{"id":124589,"date":"2026-07-05T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/isaac-del-toro-wins-first-career-tour-de-france-stage-in-barcelona\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T16:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T16:00:44","slug":"isaac-del-toro-wins-first-career-tour-de-france-stage-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/05\/isaac-del-toro-wins-first-career-tour-de-france-stage-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaac del Toro wins first career Tour de France stage in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Honours for Sunday\u2019s first road stage of the 113th Tour de France<\/a> and second day in Spain were fought over in the streets of Barcelona, where Tadej Poga\u010dar guided Isaac del Toro to the line for the Mexican\u2019s first career Tour victory. It was Mexico\u2019s first Tour stage win since Ra\u00fal Alcal\u00e1 in 1990. In coming second, Poga\u010dar cut Jonas Vingegaard\u2019s lead to six seconds. Derek Gee-West was 45th.<\/p>\n

The GC Situation<\/h2>\n

After the team time trial, Vingegaard wore yellow with Poga\u010dar 11 seconds back. Juan Ayuso, Remco Evenepoel, del Toro and Paul Seixas were all within 39 seconds of the Dane.<\/p>\n

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Vingegaard in yellow. Photo: Sirotti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n


<\/strong>Sunday\u2019s Catalan Course<\/h2>\n

The second day in Spain covered 168 km from Tarragona to Barcelona. In the final 30 km riders face three circuits, each centered around short but steep Cat. 3 C\u00f4te du Ch\u00e2teau de Montju\u00efc, with the final cresting 1.8 km from the finish line in Barcelona. It was another scorcher.<\/p>\n

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Three ascents of Montju\u00efc concluded Sunday\u2019s final full day in Spain. Image by La FlammeRouge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the day\u2019s breakaway was trying to gel, there was an early crash, with XDS-Astana<\/a> involved again.<\/p>\n

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Pogacar in the polka dots on Sunday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The escape was a trio. It wasn\u2019t allowed more than a 3:30 gap. The first intermediate sprint of the 2026 edition came in Viladecans. The fugitives were the first three to score points, and from the field Biniam Girmay was the fastest.<\/p>\n

The first categorized climb of the 113rd edition was Cat. 2 C\u00f4te de Begues, where Alex Molenaar scored maximum KOM points. Del Toro suddenly had a big problem, as a mechanical left him lagging by over 1:30. With del Toro returned\u2013Seixas had an even longer effort to get back after a flat\u2013the break\u2019s adventure came to an end before the Barcelona circuits.<\/p>\n

Montju\u00efc and the Barcelona Circuits<\/h2>\n

There were no attacks on Montju\u00efc I<\/strong>, but UAE-Emirates whipped along the bunch, Poga\u010dar in Position 2 and Vingegaard on his wheel.<\/p>\n

Quentin Pacher of Groupama-FDJ got a Colombian flag caught in his gears.<\/p>\n

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Pacher tries to yank a Colombian flag out of his drivetrain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Montju\u00efc II<\/strong> the world champion held his fire as his team streamlined the peloton. Montju\u00efc III<\/strong> saw Seixas\u2019 teammate Tiesj Benoot lead onto the slopes. An attack from Tobias Halland Johannessen came too late over the top.<\/p>\n

Twelve chaps were left. Mattias Skjelmose made a dig. Then del Toro took up the cause, with Poga\u010dar cheering him and shepherding the Mexican to the line. Del Toro moved up two spot on GC to fourth.<\/p>\n

Monday\u2019s last day in Spain actually ends in France on the Cat. 3 Les Angles climb, 1.7 km of 6.7 percent. However, wildfire hazards and dangerous temperatures in the Pyrenees-Orientales and Occitanie regions threaten Stages 3 and 4.<\/p>\n

113th Tour de France, Stage 2<\/strong>
1) Isaac del Toro (Mexico\/UAE-Emirates) 3:40:01
2) Tadej Poga\u010dar (Slovenia\/UAE-Emirates) s.t.
3) Remco Evenepoel (Belgium\/Red Bull) s.t.
45) Derek Gee-West (Canada\/Lidl-Trek) +5:31<\/strong><\/p>\n

113th Tour de France GC<\/strong>
1) Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark\/Visma-Lease a Bike) 4:01:48
2) Tadej Poga\u010dar (Slovenia\/UAE-Emirates) +0:06
3) Remco Evenepoel (Belgium\/Red Bull) +0:15
44) Derek Gee-West (Canada\/Lidl-Trek) +7:34<\/strong><\/p>\n

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