Vingegaard takes yellow jersey as Tour de France begins with team time trial
Cycling – Tour de France – Stage 1 – Barcelona to Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain – July 4, 2026 Team Visma | Lease a Bike’s Jonas Vingegaard in action during stage 1 REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
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BARCELONA, July 4 : Jonas Vingegaard took an early lead in his quest for a third Tour de France title as the Visma-Lease a Bike rider recorded the fastest time in stage one – a 19.6-km team time trial in Barcelona – with a finish in 21 minutes and 47 seconds on Saturday.
Italian Filippo Ganna (Netcompany-Ineos) finished eight seconds slower, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was third, coming in 12 seconds behind Denmark’s Vingegaard, who claimed the yellow jersey for the first time since 2023.
Source: Reuters
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