The experimental opening day of the 113th Tour de France lived up to its billing. Under skies heavy with Catalan heat, the 19.6-kilometer team time trial through the heart of Barcelona culminated in a victory by Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The Dutch powerhouse left the diesel engines of Netcompany INEOS and Lidl-Trek watching their early benchmarks crumble.
The flat kilometers through the city center gave way to a punishing two-climb finale that saw the teams optimize for the updated timing rules. With individual times anchoring the standings rather than a collective team bunch time, Visma kept two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard hidden from the wind until the hills. The 29-year-old Dane was delivered to the final ramps, then pushed a massive gear to set the fastest finishing time.
Vingegaard’s closing acceleration secures him the first Maillot Jaune of this tour, marking a return to the sport’s most iconic jersey for the first time since his 2023 victory.
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