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Pedersen Snags Stage, Green Jersey; Traeen Seizes Yellow Lead

7/8/2026

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Summary

Pedersen Wins Stage

Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) won the fourth Tour de France stage, sprinting past Quinn Simmons and Raúl García Pierna after a 300-metre attack.
Mads Pedersen’s victory secured his third Tour stage win and earned him the green points jersey from Tadej Pogacar.
Torstein Traeen (Uno-X Mobility) finished eighth, took the yellow jersey and now leads Pogacar by 7 min 53 s, with a 28-second gap to Sean Quinn.

Summary

Pedersen Wins

A crash in the last kilometres injured Simone Velasco, Sylvan Dillier and Jake Stewart, who suffered a chin injury.
Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Intermarché) withdrew from the Tour the day before stage 4 after setbacks.
Tom Pidcock punctured late but rejoined the peloton, while Biniam Girmay won the sprint for green-jersey points.
Luca Guercilena urged Mads Pedersen to “win me a stage early,” pressure the Dane later cited after his win.

History

Historical Context

In July 1903 Henri Desgrange launched the first Tour de France, running from 1 to 19 July over six stages covering 2,428 km and awarding Maurice Garin a 6,075-franc prize for his win. That early dominance, built on large time gaps, set a pattern of decisive attacks that today’s stage-four sprint by Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek echoes, linking the 1903 breakthrough to the 2024 race.

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Pedersen Wins Stage

Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) won the fourth Tour de France stage, sprinting past Quinn Simmons and Raúl García Pierna after a 300-metre attack.
Mads Pedersen’s victory secured his third Tour stage win and earned him the green points jersey from Tadej Pogacar.
Torstein Traeen (Uno-X Mobility) finished eighth, took the yellow jersey and now leads Pogacar by 7 min 53 s, with a 28-second gap to Sean Quinn.

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