Stage 4 Breakdown:

Stage 4 take the riders on hilly 174km journey from Amiens Metropole to Rouen. Many short but steep climbs face the riders, though only 5 of them are classified. Three 4th category and two 3rd category climbs is on the menu, with the last 3rd category being the steepest one. Only 800m, but with an impressive average gradient of 10.6% to bring the riders to the top of Rampe Saint-Hilaire. From there they enter 4km of downhill until reaching the 1km mark, where one final climb bring the riders up to the finish line at Rouen.

The hilly last few kilometres of the stage take place in and around and the town of Rouen and favors a strong puncheur rider with solid downhill abilities. Riders like Mathieu v.d Poel will have their eyes on this stage, but don’t rule out GC contenders like Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard. You don’t want to miss this stage.

Favorites:
| +++ | Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogacar
| ++ | Jonas Vingegaard, Romain Gregoire, Kevin Vauquelin
| + | Wout van Aert, Thibau Nys, Julian Alaphilippe