Overview
- Visma-Lease a Bike won the 19.6km team time trial on Saturday, putting Jonas Vingegaard in the first yellow jersey with a time of 21 minutes 47 seconds.
- UAE Team Emirates produced a one-two on Sunday when Isaac Del Toro won the Montjuïc finish and Tadej Pogačar took six bonus seconds to cut Vingegaard’s lead to six seconds.
- Organizers changed the TTT rule so each rider receives an individual general classification time, a tweak that let teams shed riders late and created the early time gaps.
- Netcompany Ineos suffered a key setback when Kévin Vauquelin had a puncture during the TTT, forcing Filippo Ganna into a solo finish and costing the team valuable seconds.
- Race officials are monitoring extreme heat forecasts and a nearby wildfire that could force stage alterations as the race heads toward the Pyrenees, a factor that may affect tactics and safety plans.