Tour de France 2025 stage 4 map and preview: Puncheurs and sprinters alike revel in a shot at victory in Rouen
Tuesday, July 8, 2025: Amiens Métropole - Rouen, 173 km
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As the Tour de France leaves the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region after the Grand Départ, the riders will head south from Amiens to Rouen, staying adjacent to the coast along the route for a stage that could suit both puncheurs and sprinters alike.
The parcours features a lot of undulating terrain with five categorised climbs in the last 50km, which will likely decide the outcome of the stage.
After the chaos of stage 3, which saw multiple riders hit the ground and green-jersey leader Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) abandon the race with a fractured right collarbone, sprinters will undoubtedly want to have another day to shine under less dangerous circumstances.
Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) may have won the stage, as Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) finished second and took over the points jersey, but with an uphill finish, more than just the sprinters will be eyeing the victory in Rouen.
The summit of the final climb, the Rampe Saint-Hilaire (0.8km at 10.6%), comes with just 5km to go before an uphill drag to the finish, meaning that the puncheurs could also contest the stage and perhaps even some of the GC contenders.


Stage 4 Sprints
- Saint-Adrien, km. 143.3
Stage 4 Mountains
- Côte Jacques Anquetil (cat. 4), km. 128.2
- Cöte de Belbeuf (cat. 3), km. 148.7
- Côte de la Grand'Mare (cat. 4), km. 154.4
- Rampe Saint-Hilaire (cat. 3), km. 162.1
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Joseph Lycett is a freelance writer for Cyclingnews and has been covering professional cycling since 2022, writing for outlets such as GCN and Cycling Weekly. Joe is also a keen cyclist himself, regularly racing in his local crit races and time trials.
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