Slovenian cyclist Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) confirmed his status as the first favorite to win this year's "Tour d'France" by winning the fourth stage, the first with the goal at the top of the climb, driven from Sisteron to Orsere-Merle in a length of 160.5 kilometers.
Self-confident Roglič led his team to the head of the main group at the beginning of the last, seven-kilometer climb, and his "water carriers" imposed such a pace that they completely prevented the competitors from launching a counterattack.
At the very end of the stage, Roglič started an unstoppable sprint and crossed the finish line with a clear advantage over the second-placed countryman Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates), while the third place was taken by the Frenchman Guillaume Martin (Cofidis).
The leader in the overall ranking, the Frenchman Julian Alaflip, was fifth in the winner's time, as was last year's winner, Colombian Egan Bernal, who took seventh place in the stage.
After four stages, Alafilip is the leader in the overall standings with four seconds better time than the British Adam Yates, while Roflic came in third place, seven seconds behind the leader.
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