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Pogacar beats Van der Poel to win Tour stage four in 100th career victory
FRANCE, JUL 8 – Tadej Pogacar secured his 100th career win by defeating Wout Van der Poel on stage four of the Tour, highlighting his continued dominance in cycling.
- On July 9, 2025, in Rouen, Tadej Pogacar secured victory in the fourth stage of the Tour de France by outpacing rivals Van der Poel and Vingegaard in a decisive uphill sprint.
- Pogacar's victory followed a classics-style stage with five climbs, where he launched attacks on the final climbs and Jonas Vingegaard closely followed him.
- The 174.2km route started in Amiens and ended in Rouen with a sprint finish, during which Joao Almeida skillfully led Pogacar until the final sprint.
- Pogacar claimed his 100th professional win and moved level on time with van der Poel, who retained the yellow jersey on count-back after four stages totaling 16 hours and 46 minutes.
- This result sets the stage for Wednesday's 33km individual time trial around Caen, which could shift overall standings and influence Pogacar's quest for a fourth Tour title.
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An exciting fourth stage of the Tour de France is behind us, in which Tadej Pogačar came very close to the yellow jersey with his 100th career victory. Primož Roglič lost a few seconds on the road, but the time trial in the fifth stage will make even bigger differences.
Tadej Pogacar is one of the best cycling professionals of the present. On the fourth tour stage he cracked an impressive brand.
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