The biggest race of the year has started: the Tour de France. On Saturday, July 5, the peloton started from Lille, with the race set to conclude three weeks later with the (not so) traditional finish in the French capital,

Ultimately it came down to a single second, with Pogačar losing the lead to Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel despite the best efforts of Vingegaard and his Visma-Lease a Bike teammates. These unusual tactics certainly drew the ire of a visibly frustrated Pogačar, with the Slovenian remarking after the stage finish:

A three-week Grand Tour will always contain natural ebbs and flows, and, for much of Monday’s stage between Valenciennes and Dunkirk, it looked as if the peloton had declared an unofficial rest day, with the riders happy to cruise back towards the coast after a weekend of wind, rain and intensity.

Tour de France kicks off on July 5 in Lille, France, with eyes on Tadej Pogačar for his fourth career title and second consecutive yellow jersey.