# Vingegaard denies Pogacar to win opening Tour de France stage

Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard edged out Slovenian rival Tadej Pogacar to claim victory in the first stage of the Tour de France. The win signals an early battle between the two top contenders for the yellow jersey in this year's race.

**Importance:** 3/5

## Sources

### Sports
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cvgjzdvx3v2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:33:22 GMT
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c77yy3dmddxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:57:29 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/05/tour-de-france-2026-isaac-del-toro-tadej-pogacar-cycling-remco-evenepoel-jonas-vingegaard) — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:05:33 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/08/tour-de-france-2026-stage-five-updates-on-the-road-to-pau-live) — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:21:27 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/08/olav-kooij-claims-tour-de-france-stage-five-with-tourmalet-test-looming-large) — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:25:59 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/10/tour-de-france-2026-stage-seven-updates-hagetmau-to-bordeaux-cycling-live) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:20:36 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/09/pogacar-vingegaard-col-du-tourmalet-lead-tour-de-france-stage-six) — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 17:29:37 GMT
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/cjrgw4nd9r2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:21:28 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/10/tim-merlier-tour-de-france-stage-seven-tadej-pogacar) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:16:08 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/11/tour-de-france-2026-stage-eight-updates-from-perigueux-to-bergerac-live) — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:51:36 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/12/tadej-pogacar-tour-de-france-2026-heatwave-calendar-ninth-stage-mathieu-van-der-poel-cycling) — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:21:45 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/13/how-tadej-pogacar-became-the-new-patron-of-the-tour-de-france-peloton) — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:13:03 GMT
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/clywylnrdjlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:34:39 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/18/pogacar-attacks-on-steepest-climb-to-clinch-another-tour-de-france-stage-win) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:58:41 GMT
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c0jl84wp50wo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 17:42:36 GMT
- [BBC Sport](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c2elrwxe941o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:17:42 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/26/relentless-tadej-pogacar-wins-fifth-tour-de-france-to-equal-record) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:08:08 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/31/womens-tour-de-france-under-pressure-to-reroute-ventoux-stage-amid-wildfire-risk) — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:13:37 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/01/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-one-cycling-lausanne-live) — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 12:55:49 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/02/tour-de-france-femmes-2026-stage-two-from-aigle-to-geneva-live) — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 12:37:27 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/02/lorena-wiebes-wins-second-stage-tour-de-france-femmes-cycling) — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:24:46 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/03/tadej-pogacar-to-ride-vuelta-a-espana-cycling) — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:37:18 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/03/cycling-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-three-from-geneva-to-poligny-live) — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:53:20 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/04/cycling-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-four-time-trial-to-dijon-live) — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:33:43 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/05/cycling-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-five-macon-to-belleville-en-beaujolais-live) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:46:18 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/05/tour-de-france-femmes-demi-vollering-pauline-ferrand-prevot-cycling-stage-five-report) — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:07:02 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/07/the-tour-de-france-femmes-finale-and-carabao-cup-follow-with-us) — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:00:22 GMT
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/09/tour-de-france-femmes-demi-vollering-cycling) — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:32:18 GMT

### World
- [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/7/26/tour-de-france-final-stage-shortened-as-emergency-teams-tackle-wildfires?traffic_source=rss) — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 07:55:22 +0000