2026 Tour de France start list: Pogačar and who in Barcelona?

The 2026 Tour de France began on Saturday, July 4, with a team time trial in Barcelona, featuring 23 participating teams. Early race incidents included Groupama FDJ climbers Guillaume Martin and Clément Berthet crashing on stage 1, with Berthet withdrawing due to a shoulder injury. Defending favorite Tadej Pogačar also lost key mountain domestique Brandon McNulty ahead of the race, while ill rider Arnaud De Lie of Lotto abandoned the race on stage 3.