Italy's Elia Viviani completed his set of grand tour stage wins when he claimed the fourth stage of the Tour de France, a 213.5 km flat ride from Reims on Tuesday. 

The Deceuninck–Quick-Step rider won the dash for the line after he was led out by teammate Julian Alaphilippe, the overall race leader.  

Viviani edged Alexander Kristoff and Caleb Ewan, whom ranked second and third respectively. 

"It was truly the big goal of this season. I won on the Giro, I won on the Vuelta, and now I have come full circle," Viviani, who has five Giro d'Italia and three Vuelta stage wins to his name, told reporters. 

The 30-year-old added, "I had missed my lead-out in the first stage, it was my fault and I was very disappointed. So, this time I only thought about not losing (Maximiliano) Richeze’s wheel." 

Alaphilippe was the toast of the Tour on Tuesday as fans all along the route shouted "Juju," his nickname, as he rode by in the yellow jersey he won the day before with a swashbuckling 15km attack in stage three. He is the first French Tour leader in five years. 

Defending champion Geraint Thomas had a quiet day as he, co-captain Egan Bernal and their Ineos teammates all finished in the pack. 

Slovakian Peter Sagan, who is hoping to claim a record-breaking seventh green jersey, leads on 104 points with Viviani on 81. 

Wednesday's fifth stage is a 175.5km hilly ride from St Die des Vosges to Colmar. 

(With input from AFP and Reuters)