Giro d'Italia 2026 Classifications Update Stage 5 - Afonso Eulálio takes over the race lead with 6 minutes over Jonas Vingegaard and company

The 2026 Giro d’Italia classifications will evolve day by day across three weeks of racing between 8 May and 31 May, from the Grande Partenza in Bulgaria all the way to the final stage in Rome. Every summit finish, sprint stage, breakaway, and time trial has the potential to reshape the fight for the Maglia Rosa and the Giro’s other jerseys.

This live classifications hub will be updated after every stage of the Giro d’Italia with the latest General Classification standings, Points Classification, Mountains Classification, and Best Young Rider rankings. As the race develops, this page will track every major movement in the battle for pink, ciclamino, azzurro, and white.

From Jonas Vingegaard’s Maglia Rosa challenge to Jonathan Milan’s fight for ciclamino, this page will follow every major standings change across all four jersey competitions throughout the 2026 Giro d’Italia.

The outlook of the overall classification has changed completely. Lidl-Trek did everything they could to try and protect the pink jersey: Giulio Ciccone and Derek Gee covered attacks on the first climb; whilst the team chased on despite having few men after the chaotic start.

But after Viggiano, the gap was too big, and without anyone to help, the German team let go of the race lead. Hence, Afonso Eulálio, who gained over 7 minutes over the peloton, has jumped into the race lead.

Because of his crash, it's uncertain how he will be able to defend it, but he now has over 6 minutes over the main GC contenders, which puts him in position to hold the jersey for several days and potentially also finish high in the overall classification.

Igor Arrieta has moved into second, followed by Christian Scaroni and Andrea Raccagni. The Quick-Step rider and Johannes Kulset are now fourth and fifth in GC after attacking the peloton following the end of the chase, winning four minutes on the road.

Jonas VIngegaard is now notably down to 15th place, but the main GC contenders remain together in the standings, with the climb to Blockhaus in a few days to mix it up once again.

Not a day for the sprinters, most of them were in the grupettos, far away from the main action of the day. Paul Magnier did not have a problem in maintaining the maglia ciclamino, which will be in action once again tomorrow in Napoli. Jhonatan Milan and Jhonatan Narváez follow in second and third place.

The first mountainous stage of the race brought some changes. Diego Pablo Sevilla (42 points) does remain comfortable in the lead after his efforts throughout the stages in Bulgaria. Nelson Oliveira was second with 18 points and now he is joined by Igor Arrieta who was the first over the climb to Viggiano today. However Arrieta and new fourth place Einer Rubio may chase overall results, whilst Oliveira is not a top climber. Hence, his lead remains rather comfortable.

In the youth classification, Eulálio has also been rewarded with a climb to the podium. The previous leader Jan Christen was personally covered by Giulio Ciccone early in the day, meaning he could not escape the peloton.

However, it will be Igor Arrieta who will wear the white jersey on stage 6, borrowing the jersey from the rider he joined today in the escapee group. Raccagni and Kulset also managed to jump into the first positions here.

XDS Astana Team have moved into the lead of the team's classification today, with Guillermo Thomas Silva and Christian Scaroni making big differences today in the stage's breakaway. Movistar had Lorenzo Milesi also finish amongst the first, bringing it to a second place. The next teams have over 6 minutes of disadvantage already, making for meaningful gaps.

You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Giro d'Italia.