Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard entered the 2026 Tour de France with a victory in the opening stage in Barcelona and became the first holder of the yellow jersey in the 113th edition of the race. The Visma-Lease a Bike team dominated the team time trial, and Vingegaard came out ahead in the first direct duel with Tadej Pogačar. Le Figaro ↗
The stage was raced in Barcelona over a course approximately 19 kilometers long. Unlike traditional team time trials, the time was measured individually for each rider. After a flat start, two short climbs followed near the end, which highlighted the differences between the favorites already on the first day of the race. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Filippo Ganna finished behind Vingegaard, while Pogačar came third, losing 12 seconds. Second place among the teams went to Ineos, with the UAE team, including Pogačar, in third. Czech cyclist Mathias Vacek and his team finished fourth in the time trial. sme.sk ↗
The result indicated that the battle for overall victory began immediately, with differences among the main favorites already emerging in the opening stage. The Tour continues with further stages, in which Pogačar will be making up for his initial deficit while Vingegaard defends his lead and the yellow jersey. denik.cz ↗
Vingegaard dominated the Tour opening in Barcelona, Ganna trails him
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Myslel som si, že zomriem, spomínal Vingegaard. Jeho tím bol pred Pogačarom o krok vpred
sme.sk
| 23:08 04.07.
Tour de France : Visma-Lease a Bike s’offre le chrono inaugural à Barcelone, Vingegaard premier maillot jaune
Le Figaro
| 19:22 04.07.
Tour de France začal nejlépe Vingegaard, Vackův tým byl v časovce čtvrtý
denik.cz
| 19:54 04.07.
Týmová časovka oblékla do žlutého Vingegaarda, skvělou práci pro svou stáj odvedl i Vacek
sport.cz - fotbal
| 19:35 04.07.
Tour de France : «un départ parfait», savoure Jonas Vingegaard
Le Figaro
| 20:18 04.07.
Visma gewinnt Auftakt-Teamzeitfahren bei der Tour de France
Der Standard
| 19:59 04.07.
Tour de France: Jonas Vingegaard gewinnt die erste Tour-Etappe
Die Zeit
| 19:51 04.07.
Visma vuela por las calles de Barcelona y Vingegaard es el primer líder del Tour
El Mundo
| 19:39 04.07.
Spannender Tour-Auftakt: Pogacars großer Rivale schnappt sich erstes Gelbes Trikot
n-tv
| 19:27 04.07.
Radsport: Vingegaard und Visma gewinnen Tour-Auftakt gegen Pogacar
Tagesspiegel
| 19:26 04.07.
Radsport: Vingegaard und Visma gewinnen Tour-Auftakt gegen Pogacar
Die Zeit
| 19:25 04.07.
Týmovou časovku na úvod Tour de France ovládla Visma, žlutý trikot oblékne její lídr Vingegaarf
irozhlas.cz
| 20:46 04.07.
Tour de France začal nejlépe Vingegaard, Vackův tým byl v časovce čtvrtý
zpravy.aktualne.cz
| 19:41 04.07.
Vingegaard az első szakaszon megverte az ötödik Tour de France-győzelmére készülő Pogačart
Telex
| 19:40 04.07.
Vingegaard prima maglia gialla del Tour: Pogacar è terzo nella cronosquadre dietro Ganna
La Repubblica
| 19:20 04.07.
Tímová časovka rozdala na Tour karty. V súboji favoritov nabral Pogačar stratu
sme.sk
| 19:17 04.07.
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