• Stage four of the Tour kicked off in bright sunlight and looked set to culminate in a bunch sprint
  • Fabian Cancellara was bidding to stay in yellow for another day
  • Mark Cavendish was targeting his second stage victory of the race
  • Bradley Wiggins wanted to tick off another day and consolidate second overall
  • GC contenders Cadel Evans and Vincenzo Nibali share a joke in the early going
  • 214.5 kilometres were on the menu on the run from Abbeville to Rouen
  • The race headed along the coast
  • Yukiya Arashiro made his way into the day's three-man break...
  • ...Joined by David Moncoutie and Anthony Delaplace
  • Cavendish chats with former-team-mate-turned-sprint rival Matt Goss
  • Tuesday's stage winner Peter Sagan has had a season Philippe Gilbert would be proud of
  • Richie Porte rides alongside Cavendish
  • Wiggins was to stay in second place as the top of GC remained unchanged
  • Cavendish takes a gulp of air ahead of the finale
  • A crash inside the final 3km took down both Cavendish and Bernhard Eisel
  • Cavendish gets to his feet as Eisel receives treatment - thankfully both seem to have avoided serious injury
  • At the finish it was Andre Greipel who powered to victory...
  • ...Getting the better of Alessandro Petacchi and Tom Veelers on the line
  • Cavendish remounted and made his way to the finish...
  • ...The stage two winner will look to heal up and fight another day

Tour stage four gallery

Stage four of the Tour kicked off in bright sunlight and looked set to culminate in a bunch sprint