Pogačar Starts Quest for 5th Tour De France Title with Team Time Trial in Barcelona
The opening 19.6-kilometer team time trial uses a new format that counts individual times and could shape the early general classification.
- On Saturday, the 113th edition of the Tour de France begins in Barcelona with an opening 20km team time trial, spanning 3,333km across 21 stages.
- Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar , a four-time winner, faces his primary rival, Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard , who won the Giro d'Italia last month.
- Youngest debutant since 1937, Paul Seixas enters amid high French expectations, stating, "I don't take on other people's pressure; it's my own."
- Ireland's Ben Healy seeks early contention, while Remco Evenepoel and Isaac Del Toro remain key riders to watch.
- Throughout the race, competitors face demanding terrain and intense pressure; Seixas noted, "I keep telling myself I have to enjoy it, even though it's a very tough, very difficult race.
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The Tour de France starts today with a team time trial in Barcelona. It promises to be an immediate battle for the general classification. We look...
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Pogačar starts quest for 5th Tour de France title with team time trial in Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tadej Pogačar will start his quest for a record-equaling fifth Tour de France title when the race kicks off in neighboring Spain on Saturday.
Superstar Tadej Pogacar opens the hunt for the historic fifth overall victory at the Tour de France. An Austrian is at the side of the Slovenian as a noble helper.
The 113th Tour de France sélance de Barcelona this Saturday. Immense favorite to his succession, Tadej Pogacar aims for a fifth historic sacre. He will have to tame the heat, a Jonas Vingegaard sharkqué
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