LIVE 2026 Tour de France Stage 4 | Teams are gearing up for a fierce breakaway battle

Is this finally a chance for the breakaway riders? UAE Team Emirates-XRG wasted no time in the first two flat stages, with victories for Isaac Del Toro and Tadej Pogačar. But the Slovenian is wearing the yellow jersey, and the fourth stage of the Tour de France seems to be too easy for the climbers—yet too difficult for the sprinters. IDL Pro Cycling bring you all the live action from start to the finish!

The fourth stage takes the peloton from Carcassonne to Foix, where a breakaway rider  is expected to win (but, we said that yesterday!) In addition to the tough course—which features 2,800 meters of climbing—the heat is also a factor in this region: temperatures hover around 40 degrees Celsius. "Bloody hot," as Tom Pidcock would put it.

As for the contenders, we’re leaning toward riders like Mads Pedersen and Mathieu van der Poel, though strong climbers could also go far if they make things tough on the climbs. For the general classification contenders, it seems like it might be too easy.

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