Pogacar and Van der Poel have exactly the same overall time of 16 hours, 46 minutes after four stages, and count one stage win each, but Van der Poel kept the yellow jersey because of better finishing positions in the other two stages.

Tadej Pogacar blew past his rivals in an "explosive" finish to take Tour de France stage four at Rouen on Tuesday and claim his 100th professional victory."That was really pure, classic Tour-de-France-style explosive,

Jasper Philipsen won the opening stage of the Tour de France in a sprint to the line Saturday and defending champion Tadej Pogacar finished safely. Pogacar is looking to win the showcase race for a fourth time on the back of great form this season.