A team time trial – especially one that essentially acts as one long leadout train for the protected rider – always creates notable differences among the general classification riders, and stage one of the 2026 Tour de France has left a number of key riders already playing catch-up.
The 19.6km TTT in Barcelona ended with a climb up to Montjuïc, the fortress that overlooks the Mediterranean port city. Jonas Vingegaard, twice a Tour winner, proved victorious, with defending champion Tadej Pogačar finishing 12 seconds in arrears to his rival.
