Tour de France 2018, stage five LIVE: Peter Sagan wins sprint in Quimper ahead of Sonny Colbrelli and Philippe Gilbert

Peter Sagan showed why he is world champion and the favourite for the green jersey

Tour de France stage 4 summary

Stage four was, for the most part, a relaxing jaunt but stage five of this Tour de France will be much tougher: the peloton face 205km of rolling up-and-down racing over five categorised climbs which, for the first time this year, will really drain the legs.

The day begins in Lorient and snakes north to Quimper. Much of the climbing is over short sharp ascents on narrow roads which will test the will of the sprinters desperate to get to what is an inviting finish for them to attack. Peter Sagan will fancy the win, as might punchers like Greg van Avermaet and even climbers like Geraint Thomas, as Chris Froome aims simply to stay safe.

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How to watch on TV

The stage will be shown live on Eurosport and ITV from 12pm.

Prediction

Michael Matthews has barely featured so far in this Tour – this might be his day to shine.

Odds

Peter Sagan 11/8
Michael Matthews 7/1
Julian Alaphilippe 9/1
Sonny Colbrelli 8/1
Greg van Avermaet 12/1

Stage four highlights

Key Points

• Stage four report and highlights: Gaviria wins photo finish
• Stage five preview: Now the Tour de France gets tough
• Stage-by-stage guide to the 2018 Tour de France
• Team-by-team guide to all 176 riders on the start list

[11 July 2018 14:54 · Jack Watson]

65km to go

The breakaway group has been completely broken apart and Lilian Clamejane is 24 seconds behind his teammate and has a very large gap between him and the rest of the breakaway riders.

Meanwhile at the back, Mark Cavendish drops to the back of the peloton and is a lonely figure with no teammates dropping back to help him.

[11 July 2018 14:58 · Jack Watson]

[11 July 2018 15:02 · Jack Watson]

Froome breaks down

Slight hitch in Chris Froome's plans as he has to quickly switch bikes on the side of a climb due to a mechanical problem with his chain coming loose. Teammate Michal Kwiakowski drops back to help him regain some lost time, but it was a swift change so it should not be too much of an issue. 

[11 July 2018 15:25 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

The breakaway has split – only three are now left on the front: Calmejane, Edet and Skujins, and the trio are only 1 min 45 sec clear of the main pack. Froome seems to have been helped back into the peloton. 

[11 July 2018 15:30 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Team Sky emerge near the front of the peloton, with Chris Froome safely among them after that mechanical, well-positioned to avoid the crashes and the chaos, should any ensue. BMC remain on the nose doing much of the heavy lifting here, maintaining the gap to the leading trio of around two minutes. Mark Cavendish is among a bunch of stragglers around six minutes behind the front of the race; he must not be enjoying this Tour, or this season, at all. 

[11 July 2018 15:41 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

And the there were two...

[11 July 2018 15:51 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

25km to go

The breakaway is benefitting from the peloton's hesitance with none of the major teams prepared to put the hammer down – yet. The trio out in front remain around 1 min 20 sec clear of the chasing pack. 

[11 July 2018 16:01 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

The breakaway's lead is down to around a minute now, with only Calmejane and Skujins left up front. Here's what's to come:

[11 July 2018 16:06 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

Skujins will wear the polka dots

Confirmation that over the course of the day's breakaway, Tom Skujins has amassed enough King of the Mountains points in order to earn the polka dot jersey on tomorrow's stage six – and he becomes the first Latvian ever to wear the Tour de France's famous polka dots.

[11 July 2018 16:10 · Vithushan Ehantharajah]

15km to go

The bunch is much bigger than most people predicted – the day's categorised climbs have failed to split them – and this could prove problematic as they approach the narrowed bends heading into Quimper. The breakaway are now only 20 seconds clear and it's fair to say their work is virtually done.