‘I’m in shock!’ – Wout van Aert lauded after ‘demolishing peloton’ on Stage 4 at Tour de France

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) left The Breakaway gang in shock after ripping away to a stunning victory on Stage 4 at the Tour de France. After three consecutive runner-up finishes in the Danish Grand Depart, Van Aert and his Jumbo-Visma colleagues set about decimating the bunch with a fierce attack on the final climb on Tuesday's first outing on French soil. Ad/> By the top, only the Belgian remained.

The 27-year-old zipped clear and time trialled his way towards the finish in Calais, while those behind – shredded and strewn across the road – set about regrouping for a chase effort. Tour de France‘What the hell is going on?!’ – Why is Van der Poel not doing anything at the Tour?AN HOUR AGO But despite the bunch belatedly clicking into action, Van Aert rarely looked like being captured as he tore away in the yellow jersey, even having time to comically flap his arms in celebration as a sprint for second – or in Jasper Philipsen’s case, for first – unfolded behind. “I’m in shock about Wout van Aert.

I have never seen a rider do that in the yellow jersey and never in the Tour de France,” said Eurosport expert Adam Blythe. “Attacking a climb over the top and then just keep going – bam, bam, bam! “I can’t remember the last time I saw someone in the Tour de France demolish a peloton just on his own like that. “I know he attacked with team-mates on the climb but the best climbers in the world… [Tadej] Pogacar — nowhere to be seen, team-mates — gone, Adam Yates — gone, [Jonas] Vingegaard — gone.