The Picnic-PostNL team put in a furious early effort to claim the first green jersey of the Tour de France during the stage 1 team time trial, but not only did they fall six seconds short of setting the quickest time after 5.1 kilometres, they dropped their team leader in the process.
Taking the first points classification lead was a realistic ambition for the embattled WorldTour team, who are under pressure to get results and earn enough points to avoid relegation from the sport's premier tier in 2028.
