Mads Pedersen wins Tour de France stage four

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Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 4 - Carcassonne to Foix - Foix, France - July 7, 2026 Lidl - Trek's Mads Pedersen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win stage 4 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 4 - Carcassonne to Foix - Foix, France - July 7, 2026 Lidl - Trek's Mads Pedersen celebrates after crossing the finish line to win stage 4 REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 4 - Carcassonne to Foix - Foix, France - July 7, 2026 Lidl - Trek's Mads Pedersen and Lidl - Trek's Quinn Simmons celebrate together after Pedersen won stage 4 REUTERS/Thibault Camus

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CARCASSONNE, July 7 : Dane Mads Pedersen powered to victory with a dominant sprint in stage four of the Tour de France on Tuesday, taking the first win for Lidl-Trek in this year's race and leading home teammate Quinn Simmons in a one-two finish.

Spain's Raul Garcia Pierna (Movistar) took third place after the gruelling 181.9-km (113.03-mile) hilly ride from Carcassonne to Foix. Frenchman Kevin Vauquelin launched a late attack and dive-bombed the final corner in an attempt to snatch victory, but was unable to overhaul Pedersen in the run to the line.

Source: Reuters

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