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Sepp Kuss’s plan to join a breakaway and attack early to shadow Tadej Pogačar on the Vuelta a España’s first mountain stage didn’t come off; he finished in the chase group behind Pogačar as the UAE Team Emirates rider extended his overall lead. Kuss remains in podium contention, sitting fourth overall, 23 seconds behind Primož Roglič, with a tough week of climbing still to come.
Tom Pidcock surged into GC contention on Tour de France stage 13 in Belfort, finishing third from a large break that included his Pinarello-Q36.5 teammates. The effort gained him over seven minutes on the peloton and lifted him to fourth overall, 4:15 behind leader Tadej Pogačar and within nine seconds of the virtual podium, as Mauro Schmid won the stage and Bahrain Victorious chased hard. The result showcased a strong team-wide performance and leaves Pidcock well-placed for the remaining mountain stages and the time trial ahead, with his comments stressing enjoyment and day-by-day progress rather than fixed expectations.
Jonas Vingegaard’s Visma-Lease a Bike won the Stage 1 team time trial in Barcelona, taking the first yellow jersey of the Tour de France 2026. He leads the general classification by eight seconds over Filippo Ganna (second) with Tadej Pogačar (third) 12 seconds back, Juan Ayuso (fourth) 16 seconds back and Remco Evenepoel (fifth) 19 seconds back.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) surged to victory on the final climb of Corno alle Scale to win Giro d'Italia stage 9, with Felix Gall taking second and Giulio Pellizzari third, while GC leader Afonso Eulálio retained the pink jersey heading into the rest day, sitting several minutes ahead of Vingegaard in the overall standings (~2:24).
Adam Yates of UAE Team Emirates claimed the yellow jersey and leads the general classification after stage 1 of the Tour de France. His brother Simon Yates is in second place, followed by teammate Tadej Pogačar in third. Thibaut Pinot and Michael Woods round out the top five. Several riders, including Enric Mas and Richard Carapaz, suffered setbacks due to crashes.