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LIEGE, Belgium — Dutch rider Puck Pieterse has finished just ahead of defending champion Demi Vollering in a sprint to win the fourth stage of the women's Tour de France. The 22-year-old Pieterse finished the hilly 122.7-kilometer (76.2-mile) stage from the southern Dutch town of Valkenburg in 3 hours, 12 minutes, 28 seconds. Pieterse's win made it four victories in four stages for Dutch riders as the eight-stage tour started in the Netherlands. Overall race leader Vollering won the previous stage in Rotterdam on Monday and she extended her lead to 22 seconds.
