Tour de France 2026 stage one: race begins with team time-trial in Barcelona – live

The 2026 Tour de France has begun with a team time-trial stage one, featuring a 19.6km route through Barcelona. Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome, aged 41, confirmed his retirement from professional cycling at the Grand Départ in Barcelona, stating that a fall the previous summer ultimately ended his career. Froome expressed regret over how his career concluded but acknowledged he knew at the time of the crash that it was over.