Tour de France 2026: stage two in Catalonia – live updates

The Guardian UK Sunday 05 July 2026, 11:18 UTC By Andy McGrath 1 min read

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‍♂️ Riders travel 168.5km from Tarragona to Barcelona‍♂️ Stage-by-stage guide | Team guide | Email AndyThe 2026 Tour de France has its first abandon. Groupama-FDJ United rider Clément Berthet crashed with teammate Guillaume Martin and he will be a DNS today.

‍♂️ Riders travel 168.5km from Tarragona to Barcelona
‍♂️ Stage-by-stage guide | Team guide | Email Andy

The 2026 Tour de France has its first abandon. Groupama-FDJ United rider Clément Berthet crashed with teammate Guillaume Martin and he will be a DNS today.

His race lasted 19.4 kilometres. Rotten luck for the Frenchman. At least his squad acquitted themselves well, finishing eighth.

Tour de France 2026 (ORG) Catalonia (LOCATION) Tarragona (LOCATION) Clément Berthet (PERSON) Guillaume Martin (PERSON) DNS (ORG) Frenchman (ORG)

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