Pogacar loses yellow jersey in Tour de France heat
Summary
Mads Pedersen won the fourth stage of the Tour de France in very hot weather, reaching 40°C in southern France. Defending champion Tadej Pogacar lost the yellow jersey and dropped to fourth place in the overall race standings.Key Facts
- Mads Pedersen, from Denmark, won stage four of the Tour de France by sprinting ahead at the finish.
- The stage covered 181.9 kilometers with very high temperatures around 40°C (104°F).
- Torstein Traeen from Norway became the new overall race leader after finishing eighth in the stage.
- Pogacar, the defending champion and four-time winner, finished 33rd in the stage and lost the yellow jersey after only one day for the third year in a row.
- Riders used ice blocks and water bags instead of bottles to help cope with the extreme heat.
- Pedersen’s teammate, Quinn Simmons from the USA, finished second on the stage.
- Traeen is notable for being the third Norwegian to wear the yellow jersey and for having been treated for cancer in 2022.
- The general classification places Traeen first, followed by Sean Quinn and Mathias Vacek, with Pogacar in fourth place.
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