That’s me done for the day. Thanks for reading and for your emails. Stage five, the time trail, takes place tomorrow! Bye!
Stage five, Wednesday 3 July: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas, 177.5km
A run out of the Alps through Chambéry, home of the Decathlon-Ag2R team since its foundation in 1992. This should be a second sprint stage, and Decathlon will be fired up to launch their Irish sprinter Sam Bennett, set to return to the Tour for the first time since 2020. He’s won four sprints this year but whether he has the legs of last year’s points winner, Jasper Philipsen, remains to be seen.