Sam Watson (Ineos Grenadiers) claimed the fourth stage of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, out-sprinting Movistar's Carlos Canal on the uphill sprint to Cassel. Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ) was third at three seconds.
Race leader Axel Zingle (Visma-Lease a Bike) crashed out of the race in the hectic final lap, with Swift climbing into the leader's jersey with three seconds over Askey. Canal is third at eight seconds.
Stage 4 of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, a testing 172.7km stage with circuits around Cassel included two stiff climbs taken on six times each - the Rue de Tambour and steeper Porte d'Aire, which averages 8.6% grades, which also served as the finishing climb.
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