The timing format for the stage 1 team time trial at the 2026 Tour de France in Barcelona has raised questions from Visma-Lease a Bike's CEO, with it following the new TTT format seen in Paris-Nice in recent seasons, where the time is taken from the first rider across the line for each team.
For the general classification, each rider will be given the respective time they finish the 19km route, a departure from the previous format seen in 2019 and Tours de France gone by, where GC times were taken on the fourth rider crossing the finish line.
