The Heat Broke Riders, Trek Broke the Race | TDF Stage 4 Recap

Stage 4 was run in genuinely brutal conditions — 44 degrees on
the road, no heat protocol in effect, and a peloton that paid for
it. Alex and Max break down a day where the tactics mattered as
much as the legs.


In this episode:


How hot was it really, and why there's still no UCI heat
policy in play

Trek's perfectly played hand — sending their lead-out men up
the road instead of controlling the bunch

The GC gift that handed a brand new team their first-ever
Tour de France race lead

Norway's incredible week continues — on the bike and at the
World Cup

Tudor and Astana's rough day missing the moves that mattered

Kelland O'Brien's tough day and missing the time cut

The UCI celebration rule, sticky bidons, and where the fine
pool sits so far this Tour

Last night's Café du Cycliste kit winner revealed

Stage 5 preview: the sprinters finally get their shot into
Pau

Tonight's prize: Hyro electrolytes to help survive the heat