The 2026 Tour de France began Saturday, July 4, with a 12.1-mile team time trial in Barcelona, Spain, and Jonas Vingegaard’s Visma-Lease a Bike set the pace. The early leaderboard puts Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogačar close behind, with jersey leaders already e
The Tour de France didn’t wait long to make its point—Saturday, July 4, in Barcelona, the race opened with speed, precision, and a fast lesson in who can keep their nerve when everything is on the clock.
Stage 1 ran as a team time trial spanning the first 12.1 miles. with each rider’s individual time recorded as they crossed the finish line. But the winner was decided by the fastest combined team time. When Jonas Vingegaard’s Visma-Lease a Bike team rolled across. it did so in 21 minutes and 47 seconds to claim Stage 1 victory.
The field at the Grand Départ was packed: 184 riders representing 23 teams lined up in Barcelona, all aiming to seize an early lead and shape what comes next over the race’s 21 stages across multiple countries.
Slovenian defending champion Tadej Pogačar was among the starters, returning to pursue a third consecutive Tour de France victory.
After Stage 1, the leaderboard reads like a tight opening statement. Filippo Ganna of the Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team finished second with a time of 21 minutes and 55 seconds, +00:08 behind. Tadej Pogačar placed third at 21 minutes and 59 seconds, +00:12. Juan Ayuso (LIDL-TREK) came next at 22 minutes and 03 seconds (+00:16). followed by Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe) in fifth at 22 minutes and 06 seconds (+00:19).
With those times, the jersey picture is already taking shape. Yellow for general classification goes to Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma). The green points classification is led by Egan Bernal (Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team). Juan Ayuso holds the polka dot mountains classification. Paul Seixas (Team Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) leads the white young rider classification. In the teams classification, the yellow numbers are Team Visma. The golden numbers for the combativity award are listed as —.
Stage 2 is set for Sunday, July 5, 2026, from Tarragona to Barcelona. The distance is 104.7 miles, the profile is hilly, and the stage is scheduled to stream on Peacock.
2026 Tour de France Stage 1 results Jonas Vingegaard Visma-Lease a Bike Tadej Pogačar Filippo Ganna Egan Bernal Juan Ayuso Remco Evenepoel Barcelona team time trial Peacock