Cycling-Van Aert extends Tour lead with stage four solo masterclass

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 4 - Dunkirk to Calais - France - July 5, 2022 Jumbo - Visma's Wout Van Aert celebrates with teammates after winning stage 4 Pool via REUTERS/Guillaume Horcajuelo

CALAIS, France (Reuters) -Wout van Aert extended his overall lead in the Tour de France when he finished off some sterling team work to win the fourth stage on Tuesday, having finished second on the opening three race days.

The Jumbo Visma rider left all his rivals gasping for air on the final hill of the 171.5-km ride from Dunkirk after his Jumbo Visma team's brutal acceleration blew apart the peloton.