Dan Martin remains 15th 43 seconds off the lead going to stage 5 of the Tour de France.
Nicolas Roche is 52nd while Geraint Thomas leads by 12 seconds.
Mark Cavendish is out of the race after breaking his shoulder in a crash yesterday.
He was involved in a collision with world champion Peter in the sprint.
The Slovakian’s team are now appealing the decision to disqualify him from the race for his part in the crash.
