Tour de France standings, results: Race outlook after Stage 1 winner
French Romain Bardet of Team DSM-Firmenich PostNL wearing the yellow jersey of leader in the points ranking celebrates on the podium after stage 1 of the 2024 Tour de France from Florence, Italy to Rimini, Italy. (Photo by JASPER JACOBS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)
For the first time in its 111-year history, the 2024 Tour de France began in Italy. The Grand Départ saw the field of 176 riders across 22 teams make the 128-mile journey from Florence to Rimini in just over five hours.
Two Team dsm–firmenich PostNL riders took control after an early breakaway to win the opening stage. Frenchman Romain Bardet took first ahead of teammate Frank Van den Broek and both finished with a time of 5:07:22. Saturday's victory marked Bardet's fourth career Tour de France stage win and with it came his first career yellow jersey.
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The peloton split into multiple groups, the first of which crossed the line at 5:07:27 led by Visma–Lease a Bike's Wout van Aert. Tour de France favorites and two-time winners Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard were in that group as well.
The final group of riders - including one of the greatest sprinters in Tour de France history, Mark Cavendish - crossed the line with a time of 5:46:34.
Here's how the classification looks after the opening stage:
Tour de France Stage 1 results
Tour de France standings
Tour de France jersey standings
- Yellow (general classification): Romain Bardet
- Green (points classification): Frank van den Broek
- Polka dot (mountains classification): Jonas Abrahamsen
- White (young rider classification): Frank van den Broek
- Yellow numbers (teams classification): Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
- Golden numbers (combativity award): Frank van den Broek
Tour de France Stage 2: How to watch, schedule, and distance
- Date: June 30, 2024
- Location: Ceseantico to Bologna (Italy)
- Distance: 123.8 miles (199.2 kilometers)
- Type: Hilly stage
- TV: N/A
- Streaming: Peacock, fuboTV
How to watch: Catch the 2024 Tour de France FREE on Fubo
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