEDAUPHINE

The teams of Sky, Garmin and Cofidis are in no hurry to chase - there's a headwind all the way to Macon today..!

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Wiggins needs a bike changed - he doesn't look too impressed at having to wait so long...

SKYDAUPHINE

The Sky mechanic hands over a different bike, but Wiggins will change it again after work's been done on his preferred machine...

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Tyler Farrar also need a new bike, this should become a sprinter's day if the teams do their work well...

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Matthew Busche is sharing a joke with teamate, Paulinho...

SHACKDAUPHINE

Fabian Wegmann is having a very big laugh with fellow German, John Degenkolb...

FRIENDSDAUPHINE

Team Sky is riding a fair tempo so far, but soon it'll be time for the sprinters to take over...

GERRANSCHASEDAUPHINE

Roy and Malori have built a four minute lead with about 70-kilometres to go...

ESCAPEDAUPHINE

Team Garmin has taken up the chase more seriously - allowing David Zabriskie to unleash his enviable turn of speed for an hour or so...

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Malori and Roy are still clinging to a minute's lead with 10-kilometres to go...

It's a close-finish into Macon...

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John Degenkolb is all smiles again as he wins stage four ahead of Boason-Hagen and Haedo...

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