Tour de France stage 4: Le Touguet > Lille, 163.5kms

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The peloton lines up in Le Touguet after its cross-channel voyage from the UK the night before...

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A sensational start - Chris Froome has crashed in the very first kilometre..!

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Froome gets treatment from the doctor for some nasty cuts and grazes...

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Thomas Voeckler and Luis Angel Mate had already pulled away from a peloton respectfully slowed-down for Froome...

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Le Tour is back in France - and amidst some very French landscapes...

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The peloton is setting a steady pace again with Froome safely tucked in behind a Sky teamate...

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Fabian Cancellara and Geraint Thomas are protecting their leaders now, but it will be different in tomorrow's cobbled spectacular...

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Astana is protecting Nibali, but it might be impossible on Wdnesday's cobblestones...

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Voeckler and Mate are up ahead by about four minutes...

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Water-carrying duties go on as normal for Daniel Oss at the back of the peloton...

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The sprinters' teams are closing in a little now, it's getting windy out there and crosswinds might split the race...

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Voeckler is away alone with a 90-seconds lead with 25-kilometres to go...

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Giant-Shimano drives the peloton through the streets of Lille in the final 10-kilometres...

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Marcel Kittel wins stage four from Kristoff and Demare..!

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Vincenzo Nibali is still race-leader but he won't be on the podium after Wednesday's stage across the Paris-Roubaix cobbles...