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Lotto Soudal: André Greipel third in Vittel pubblicato il 05/07/2017

 Lotto Soudal: André Greipel third in Vittel

The fourth stage in the Tour de France was another long stage; the riders faced 207.5 kilometres between Mondorf-les-Bains and Vittel. Guillaume Van Keirsbulck attacked as soon as the flag went down. No other rider was interested to be in the front group and this made that he was the only one in the breakaway today, with a maximum advantage of 13’30”. However, the sprint teams had their minds set on a bunch sprint and they gradually increased the pace in the peloton. Van Keirsbulck was reeled in by the peloton at sixteen kilometres from the finish, after a solo ride of 191 kilometres.

The pace in the peloton increased in the final five kilometres, heading to the bunch sprint. However, the sprint was disrupted after two crashes in the final kilometres. Lotto Soudal’s sprint train was not involved and Jürgen Roelandts could lead André Greipel to the finish line. Greipel hesitated slightly before starting his sprint and Arnaud Démare could sprint to victory, ahead of Alexander Kristoff and Peter Sagan. After the stage, Peter Sagan was disqualified because of the manoeuvre he made in the second crash. André Greipel finished in third place because of this, while Jürgen Roelandts and Tiesj Benoot finished the stage in sixth and ninth place. Tim Wellens moves up to eighth in GC, 32 seconds behind Geraint Thomas.

André Greipel: “Before the stage, it was our goal to be at the front of the peloton on the uphill slope between kilometres four and three from the finish line. We succeeded and at two and half kilometres from the end, we were still with four riders behind the sprint train of Dimension Data. It was another strong performance by Tiesj Benoot and Marcel Sieberg also bridged a small gap. Jürgen Roelandts did the perfect lead-out in the final kilometre, but I hesitated a second too long to start my sprint. I might have lost the stage victory at that moment, but Démare was also very strong today. I am happy with the solid performance of the team in the finale and this gives enough confidence for the next sprint stages.”
“Immediately after the finish, I was very angry about the crash of Cavendish, after the manoeuvre by Sagan. I think that sprinters should have respect for each other, which does not mean that I think Sagan meant to cause a crash today. However, the manoeuvres that you make in a sprint should remain accountable. According to me, this was not the case today, nor during yesterday’s intermediate sprint, the jury should act against such behaviour.”
 



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