Tadej Pogacar trails Jonas Vingegaard by 12 seconds after stage one of the Tour de France.
What happened?
The Danish rider Vingegaard took the lead in the 19.6-km team time trial in Barcelona on Saturday.
Vingegaard finished ahead of Italian Filippo Ganna and Tadej Pogacar, who came in third.
Why it matters for Tadej Pogacar
Pogacar, a four-time Tour de France winner, is seeking his fifth title and faces stiff competition from Vingegaard.
The Slovenian rider will need to make up ground in the upcoming stages to reclaim the yellow jersey.
What comes next?
The race continues in Spain on Sunday with a 169-km hilly ride from Tarragona to Barcelona.
And the battle for the yellow jersey is expected to intensify, with Pogacar and Vingegaard locked in a fierce competition.
But Pogacar remains confident, having won the last two editions of the Tour de France.
So the stage is set for a thrilling showdown between two of the world's top cyclists.
The 29-year-old Vingegaard, who won the race in 2022 and 2023, is determined to make it three in a row.
Pogacar, on the other hand, is seeking to extend his record and prove himself as one of the greatest cyclists of all time.
With the tour just getting underway, fans can expect a intense and thrilling competition in the days to come.
The question on everyone's mind is: can Pogacar overcome the deficit and reclaim the yellow jersey, or will Vingegaard prove too strong to beat?