BARCELONA, SPAIN - JULY 04: Romain Gregoire of France, Clement Berthet of France, Clement Braz Afonso of France, Ewen Costiou of France, Lorenzo Germani of Italy, Guillaume Martin of France, Quentin Pacher of France, Clement Russo of France and Team Groupama - FDJ United compete with a view of the La Sagrada Familia in the background during the 113th Tour de France 2026, Stage 1 a 19.6km team time trial stage from Barcelona to Barcelona / #UCIWT / on July 04, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).
Groupama-FDJ United may have delivered a solid start on the results sheet on stage 1 of the Tour de France, with eighth on the stage and Romain Grégoire sitting 12th overall, but they also suffered a loss as the impact of a crash in the team time trial will leave them one rider down from Sunday.
All was well through the first intermediate check, with the team clocking fifth position, but around halfway through the 19.6km time trial, Clément Berthet and Guillaume Martin-Guyonnet crashed.
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