CZThe first stage of the 113th Tour de France was a team time trial held in Barcelona, where Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard's team, Visma-Lease a Bike, won with a time of 21 minutes and 47 seconds. The Netherlands-based team finished eight seconds ahead of the British team Netcompany INEOS. Third place went to UAE Team Emirates, led by Slovenian rider Tadej Pogačar, who is aiming for his fifth Tour victory. Czech champion Mathias Vacka contributed significantly to his team Lidl-Trek's fourth-place finish, but he ended up in 23rd position overall with a deficit of 1 minute and 12 seconds to Vingegaard.
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