Tour de France 2026 stage 1 live viewing and start time update

The 2026 Tour de France gets underway on Saturday 4 July in Barcelona with a 19.6km team time-trial as the opening stage. Unlike ceremonial starts or short prologues, teams will depart one by one from the Barcelona seafront, meaning the general classification could be significantly impacted from day one. Key teams expected to contend include UAE Team Emirates XRG, Team Visma Lease a Bike, and Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe.