The sprint for stage three victory (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cyril Gautier (Europcar) enjoys a gel (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) is keeping the white jersey warm (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome's injuries on full display (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bauke Mollema gets a helping hand from his Belkin team (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The remnants of Jon Izagirre's bike after the crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jon Izagirre awats a new bike (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Jon Izagirre looking dazed after the crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Froome gets back on the bike (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
There was plenty of support for Froome after he crashes (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The race doctor attends to the left side of Froome (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The peloton during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A raw and bloody left hip for Froome (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Team Sky pacing Froome back to the peloton (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) makes his way back to the peloton after his crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Gatis Smukulis (Katusha) stretches his legs (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The Tour started in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage today (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Dries Devenyns (Giant-Shimano) congratulates Kittel on stage win 3 for 2014 (Image credit: ASO/B. Bade)
Froome gets support from his Team Sky teammate David Lopez after the stage 4 crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Froome gets mechanical support after a crash during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Chris Froome (Team Sky) crashes during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) and Ion Izagirre (Movistar) crash during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Bauke Mollema (Belkin) gets a push back into the race after he crashed during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Luis Mate (Cofidis, Credit Solutions) and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) in an lengthy breakaway during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
The day's breakaway rider Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Niki Terpstra (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel and Giant-Shimano teammates celebrate the stage 4 win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
High fives all around for Giant-Shimano after Marcel Kittel takes a third stage win at the Tour de France (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Kittel crosses the stage 4 finish line first to take the win (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel sprints to the stage 4 win in Lille (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) wins his third stage of this year's Tour de France (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) realizes that he just lost stage 4 to Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Defending champion Chris Froome (Team Sky) crashes during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Team Sky pace Chris Froome back up to the field after his crash during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Team Sky pace defending Tour champion Chris Froome back up to the peloton after a crash (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) wears the green jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Peter Sagan (Cannondale) wears the white young rider jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis) wears the polka dot jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Vincenzo NIbali (Astana) pulls on the yellow jersey (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Overall race leader Vincenzo NIbali (Astana) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
A Europcar fan out cheering for breakaway rider Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) leads Luis Mate (Cofidis) in the day's breakaway (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Breakaway rider Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) goes on alone after losing his companion Luis Mate (Cofidis) to a puncture (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Canadian champion Svein Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
World champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) and Simon Spilak (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Europcar's Thomas Voeckler and Kevin Reza beside Katusha teammates Joaquim Rodriguez and Luca Paolini (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Gatis Smukulis (Katusha) stretching during stage 4 (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Stage 4 breakaway riders Luis Mate (Cofidis, Credit Solutions) and Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Cannondale gather at the front in preparation of the sprint (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Fabian Cancellara (Trek Factory Racing) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Mountain leader Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis, Credit Solutions) and Jurgen van den Broeck (Lotto Belisol) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcus Burghardt (BMC) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) sits safely in the bunch (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Marcel Kittel (Giant Shimano) waves to the crowd (Image credit: ASO/X.Bourgois)
Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) (Image credit: ASO/X.Bourgois)