Tour de France GC standings – Jonas Vingegaard delivers first blow to Tadej Pogačar, taking yellow jersey on stage 1

Jonas Vingegaard on stage before the Tour de France opener
Jonas Vingegaard leads the Tour de France after stage 1 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Jonas Vingegaard is the first leader and first yellow jersey of the 2026 Tour de France after his Visma-Lease a Bike team powered to victory in the stage 1 team time trial.

The Dane crossed the line solo ahead of his Visma teammates to take top spot in the GC rankings in Barcelona.

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Rank

Rider (Country) Team

Time (gap)

1

Jonas Vingegaard (Den) Visma-Lease a Bike

0:21:47

2

Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers

0:00:08

3

Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

0:00:12

4

Juan Ayuso (Spa) Lidl-Trek

0:00:16

5

Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

0:00:19

6

Isaac Del Toro (Mex) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

0:00:26

7

Davide Piganzoli (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike

0:00:28

8

Florian Lipowitz (Ger) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

0:00:35

9

Tobias Foss (Nor) Ineos Grenadiers

0:00:38

10

Paul Seixas (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM

0:00:39

11

Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Premier Tech

Row 11 - Cell 2

12

Romain Gregoire (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United

0:00:41

13

Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious

0:00:47

14

Matthew Riccitello (USA) Decathlon CMA CGM

0:00:50

15

Lenny Martinez (Fra) Bahrain Victorious

Row 15 - Cell 2

16

Michael Matthews (Aus) Jayco-AlUla

0:00:51

17

Alex Baudin (Fra) EF Education-EasyPost

0:00:57

18

Tom Pidcock (GBr) Pinarello-Q36.5

Row 18 - Cell 2

19

Ilan Van Wilder (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep

0:00:58

20

Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

0:01:00

21

Thymen Arensman (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers

0:01:01

22

Jordan Jegat (Fra) Totalenergies

0:01:02

23

Mathias Vacek (Cze) Lidl-Trek

0:01:12

24

Alex Molenaar (Ned) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

Row 24 - Cell 2

25

Yannis Voisard (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling

0:01:14

26

Kévin Vauquelin (Fra) Ineos Grenadiers

Row 26 - Cell 2

27

George Bennett (NZl) NSN Cycling Team

0:01:16

28

Ion Izaguirre (Spa) Cofidis

0:01:17

29

Raul Garcia Pierna (Spa) Movistar Team

0:01:18

30

Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Tudor Pro Cycling

0:01:25

31

Torstein Træen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

0:01:29

32

Georg Steinhauser (Ger) EF Education-EasyPost

0:01:30

33

Mattias Skjelmose (Den) Lidl-Trek

0:01:33

34

Lennert Van Eetvelt (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché

0:01:36

35

Richard Carapaz (Ecu) EF Education-EasyPost

Row 35 - Cell 2

36

Jose Felix Parra (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

0:01:38

37

Pablo Castrillo (Spa) Movistar Team

0:01:51

38

Jefferson Cepeda (Ecu) Movistar Team

Row 38 - Cell 2

39

Abel Balderstone (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

0:01:52

40

Cian Uijtdebroeks (Bel) Movistar Team

0:01:53

41

Robbe Dhondt (Bel) Picnic PostNL

0:01:55

42

Lucas Plapp (Aus) Jayco-AlUla

0:01:57

43

Sepp Kuss (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike

0:01:58

44

Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM

0:02:02

45

Derek Gee-West (Can) Lidl-Trek

0:02:03

46

Maxim Van Gils (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

0:02:04

47

Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Soudal-QuickStep

0:02:06

48

Mathis Le Berre (Fra) Totalenergies

Row 48 - Cell 2

49

Sean Quinn (USA) EF Education-EasyPost

0:02:08

50

Dorian Godon (Fra) Ineos Grenadiers

0:02:10

51

Jenno Berckmoes (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché

Row 51 - Cell 2

52

Emiel Verstrynge (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech

0:02:11

53

Joshua Tarling (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers

0:02:14

54

Sergio Higuita (Col) XDS Astana

0:02:18

55

Jai Hindley (Aus) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

0:02:24

56

Marc Hirschi (Swi) Tudor Pro Cycling

0:02:25

57

Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

0:02:26

58

Clément Braz Afonso (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United

0:02:30

59

Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Visma-Lease a Bike

Row 59 - Cell 2

60

Frank Van Den Broek (Ned) Picnic PostNL

0:02:33

61

Michel Heßmann (Ger) Movistar Team

0:02:36

62

Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team

Row 62 - Cell 2

63

Matteo Vercher (Fra) Totalenergies

0:02:37

64

Nicolas Breuillard (Fra) Totalenergies

Row 64 - Cell 2

65

Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cofidis

0:02:38

66

Ramses Debruyne (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech

0:02:40

67

Quinten Hermans (Bel) Pinarello-Q36.5

0:02:43

68

Harold Tejada (Col) XDS Astana

0:02:46

69

Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep

Row 69 - Cell 2

70

Valentin Paret Peintre (Fra) Soudal-QuickStep

Row 70 - Cell 2

71

Javier Romo (Spa) Movistar Team

Row 71 - Cell 2

72

Felix Großschartner (Aut) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

0:02:54

73

Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Ineos Grenadiers

0:03:00

74

Tim Wellens (Bel) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

0:03:02

75

Frits Biesterbos (Ned) Picnic PostNL

0:03:05

76

Pavel Bittner (Cze) Picnic PostNL

Row 76 - Cell 2

77

Warren Barguil (Fra) Picnic PostNL

Row 77 - Cell 2

78

John Degenkolb (Ger) Picnic PostNL

Row 78 - Cell 2

79

Julius Van Den Berg (Ned) Picnic PostNL

Row 79 - Cell 2

80

Egan Bernal (Col) Ineos Grenadiers

0:03:06

81

Biniam Girmay (Eri) NSN Cycling Team

0:03:10

82

Tim Marsman (Ned) Alpecin-Premier Tech

Row 82 - Cell 2

83

Max Kanter (Ger) XDS Astana

Row 83 - Cell 2

84

Ben Healy (Irl) EF Education-EasyPost

0:03:11

85

Kasper Asgreen (Den) EF Education-EasyPost

Row 85 - Cell 2

86

Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain Victorious

0:03:12

87

Anthon Charmig (Den) Uno-X Mobility

Row 87 - Cell 2

88

Vlad Van Mechelen (Bel) Bahrain Victorious

0:03:13

89

Marco Frigo (Ita) NSN Cycling Team

0:03:14

90

Krists Neilands (Lat) NSN Cycling Team

Row 90 - Cell 2

91

Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) NSN Cycling Team

Row 91 - Cell 2

92

Lewis Askey (GBr) NSN Cycling Team

Row 92 - Cell 2

93

Benjamin Thomas (Fra) Cofidis

0:03:15

94

Clément Russo (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United

Row 94 - Cell 2

95

Lorenzo Germani (Ita) Groupama-FDJ United

Row 95 - Cell 2

96

Ewen Costiou (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United

Row 96 - Cell 2

97

Niklas Märkl (Ger) Picnic PostNL

0:03:16

98

Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United

0:03:18

99

Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Decathlon CMA CGM

0:03:19

100

Damien Howson (Aus) Pinarello-Q36.5

0:03:21

101

Fred Wright (GBr) Pinarello-Q36.5

0:03:22

102

Einer Rubio (Col) Movistar Team

0:03:25

103

Michael Storer (Aus) Tudor Pro Cycling

0:03:27

104

Louis Vervaeke (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep

0:03:28

105

Florian Vermeersch (Bel) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

Row 105 - Cell 2

106

Bruno Armirail (Fra) Visma-Lease a Bike

Row 106 - Cell 2

107

Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Visma-Lease a Bike

Row 107 - Cell 2

108

Huub Artz (Ned) Lotto-Intermarché

0:03:29

109

Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Pinarello-Q36.5

0:03:30

110

Xabier Mikel Azparren (Spa) Pinarello-Q36.5

Row 110 - Cell 2

111

Clément Berthet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United

0:03:34

112

Guillaume Martin Guyonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United

Row 112 - Cell 2

113

Jake Stewart (GBr) NSN Cycling Team

0:03:36

114

Stefano Oldani (Ita) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

0:03:38

115

Sebastian Berwick (Aus) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

Row 115 - Cell 2

116

Alexandre Delettre (Fra) Totalenergies

0:03:41

117

Max Walker (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost

0:03:43

118

Rick Pluimers (Ned) Tudor Pro Cycling

0:03:45

119

Arvid De Kleijn (Ned) Tudor Pro Cycling

Row 119 - Cell 2

120

Anders Halland Johannessen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

0:03:50

121

Alex Aranburu (Spa) Cofidis

0:03:54

122

Jonas Abrahamsen (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

0:03:55

123

Magnus Cort (Den) Uno-X Mobility

Row 123 - Cell 2

124

Matis Louvel (Fra) NSN Cycling Team

Row 124 - Cell 2

125

Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain Victorious

0:03:56

126

Edward Planckaert (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech

0:03:58

127

Anders Skaarseth (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

0:03:59

128

Nicolas Prodhomme (Fra) Decathlon CMA CGM

0:04:01

129

Anthony Turgis (Fra) Totalenergies

0:04:03

130

Fernando Gaviria (Col) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

0:04:05

131

Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

0:04:06

132

Jan Tratnik (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

Row 132 - Cell 2

133

Georg Zimmermann (Ger) Lotto-Intermarché

Row 133 - Cell 2

134

Lars Craps (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché

0:04:08

135

Liam Slock (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché

Row 135 - Cell 2

136

Baptiste Veistroffer (Fra) Lotto-Intermarché

Row 136 - Cell 2

137

Arnaud De Lie (Bel) Lotto-Intermarché

0:04:09

138

Jenthe Biermans (Bel) Cofidis

0:04:10

139

Hugo Page (Fra) Cofidis

Row 139 - Cell 2

140

Olav Kooij (Ned) Decathlon CMA CGM

0:04:12

141

Daan Hoole (Ned) Decathlon CMA CGM

Row 141 - Cell 2

142

Jakub Otruba (Cze) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

Row 142 - Cell 2

143

Robert Stannard (Aus) Bahrain Victorious

0:04:15

144

Søren Wærenskjold (Nor) Uno-X Mobility

Row 144 - Cell 2

145

Toms Skujins (Lat) Lidl-Trek

0:04:16

146

Chris Harper (Aus) Pinarello-Q36.5

0:04:21

147

Carlos Verona (Spa) Lidl-Trek

0:04:22

148

Mads Pedersen (Den) Lidl-Trek

Row 148 - Cell 2

149

Per Strand Hagenes (Nor) Visma-Lease a Bike

0:04:23

150

Edoardo Affini (Ita) Visma-Lease a Bike

Row 150 - Cell 2

151

Quinn Simmons (USA) Lidl-Trek

Row 151 - Cell 2

152

Pascal Eenkhoorn (Ned) Soudal-QuickStep

0:04:26

153

Nils Politt (Ger) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

0:04:27

154

Adam Yates (GBr) UAE Team Emirates-XRG

Row 154 - Cell 2

155

Brent Van Moer (Bel) Pinarello-Q36.5

Row 155 - Cell 2

156

Joel Nicolau (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA

0:04:28

157

Cees Bol (Ned) Decathlon CMA CGM

0:04:31

158

Milan Fretin (Bel) Cofidis

0:04:32

159

Ben O'Connor (Aus) Jayco-AlUla

0:04:33

160

Kelland O’Brien (Aus) Jayco-AlUla

Row 160 - Cell 2

161

Felix Engelhardt (Ger) Jayco-AlUla

Row 161 - Cell 2

162

Joris Delbove (Fra) Totalenergies

0:04:34

163

Mauro Schmid (Swi) Jayco-AlUla

0:04:35

164

Kamil Gradek (Pol) Bahrain Victorious

0:04:37

165

Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bahrain Victorious

Row 165 - Cell 2

166

Aaron Gate (NZl) XDS Astana

Row 166 - Cell 2

167

Mike Teunissen (Ned) XDS Astana

0:04:46

168

Davide Ballerini (Ita) XDS Astana

Row 168 - Cell 2

169

Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep

0:04:49

170

Tim Merlier (Bel) Soudal-QuickStep

Row 170 - Cell 2

171

Pascal Ackermann (Ger) Jayco-AlUla

0:04:51

172

Luke Durbridge (Aus) Jayco-AlUla

Row 172 - Cell 2

173

Thibault Guernalec (Fra) Totalenergies

0:04:52

174

Nicolya Vinokurov (Kaz) XDS Astana

0:04:54

175

Matteo Trentin (Ita) Tudor Pro Cycling

0:05:06

176

Marco Haller (Aut) Tudor Pro Cycling

Row 176 - Cell 2

177

Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech

0:05:07

178

Silvan Dillier (Swi) Alpecin-Premier Tech

Row 178 - Cell 2

179

Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Premier Tech

0:05:08

180

Michael Valgren (Den) EF Education-EasyPost

Row 180 - Cell 2

181

Nico Denz (Ger) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

0:05:13

182

Tim Van Dijke (Ned) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

0:05:17

183

Piet Allegaert (Bel) Cofidis

0:05:33

184

Simone Velasco (Ita) XDS Astana

0:05:58

Dani Ostanek
Senior News Writer

Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor, later being hired full-time. Her favourite races include Strade Bianche, the Tour de France Femmes, Paris-Roubaix, and Tro-Bro Léon.

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