Tour de France 2020: Kiwi George Bennett helps teammate Primoz Roglic claim stage win

Kiwi cyclist George Bennett has helped teammate Primož Roglič to a stage four win at the Tour de France.

The Slovenian rider claimed the first mountain-top finish of the 2021 tour, showing no ill-effects of a scary crash last month.

Bennett's Team Jumbo-Visma are one of the favourites to claim overall victory with Roglič and Tom Dumoulin expected to feature at the business end later this month.

Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe stayed out of trouble during the 160.5km ride from Sisteron to retain the leader's yellow jersey, crossing the line in fifth.

Roglič, whose participation in the Tour was in doubt after a crash in the Critérium du Dauphiné, eased to victory to claim a 10-second bonus and send an early warning to his rivals.

Roglič is now third overall, seven seconds behind Alaphilippe. After escorting his teammate to the front, Bennett fell three minutes behind at the finish and currently sits 41st, with fellow Kiwis Jack Bauer and Sam Bewley 96th and 148th respectively.

The fifth stage is a 183km effort from Gap to Privas.