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Philipsen came back from six seconds down to retake the Renewi Tour lead with a photo-finish win over Kooij by a tyre's width — Berckmoes' stage 3 advantage lasted exactly one flat stage. The Renewi Tour keeps settling its GC through sprint chaos, not climbing.
Stage 4's outcome was decided in the final 75 metres, with photo-finish technology required for the second time this race. The pattern has held all week: Jonathan Milan lost the lead in Stage 2 after a mass crash eliminated him from contention; Berckmoes took it on the queen stage, only to see it evaporate the moment the road went flat again. On this terrain, six seconds is never a real buffer — it's just a number waiting to be erased.
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