General Classification Update UAE Tour 2026 | Isaac del Toro soars into overall lead with stunning stage 6 success
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Isaac del Toro has turned the UAE Tour on its head on Jebel Hafeet and will start the final stage in the red jersey.
The UAE Team Emirates - XRG rider began Stage 6 21 seconds down on Antonio Tiberi. After the summit finish, that advantage has swung the other way. Del Toro now leads the general classification by 20 seconds, a 41-second reversal on the race’s defining climb.
Del Toro sits first overall on 18:13:42, with Tiberi second at 0:20. Behind them, Luke Plapp is now the closest challenger outside the leading duo, moving up two places into third at 1:14.
The reshuffle did not stop there. Harold Tejada slips to fourth at 1:25, while Felix Gall jumps three positions into fifth at 1:34. Lennert Van Eetvelt drops to sixth at 1:44, with Derek Gee holding seventh at 1:47 as the gaps stretch out behind the front two.
The changes also ripple further down the standings. Remco Evenepoel moves up a place into tenth at 2:25, while Ilan Van Wilder takes the biggest hit inside the top 11, dropping five positions to 11th at 2:27.
Stage 6 was always set up as the day the UAE Tour would be decided. It has not fully decided it yet, but it has given the race a new leader, a new margin, and a final stage framed by one clear question: can anyone find 20 seconds on Del Toro before the line?
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General Classification Update UAE Tour 2026 after Stage 6
| 1 | ▲1 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 18:13:42 |
| 2 | ▼1 | Tiberi Antonio | Bahrain - Victorious | 0:20 |
| 3 | ▲2 | Plapp Luke | Team Jayco AlUla | 1:14 |
| 4 | ▼1 | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | 1:25 |
| 5 | ▲3 | Gall Felix | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1:34 |
| 6 | ▼2 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 1:44 |
| 7 | - | Gee-West Derek | Lidl - Trek | 1:47 |
| 8 | ▲1 | Nordhagen Jørgen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1:55 |
| 9 | ▲1 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 2:08 |
| 10 | ▲1 | Evenepoel Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 2:25 |
| 11 | ▼5 | Van Wilder Ilan | Soudal Quick-Step | 2:27 |
| 12 | - | Rondel Mathys | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 2:38 |
| 13 | - | Storer Michael | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 2:39 |
| 14 | ▲1 | Munton Byron | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | 2:42 |
| 15 | ▲1 | Yates Adam | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 3:34 |
| 16 | ▲2 | Johannessen Anders Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 3:44 |
| 17 | - | Graat Tijmen | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 3:50 |
| 18 | ▲2 | Gaudu David | Groupama - FDJ United | 3:56 |
| 19 | ▲2 | Svestad-Bårdseng Embret | INEOS Grenadiers | 3:57 |
| 20 | ▼6 | Kelderman Wilco | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 4:12 |
| 21 | ▲4 | Dunbar Eddie | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 4:22 |
| 22 | ▲2 | Steinhauser Georg | EF Education - EasyPost | 4:41 |
| 23 | ▼1 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 4:57 |
| 24 | ▲3 | van der Lee Jardi Christiaan | EF Education - EasyPost | 5:20 |
| 25 | ▲7 | Lecerf Junior | Soudal Quick-Step | 5:37 |
| 26 | ▲3 | Vergallito Luca | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 6:05 |
| 27 | ▼4 | Beloki Markel | EF Education - EasyPost | 6:21 |
| 28 | ▲5 | Bennett George | NSN Cycling Team | 6:24 |
| 29 | ▲5 | Novák Pavel | Movistar Team | 6:32 |
| 30 | ▼2 | Vermaerke Kevin | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 6:45 |
| 31 | ▲4 | Quinn Sean | EF Education - EasyPost | 6:50 |
| 32 | ▲5 | Porter Rudy | Team Jayco AlUla | 7:25 |
| 33 | ▲10 | Higuita Sergio | XDS Astana Team | 7:41 |
| 34 | ▲5 | Quintana Nairo | Movistar Team | 7:42 |
| 35 | ▲7 | de Bod Stefan | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | 9:01 |
| 36 | ▼17 | Vanhoucke Harm | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 9:19 |
| 37 | ▲4 | Charmig Anthon | Uno-X Mobility | 9:27 |
| 38 | ▼8 | Gaffuri Mattia | Team Picnic PostNL | 9:37 |
| 39 | ▼3 | Tulett Ben | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:08 |
| 40 | ▲4 | Caruso Damiano | Bahrain - Victorious | 10:55 |
| 41 | ▲4 | López Harold Martín | XDS Astana Team | 11:04 |
| 42 | ▼2 | O'Connor Ben | Team Jayco AlUla | 12:35 |
| 43 | ▲4 | Kruijswijk Steven | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 14:29 |
| 44 | ▲8 | Gualdi Simone | Lotto Intermarché | 14:38 |
| 45 | ▲13 | Howson Damien | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 14:46 |
| 46 | ▲3 | Dinham Matthew | Team Picnic PostNL | 14:48 |
| 47 | ▲14 | Hirt Jan | NSN Cycling Team | 14:55 |
| 48 | ▼10 | Øxenberg Peter | INEOS Grenadiers | 15:32 |
| 49 | ▲11 | Cavagna Rémi | Groupama - FDJ United | 16:31 |
| 50 | ▲3 | Wilksch Hannes | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 16:52 |
| 51 | ▲3 | Konrad Patrick | Lidl - Trek | 16:53 |
| 52 | ▼4 | Paleni Enzo | Groupama - FDJ United | 17:39 |
| 53 | ▼3 | Zukowsky Nickolas | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 17:45 |
| 54 | ▼23 | Eulálio Afonso | Bahrain - Victorious | 18:48 |
| 55 | ▲11 | Gamper Patrick | Team Jayco AlUla | 19:12 |
| 56 | ▲3 | Skaarseth Anders | Uno-X Mobility | 19:36 |
| 57 | ▼2 | Fisher-Black Finn | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 20:08 |
| 58 | ▲15 | Mühlberger Gregor | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 20:29 |
| 59 | ▲5 | Milesi Lorenzo | Movistar Team | 20:34 |
| 60 | ▲5 | Durbridge Luke | Team Jayco AlUla | 21:21 |
| 61 | ▲18 | Geens Jonas | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 22:49 |
| 62 | ▼11 | Herzog Emil | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 23:52 |
| 63 | ▼7 | Knox James | Team Picnic PostNL | 24:39 |
| 64 | ▼7 | MacKellar Alastair | EF Education - EasyPost | 25:38 |
| 65 | ▼3 | Tarling Joshua | INEOS Grenadiers | 25:59 |
| 66 | ▼20 | Ghebreigzabhier Amanuel | Lidl - Trek | ,, |
| 67 | ▲17 | Mikutis Aivaras | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 26:08 |
| 68 | ▼5 | Vermeersch Florian | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 26:42 |
| 69 | ▲33 | Shmidt Artem | INEOS Grenadiers | 27:03 |
| 70 | ▼3 | Politt Nils | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 27:17 |
| 71 | ▼2 | Smith Dion | NSN Cycling Team | 27:19 |
| 72 | ▲22 | Bastiaens Ayco | Soudal Quick-Step | 28:04 |
| 73 | ▲32 | Mattio Pietro | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 28:09 |
| 74 | ▼2 | Gonov Lev | XDS Astana Team | 28:11 |
| 75 | - | Côté Pier-André | NSN Cycling Team | 28:22 |
| 76 | ▼2 | Swift Ben | INEOS Grenadiers | 28:38 |
| 77 | ▼1 | Huens Axel | Groupama - FDJ United | 28:45 |
| 78 | ▲3 | Märkl Niklas | Team Picnic PostNL | 28:52 |
| 79 | ▲1 | Naberman Tim | Team Picnic PostNL | 29:10 |
| 80 | ▲5 | Arndt Nikias | Bahrain - Victorious | 29:50 |
| 81 | ▲2 | Vangheluwe Warre | Soudal Quick-Step | 29:51 |
| 82 | ▲4 | Kepplinger Rainer | Bahrain - Victorious | 30:17 |
| 83 | ▲6 | Sénéchal Florian | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 30:38 |
| 84 | ▼13 | Hoole Daan | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 31:07 |
| 85 | ▲6 | Cattaneo Mattia | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 31:19 |
| 86 | ▲6 | Raisberg Nadav | NSN Cycling Team | 31:24 |
| 87 | ▲6 | Parisini Nicolò | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 31:25 |
| 88 | ▼10 | Mihkels Madis | EF Education - EasyPost | 31:29 |
| 89 | ▲6 | Kluckers Arthur | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 31:37 |
| 90 | ▲6 | Doull Owain | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 31:45 |
| 91 | ▼23 | Swift Connor | INEOS Grenadiers | 31:54 |
| 92 | ▼15 | Theuns Edward | Lidl - Trek | 32:01 |
| 93 | ▲10 | Moro Manlio | Movistar Team | 32:14 |
| 94 | ▼24 | Veistroffer Baptiste | Lotto Intermarché | 32:20 |
| 95 | ▼13 | Milan Jonathan | Lidl - Trek | 32:42 |
| 96 | ▲10 | Molano Juan Sebastián | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 33:04 |
| 97 | ▲20 | Thijssen Gerben | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 33:13 |
| 98 | ▲1 | Paasschens Mathijs | Bahrain - Victorious | 33:27 |
| 99 | ▲24 | Rickaert Jonas | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 33:32 |
| 100 | ▲7 | Moscon Gianni | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 33:41 |
| 101 | ▼11 | Jacobs Johan | Groupama - FDJ United | 34:20 |
| 102 | ▲7 | Christian Sean | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | 34:22 |
| 103 | ▲7 | Van Lerberghe Bert | Soudal Quick-Step | ,, |
| 104 | ▲9 | Kessler Cole | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | 34:55 |
| 105 | ▼4 | Dainese Alberto | Soudal Quick-Step | 35:02 |
| 106 | ▼18 | van Uden Casper | Team Picnic PostNL | 35:04 |
| 107 | ▲8 | Caudell Ezra | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | ,, |
| 108 | ▼21 | van Sintmaartensdijk Roel | Lotto Intermarché | 35:17 |
| 109 | ▲13 | Kolze Changizi Sebastian | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 36:01 |
| 110 | ▲4 | Syritsa Gleb | XDS Astana Team | 36:21 |
| 111 | ▼14 | Mullen Ryan | NSN Cycling Team | 36:25 |
| 112 | ▲9 | Torres Albert | Movistar Team | 36:58 |
| 113 | ▼9 | Houcou Emmanuel | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 37:10 |
| 114 | ▲4 | De Schuyteneer Steffen | Lotto Intermarché | 37:37 |
| 115 | ▼17 | Thornley Callum | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 38:13 |
| 116 | ▼16 | Ørn-Kristoff Felix | Lotto Intermarché | 38:35 |
| 117 | ▲9 | Bower Lewis | Groupama - FDJ United | 38:40 |
| 118 | ▲14 | Bissegger Stefan | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 39:32 |
| 119 | ▼11 | Welsford Sam | INEOS Grenadiers | 39:36 |
| 120 | ▲5 | Walscheid Max | Lidl - Trek | 39:48 |
| 121 | ▲3 | Mezgec Luka | Team Jayco AlUla | 40:06 |
| 122 | ▲8 | Stewart Mark | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | 40:29 |
| 123 | ▲14 | Dillier Silvan | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 40:35 |
| 124 | ▼13 | Bévort Carl-Frederik | Uno-X Mobility | 40:45 |
| 125 | ▼13 | Schwarzbacher Matthias | EF Education - EasyPost | 40:59 |
| 126 | ▼6 | Vernon Ethan | NSN Cycling Team | ,, |
| 127 | ▼8 | Pickrell Riley | Modern Adventure Pro Cycling | 41:14 |
| 128 | ▼12 | Herregodts Rune | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | ,, |
| 129 | ▼2 | Bol Cees | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 41:15 |
| 130 | ▼1 | Consonni Simone | Lidl - Trek | 42:47 |
| 131 | - | De Buyst Jasper | Lotto Intermarché | 44:19 |
| 132 | ▼4 | Romele Alessandro | XDS Astana Team | 44:41 |
| 133 | ▲8 | Pollefliet Gianluca | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 45:15 |
| 134 | ▲5 | Dehairs Simon | Alpecin-Premier Tech | 45:22 |
| 135 | ▼1 | Malucelli Matteo | XDS Astana Team | 45:37 |
| 136 | ▼3 | Milan Matteo | Groupama - FDJ United | 45:59 |
| 137 | ▼2 | Blikra Erlend | Uno-X Mobility | 46:25 |
| 138 | ▼2 | Froidevaux Robin | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 46:30 |
| 139 | ▼1 | Hayter Ethan | Soudal Quick-Step | 46:37 |
| 140 | - | Drizners Jarrad | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 47:30 |
| 141 | ▲1 | Skerl Daniel | Bahrain - Victorious | 49:57 |
| 142 | ▲1 | Jakobsen Fabio | Team Picnic PostNL | 51:49 |
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