The Tour de France opened on July 4 with a 19.6 km team time trial in Barcelona won by Visma-Lease a Bike. Jonas Vingegaard recorded the fastest split of 21 minutes 47 seconds to claim the yellow jersey, finishing ahead of Filippo Ganna by 8 seconds and Tadej Pogacar by 12 seconds. Vingegaard, riding for the Danish squad, secured his first yellow jersey since 2023 while Pogacar, the defending champion, rides for UAE Team Emirates-XRG.