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Cycling-Kittel wins Tour de France stage four, Sagan retains lead

LIMOGES, France, July 5 (Reuters) - German Marcel Kittel of the Etixx-Quick Step team won the fourth stage of the Tour de France, a 237.5-km ride from Saumur on Tuesday. Kittel beat France's Bryan Coquard (Direct Energie) by less than a tyre's length. Slovak Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) was third and retained the overall leader's yellow jersey. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris)