Tour de France 2021: Peter Sagan evaluates the 4th stage today

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Slovak cyclist Peter Sagan in a Bora-Hansgrohe jersey took fifth place in the 4th stage of the 108th Tour de France. The triumph after the 150.4 km route from Redon to Fougres was enjoyed by the British Mark Cavendish, for whom it was the 31st victory at the “old lady”, the first in five years.

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Cavendish got to the top of the competition for the green jersey thanks to a point gain at the premium and at the finish. He scored a total of 89 points, the second Alaphilippe has seven fewer, the third place went to the Australian Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) with 78 points. Sagan moved to eighth place with 48 points. Overall, nothing has changed, with van der Poel at the helm eight seconds ahead of Alaphilippe.

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“My fall yesterday was hard and today my knee still hurt, but in the final 35 km it gradually improved. The team did a fantastic job to keep me in a good position in the difficult part. The last five kilometers were hectic again because van Moer was still I found myself a little out of position and didn’t have enough time to get her back in the final km, so I started to sprint from a greater distance, but it was a good attempt, I feel optimistic in the coming days and of course I will continue to fight , “ Sagan said on his team’s official website.

On Wednesday, the first of two time trials is on the program, cyclists will have a 27.2 km long flat track from Changé to the town of Laval.