Vingegaard takes the yellow jersey at the start of the Tour de France in Barcelona

Jonas Vingegaard took an early lead in his quest for a third Tour de France title as the Visma-Lease a Bike rider recorded the fastest time on the first stage – a 19.6km team time trial in Barcelona on Saturday. Last year’s runner-up Vingegaard, who won the race in 2022 and 2023, finished 12 seconds ahead of his Slovenian rival Tadej Pogacar, who has won the Tour de France four times, including the last two editions.