Stage 4 was run in genuinely brutal conditions — 44 degrees on the road, no heat protocol in effect, and a peloton that paid for it. Alex and Max break down a day where the tactics mattered as much as the legs.

In this episode:

• How hot was it really, and why there's still no UCI heat policy in play
• Trek's perfectly played hand — sending their lead-out men up the road instead of controlling the bunch
• The GC gift that handed a brand new team their first-ever Tour de France race lead
• Norway's incredible week continues — on the bike and at the World Cup
• Tudor and Astana's rough day missing the moves that mattered
• Kelland O'Brien's tough day and missing the time cut
• The UCI celebration rule, sticky bidons, and where the fine pool sits so far this Tour
• Last night's Café du Cycliste kit winner revealed 🎽
• Stage 5 preview: the sprinters finally get their shot into Pau
• Tonight's prize: Hyro electrolytes to help survive the heat 💧