After four stages in the 2016 Tour de France, the peloton has hit the first medium moutain stage. There are a lot of favourites for the win in Le Lioran. Daniel Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) is one of them.

For the Irishman, the breakaway has a chance to make it to the finish.

"It's a good day for the breakaway. Who's going to chase. Look at stage 2. A lot of teams are nervous to spend energy this early in the race and also a bit scared to commit and letting their rivals gain from them. Nobody wants to chase the break and let someone else win. The sprinter teams always seem to work together well. Nobody goes for the stage win. If it's one of the GC guys then he gets the jersey. Nobody will want that this early in the race. We'll see", he told Cyclingnews.

"I'm not sure. It depends on how the race unfolds. It's going to be hard for sure. Everybody is nervous to be losing time so it goes faster and faster in the peloton. Also today, with 70 kilometres to go it was already crazy. It's not chasing the break, it's just teams fighting for position to avoid crashes, it's crazy. It's a bit stupid. It's going to be a really hard day tomorrow, especially the heat chops in the system."