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Pedersen Wins Tour Stage as Pogacar Loses Lead

Mads Pedersen claimed victory in the fourth Tour de France stage, held in scorching 38°C heat in the Pyrenees, while Pogacar lost the yellow jersey.

Under extreme temperatures reaching 38 degrees in the shade, Danish rider Mads Pedersen, 2019 world champion, won the medium mountain stage in Foix at an average speed of over 43 km/h. The victory saw Norwegian Torstein Traeen, who had previously lost five minutes in the opening days, emerge as the new race leader with an eight-minute advantage over Pogacar. wlop.pl