TDF 2018 Stage 4 - La Baule - Sarzeau 195 km

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Who will win this stage?

  • Fernando Gaviria

    Votes: 36 40.9%
  • Peter Sagan

    Votes: 13 14.8%
  • Dylan Groenewegen

    Votes: 17 19.3%
  • Marcel Kittel

    Votes: 10 11.4%
  • Arnaud Demare

    Votes: 2 2.3%
  • Sonny Colbrell

    Votes: 3 3.4%
  • Mark Cavendish

    Votes: 3 3.4%
  • Andre Greipel

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Alexander Kristoff

    Votes: 1 1.1%
  • Other

    Votes: 2 2.3%

  • Total voters
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Apr 17, 2013
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Greipel doesn't look like he has it anymore. He should have won there, when he came by Gaviria. Meanwhile Sagan continues to win the green jersey
 
May 14, 2017
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Honestly...Gaviria wouldn`t win a stage without Quickstep. He is fast...no question but it´s more about his team getting him in perfect position every single time. Greipel was in beast mode today...incredible sprint coming from behind, same for Kittel on stage one.
 
Oct 5, 2010
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Cavendish's days are numbered now too. Probably not going to catch Eddy's record.
 
Apr 19, 2014
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Dekker_Tifosi said:
Pfff, Groenewegen boxed in and too far. Rode by far the fastest sprint but you don't win races like that.

Meanwhile Gaviria gets them at a golden platter with the train

Yeah, I am used to great leadouts by Richeze, but today was another level! Even for his (high) standards. It's been a while since I saw a leadout that perfect: Positioning, duration, speed. It had everything!
 
Mar 26, 2017
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What a leadout from QS. Gaviria might honestly win all the flat stages if they continue like this.
 
Aug 5, 2009
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Cance > TheRest said:
Greipel doesn't look like he has it anymore. He should have won there, when he came by Gaviria. Meanwhile Sagan continues to win the green jersey

He went a bit too early.
 
Apr 16, 2009
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Richeze and Gav are something!! look how far back they were and how they both worked their way up.
 
Jul 10, 2014
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Screecher said:
What a leadout from QS. Gaviria might honestly win all the flat stages if they continue like this.

Maybe next year the other teams will try a different tactics rather than waiting for a sprint finish and keep losing to Quickstep. But i doubt it.
 
Feb 25, 2018
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Great work by Richeze. Degenkolb's sprint looks like slow motion compared to Gaviria or Sagan.
 
Aug 18, 2010
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It was the same at the Giro and really it’s been the same all year - Quickstep’s sprinter support is a huge advantage for whoever is on the end of their lead out. It’s actually hard to work out where their sprinters rank against their peers because they always have that advantage.
 
Mar 17, 2012
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bob.a.feet said:
Sagan looking very likely for another green jersey

What I like they're not going only after the jersey but also for the wins too. If the break made it, there would be considerably smaller point difference between sagan and gaviria. If gaviria wants to stay in the competition, he should make it to the finish tomorrow, now that sagan got free 50 points in stage 2.
 
Mar 24, 2013
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I think Gav can be happy that Greipel came from the back. They started too far from the end. Sagan could beat him here like in TDS.
 
Mar 10, 2013
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bob.a.feet said:
Sagan looking very likely for another green jersey

Right, Sagan will podium in the next two stages, probably win tomorrow. He will distance Gaviria in terms of green points on 6th and 9th stages.
 
Feb 16, 2010
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