teammates/buddies Greg Henderson (NZL/Lotto-Belisol), Marcel Sieberg (DEU/Lotto-Belisol) & Adam Hansen (AUS/Lotto-Belisol) relaxed at the start.
Henderson would later that day crash and abandon the race.

2014 Tour de France
stage 4: Le Touquet-Paris-Plage/Lille Métropole (163km)