'When we started, I had a full headache' – Tadej Pogačar lets Tour de France yellow jersey go to the breakaway after uncomfortably hot stage 4
Tadej Pogačar has lost the Tour de France yellow jersey following a grueling and uncomfortably hot stage 4.
📍 How it ended
Mads Pedersen won stage 4 of the Tour de France after a breakaway, and Torstein Træen took the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogačar. Pogačar lost the jersey and trailed by nearly eight minutes after the stage. The story quieted without further updates on Pogačar's recovery or the current standings beyond stage 4.
Epilogue added 88d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Mads Pedersen won stage 4 of the Tour de France following a masterclass by Lidl-Trek. Norwegian rider Torstein Træen has taken over the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogačar.
Coverage from The New York Times, BBC, NBC Sports, and Yahoo Sports emphasizes Pogačar's loss of the lead, with Yahoo Sports noting he now trails by nearly eight minutes. Cyclingnews reports that Pogačar suffered from a "full headache" at the start of the uncomfortably hot stage, leading him to let the yellow jersey go to the breakaway.
Future developments depend on whether Pogačar can recover the time lost to Torstein Træen and the impact of the heat on subsequent stages.
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Questions people are asking
Who won stage 4 of the Tour de France?
Mads Pedersen won the stage.
Who is the current holder of the yellow jersey?
Torstein Træen is now in the yellow jersey.
Why did Tadej Pogačar struggle during the stage?
Pogačar stated he had a "full headache" when the stage started, and coverage describes the conditions as uncomfortably hot.
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