Stage 4 Preview

Stage 4
Start: Cambrai
End: Riems
Length: 153.5
Difficulty Profile(1-10): 1


I expect tomorrow's stage to bring some logic and predictability into a Tour that has been wild and unpredictable thus far. Unless there is some sort of wild crash finish (like the first 3 stages), there is absolutely no chance this ends in anything but a sprint. It is a recovery day for many of the tour favorites after a couple of hard days of crashing and cobbles, and they will be happy to accept the break. The sprinters will finally get a chance to show their stuff as well, and we will see if Mark Cavendish could bring the same kind of intensity he did last year. Another thing to watch will be Tyler Farrar, and how well he has recovered from his nasty spill in stage 2. Of course, I always recommend that you watch as much of the stage as you can, but the majority of action tomorrow will occur at the finishing stripe.