Other riders to come down were about half of the XDS-Astana team. Fortunately, none of them have left the race due to this, but a calamitous start to the race.
We do have one non-starter to tell you about, Clement Berthet (Groupama-FDJ United) is the first man to leave the race after crashing in yesterday’s TTT.
🇫🇷🇪🇸 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 #𝟏Une entame prometteuse mais un véritable crève-cœur : Clément Berthet ne prendra pas le départ demain suite à sa chute. On est avec toi Clem’ 🫶🔗 https://t.co/CvNRMK2RrG pic.twitter.com/jTn5XjTdF1July 4, 2026
Make sure to do our prediction game and vote for who you think will take the stage today. Will it be a win for Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech)? Maybe the world champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) will show his strength? Perhaps some British success with Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5)? Or someone else? Vote above this update! And comment your pick at the bottom of the page.
There was a lot of new tech and interesting cooling techniques on show in yesterday’s TTT from new helmets to ice boxes to plunge arms into, it was all there in Barcelona…
Cooling hacks, prototype bikes and new TT groupset parts: Tour de France TTT tech gallery
There are absolutely huge crowds in Tarragona for the rider presentation and neutral start today.
We remain in Catalunya for stage 2 of the race after a rapid and hot TTT in Barcelona yesterday. Relive the action with our post race report below…
Tour de France: Visma-Lease a Bike sweep to stage 1 team time trial victory in Barcelona
Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews‘ live updates of stage 2 at the Tour de France 2026!
Rider presentations are well underway in Taragona before today’s start with the neutralised start coming in around 45 minutes time. The day starts simply enough but turns into a nasty finale with three more times up the Montjuïc climb in Barcelona with over 2500m of elevation. See our in-depth preview below for a deeper dive into what the riders will face today…
Tour de France 2026 stage 2: A chance for Pogačar or a puncheur with three Montjuïc climbs – preview
