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Bernal is about to hit the line and he takes a time of 16'10 to move into tenth. He'll be happy with that, I think.
Another Grand Tour experts starts his TT, with Geraint Thomas starting a minute down on Uran.
Here goes Uran with the EF-Education Nippo rider the next athlete to start.
Mads Pedersen is also on the course too and he's not holding back in these early stages.
Bernal has made it through the opening kms and looks settled on his TT bike. The first km is quite technical but then the roads open up and right now the former Tour winner is heading towards the first and only climb of the course.
Francisco Galvan Fernandez (Spa) Equipo Kern Pharma has just finished with a time of 15'56 and moves into second on the stage.
Bernal is on the start ramp and he's off. No idea what he's allergic to. Sorry.
Mollema then rolls down the ramp and is straight into his TT position. Interesting fact he used to race without plastic on his handlebar hoods because he was allergic to the compound that was used. True story.
At the start now and Bernal is putting on his helmet. He looks relaxed but ready to go. This will be a good indication of where he is in terms of form, although no one really expects him to be competitive.
Boasson Hagen and Bonnet are both out on the course. This isn't a bad course for a the Norwegian to be honest.
Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) Team Qhubeka Assos comes up with a very good time with 16'04 and that puts him into second on the stage.
Mullen has 20 seconds to get to the finish and Hayter looks safe. The Irishman will still post a top-10 time by the looks of it. 16'21 and fifth for Mullen.
Our current top ten on the stage from Direct Velo:
1 HAYTER Ethan (INEOS Grenadiers) 15'21"58
2 VAN DEN BERG Lars (Groupama-FDJ) 16'06"34
3 RUTSCH Jonas (EF Education-Nippo) 16'07"43
4 BOHLI Tom (Cofidis) 16'13"19
5 LOUVET Louis (St-Michel-Auber 93) 16'29"71
6 DEVRIENDT Tom (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) 16'42"31
7 GAMPER Patrick (BORA-Hansgrohe) 16'48"86
8 REPA Vojtech (Equipo Kern Pharma) 16'56"16
9 TERPSTRA Niki (Total Direct Energie) 16'56"37
10 TESSON Jason (St-Michel-Auber 93) 17'00"77
Now Mullen hits the steeper section and he's out of the saddle almost right away. Suddenly that minute man finds a few more seconds and pulls away again.
Mullen is about to catch his minute man but the's not yet on the final climb, although the road is already gently starting to rise.
The Ineos rider is still leading by 45 seconds.
Renard has just hit the final part of the climb but he's 1'13 down on Hayter.
Ryan Mullen could be competitive today, and he's on the flatter section, where he'll hope to gain as much time on the climbers as possible.
Further out on the course and Marc Sarreau (Fra) AG2R Citroën Team has just started.
A handful of riders come over the top of the climb and hit the finish but none of them are even close to Hayter at this point. Still a lot of strong riders, and Ganna to come.
That time from Hayter, by the way, is the joint-second fastest of the past 3 years of the TT.
Kwiatkowski is 48 seconds off Wellens's lead but only 4 seconds off second place. He's probably the biggest threat today in terms of the GC standings.
A few more early pace-setters trickle over the line but Hayter - the second year pro from Ineos still sits in the hotseat.
Here are the latest finish times from Direct Velo:
1 HAYTER Ethan (INEOS Grenadiers) 15'21"58
2 VAN DEN BERG Lars (Groupama-FDJ) 16'06"34
3 GAMPER Patrick (BORA-Hansgrohe) 16'48"86
4 TERPSTRA Niki (Total Direct Energie) 16'56"37
5 SOUPE Geoffrey (Total Direct Energie) 17'11"85
6 PAQUOT Tom (Bingoal-WB) 17'21"79
Alexis Renard has just rolled down the start ramp. In an interview with Sep Vanmarcke the Belgian had lots of good things to say about his news Israel Start-Up Nation teammate. The story is right here.
Regarding today's course, it's a flat opening 8.5 kilometres culminating in a 2.5-kilometre, 8 per cent climb. Wellens should have more than enough to claim his first stage race title of 2021.
On the other side of the planet Australian road nationals have concluded with the elite road races. Results and reports can be found for both events, right here.
Earlier this morning Greg Van Avermaet rode recon over the course. He's within a few seconds of the podium thanks to his consistency, and would love to open his AG2R account with a decent result.
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Weather wise, the sun is out and we've got some gorgeous early spring weather. Patrick Gamper from Bora is currently hurtling towards the uphill finish. We'll have some finish times for you shortly.
Here are those stage 4 results and how things stand on GC coming into today's final stage.
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers | 3:22:57 |
| 2 | Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis | 0:00:17 |
| 3 | Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 4 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team | |
| 5 | Milan Menten (Bel) Bingoal WB | |
| 6 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
| 7 | Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
| 8 | Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 9 | August Jensen (Nor) Delko | |
| 10 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Israel Start-up Nation |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 13:40:54 |
| 2 | Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | 0:00:44 |
| 3 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Israel Start-up Nation | 0:00:46 |
| 4 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers | 0:00:48 |
| 5 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal | 0:00:49 |
| 6 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) AG2R Citroën Team | 0:00:50 |
| 7 | Jake Stewart (GBr) Groupama-FDJ | |
| 8 | Cyril Barthe (Fra) B&B Hotels p/b KTM | |
| 9 | Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe | |
| 10 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux |
We already have riders out on the course and the early pace setters are close to finishing. You can find a list of all the start times, right here. Ganna won yesterday and he's the out-right favorite for today too.
Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage from France for the final stage of Étoile de Bessèges. It's the all important time trial and riders have already started on the 11-kilometre time trial in Alès.
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