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Tour de France: Stage 4 highlights - Video

published 4 July 2017

Demare sprints to victory, Sagan disqualified for causing Cavendish crash

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As Demare heads to the line, Degenkolb and Swift go down (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

FDJ's Arnaud Démare won the fourth stage of the Tour de France in a hectic sprint that saw world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) disqualified from the race for the part he played in a late crash.

Tour de France: Demare wins in Vittel

Tour de France: Sagan sparks Cavendish crash during Vittel sprint

Peter Sagan disqualified from Tour de France

Cavendish's Tour de France in doubt after crash in bunch sprint

Peter Sagan: A look at previous disqualifications at the Tour de France

Bora-Hansgrohe: No comment on Sagan Tour disqualification until meeting with commissaires

All was set for a bunch kick when lone breakaway rider Guillaume Van Keirsbulck was reeled in by the pack with several kilometres to race but multiple pileups occurred as the peloton approached the finish line in Vittel.

Démare would go on to win the stage. The race jury later decided to remove Sagan from the 2017 Tour.

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