Vingegaard takes yellow jersey as Tour de France begins with team time trial

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 in ⁠stage one — a 19.6-km team time trial in Barcelona — with a ⁠finish in ‌21 ‌minutes and ​47 ‌seconds on Saturday.
Italian ‌Filippo Ganna (Netcompany-Ineos) finished eight seconds slower, while defending champion ‌Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) was third, ⁠coming ⁠in 12 seconds behind Denmark’s Vingegaard, who claimed the yellow jersey for the first time since 2023.