Tour de France 2025 Stage 4 Preview: Into The Hills
Tour de France 2025 Stage 4 Preview: Into The Hills
After three stages of the TDF 2025, Mathieu van der Poel holds a slim lead over Tadej Pogacar Jonas Vingegaard. Will that change in a hilly Stage 4?
Stage 3 of the Tour de France 2025 was chaotic and emotional, as an initially uneventful 178.3-kilometer ride was marred by multiple crashes later in the day, including one that forced Jasper Philipsen to abandon the race.
Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France 2025, his 10th career TDF stage victory, which also earned him the yellow jersey for the first time.
Amid all the chaos, Belgium's Tim Merlier edged Italy's Jonathan Milan in a sprint to the line to take the stage win.
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After three stages, Philipsen's teammate Mathieu van der Poel leads the General Classification, holding a four-second advantage over defending champion Tadej Pogacar and a six-second lead over two-time TDF champion Jonas Vingegaard.
For viewers in Canada, FloBikes coverage of Stage 4 will begin at 7:05 a.m. Eastern and is expected to conclude around noon EDT.
Here’s what to know about Stage 4 of the Tour de France 2025, a 174.2-kilometer hilly ride from Amiens to Rouen:
How To Watch The Tour de France 2025 Stage 4
For Canadian viewers, the Tour de France 2025 is streaming on FloBikes and the FloSports app.
Stage highlights, replays and more breaking news, including recaps and rider interviews, will be on both platforms.
In the United States, the Tour de France will be on the NBC family of networks and will stream daily on Peacock. Select stages will air on local NBC affiliates, while others, plus stage reruns, will be shown on the USA Network.
In February 2023, NBC Sports, Peacock and ASO announced a six-year deal that will keep NBC Sports as the home of the Tour de France in the United States through 2029.
Stage 4: Tour de France 2025
While Stage 3 was expected to belong to the sprinters, Stage 4 of the Tour de France 2025 is one that should be circled by those who handle the hills the best, as the last 45 or so kilometers will challenge the field with five categorized climbs - three Cat 4 and two Cat 3.
The riders will encounter gradients reaching well into the double digits.
Those who make it to the final 5 kilometers will enjoy some reprieve, as they'll get to enjoy some downhill riding and a flatter finish to the 174.2-kilometer journey from Amiens to Rouen.
The last time the Tour de France visited Rouen was 2012.
As always, 10, 6 and 4 bonus seconds will be awarded to the first three finishers.
Kilometers To Miles: How Long Is Stage 4 Of The Tour de France 2025?
Stage 4 of the Tour de France 2025 is 174.2 kilometers, or approximately 108.24 miles long.
Tour de France 2025 Stage 4 Profile
Here is what the elevation looks like for Stage 4:
Who Won Stage 4 Of The Tour de France In 2024?
It took until Stage 4 of the Tour de France 2024 for eventual overall champion Tadej Pogacar to find the winner's circle, but it also opened the floodgates for the young Slovenian in search of his third TDF victory and first Giro d'Italia-TDF double since 1998.
Stage 4 represented the first major mountain stage of the 2024 race, and Pogacar was able to ride clear on the 139.6-kilometer trip from Pinerolo to Valloire. He finished 35 seconds ahead of Remco Evenepoel and his own UAE Team Emirates teammate Juan Ayuso.
Pogacar went on to win six stages of the Tour de France in 2024, including the last three. He topped the GC standings by 6 minutes, 17 seconds ahead of two-time TDF winner Jonas Vingegaard.
Tour de France 2025 Results: Here’s Who Has Won Each Stage So Far
- Stage 1: Tour de France 2025 Stage 1 Results: Philipsen Takes Stage And Yellow
- Stage 2: Tour de France 2025 Stage 2 Results: Van Der Poel Takes Stage, Leads GC
- Stage 3: Tour de France 2025 Stage 3 Results: Crashes Aplenty, Merlier Wins Stage
When Does The Tour de France 2025 Start?
The Tour de France 2025 starts July 5 and will conclude July 27.
The schedule includes 21 stages and two rest days (July 15 and July 21).
Every day, the cyclists start together. Every stage varies in distance and physical demand, and the characteristics of each stage determine what type of rider should excel or how the race should finish.
For example, some stages feature flat finishes, and that means the sprinters likely will be battling for those stage wins.
How Long Is The Tour de France 2025?
The course for the Tour de France 2025 is 3,338.8 kilometers or just over 2,074 miles.
The race is 21 stages.
A map of the entire route can be found here.
What Is The Schedule For The Tour de France 2025?
Here is the complete schedule for the Tour de France 2025.
How Many Teams/Riders Compete In The Tour de France?
Traditionally, there are 22 teams and up to 176 competitors in the Tour de France. This year, there will be 23 teams and 184 riders.
Here’s the list for 2025:
- Alpecin - Deceuninck
- Arkéa - B&B Hotels
- Bahrain - Victorious
- Cofidis
- Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team
- EF Education - EasyPost
- Groupama - FDJ
- INEOS Grenadiers
- Intermarché - Wanty
- Israel – Premier Tech
- Lidl – Trek
- Lotto
- Movistar Team
- Red Bull – Bora - Hansgrohe
- Soudal Quick-Step
- Team Jayco AlUla
- Team Picnic Postnl
- Team Visma | Lease A Bike
- Total Energies
- Tudor Pro Cycling Team
- UAE Team Emirates
- Uno-X Mobility
- XDS Astana Team
Who Won The Tour de France In 2024?
Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar won the Tour de France in 2024 as part of a memorable season that saw him become the first rider since 1998 to win the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same season.
He then added a win at the 2024 World Championships in Switzerland to became the first cyclist since 1987 to win the Giro, TDF and a world championship in the same season.
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