Tour de France 2026 Classifications Update Stage 4 - Torstein Traeen takes historic yellow jersey for Uno-X as Pogacar drops down; Pedersen jumps into green jersey
CyclingTuesday, 07 July 2026 at 18:26
The 2026 Tour de France classifications will shift across three weeks of racing, from the Grand Départ in Barcelona on 4 July to the final stage in Paris on 26 July. Across time trials, sprint stages, breakaway opportunities and the high mountains, each day can alter the shape of the race for yellow and the Tour’s other major jerseys.
This live classifications hub is updated after each stage of the 2026 Tour de France with the latest General Classification, Points Classification, Mountains Classification and Best Young Rider standings. As the race develops, it tracks the key movements in the fight for the yellow jersey, green jersey, polka-dot jersey and white jersey.
The General Classification remains the central battle of the Tour, but the wider standings often tell their own stories as the race moves through different terrain. Sprint stages can reshape the points competition, mountain days can transform the polka-dot jersey fight, and the white jersey battle can change quickly when young contenders are tested across repeated days of pressure.
With 21 stages and four major jersey competitions to follow, the Tour de France standings can change through time gaps, bonus seconds, breakaway moves, sprint points, mountain points and decisive race incidents. This page will follow those changes throughout the 2026 Tour de France.
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General Classification Standings after Stage 4
The overall classification has changed completely. Torstein Traeen and Sean Quinn had only just over 5 minutes of deficit to Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard; but both have gained 12:59 minutes on the line. UAE did not try to chase down the breakaway and kept a calm pace all throughout the hilly day, allowing these two men to grow a sizeable gap which relieves Pogacar of his media and podium duties for the time being.
This is favourable in terms of recovery, now eliminating the slight advantage Visma and Jonas Vingegaard would get. They are now fourth and fifth in the overall classification, 7:53 minutes down on Traeen who had previously led the Vuelta a España due to a similar breakaway.
Sean Quinn sits second, only 28 seconds behind the Norwegian rider and within a shot of reaching the yellow jersey on stage 6 which will see the riders go through the mythical Col du Tourmalet. Mathias Vacek has ascended into third place in the overall classification, 3:50 minutes back. Ramses Debruyne also climbed into the Top10 aas a result of his move.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | ▲23 | Træen Torstein | Uno-X Mobility | 13:02:46 |
| 2 | ▲24 | Quinn Sean | EF Education - EasyPost | 0:28 |
| 3 | ▲28 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 3:50 |
| 4 | ▼3 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 7:53 |
| 5 | ▼3 | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | ,, |
| 6 | ▲31 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 8:06 |
| 7 | ▼4 | Evenepoel Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 8:16 |
| 8 | ▼4 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 8:17 |
| 9 | ▼4 | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 8:20 |
| 10 | ▼4 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 8:41 |
| 11 | ▼4 | Lipowitz Florian | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 8:46 |
| 12 | ▼4 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 9:02 |
| 13 | ▼4 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 9:04 |
| 14 | ▼4 | Van Wilder Ilan | Soudal Quick-Step | 9:10 |
| 15 | ▼4 | Carapaz Richard | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 9:15 |
| 16 | ▼4 | Pidcock Tom | EF Education - EasyPost | 9:38 |
| 17 | ▼4 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 9:40 |
| 18 | ▼4 | Skjelmose Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 9:43 |
| 19 | ▼4 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:08 |
| 20 | ▼4 | Arensman Thymen | Netcompany INEOS | 10:12 |
| 21 | ▼4 | Jegat Jordan | TotalEnergies | 10:21 |
| 22 | ▼4 | Higuita Sergio | XDS Astana Team | 11:16 |
| 23 | ▼4 | Uijtdebroeks Cian | Movistar Team | 11:17 |
| 24 | ▲19 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 11:22 |
| 25 | ▲20 | García Pierna Raúl | Movistar Team | 11:34 |
Points Classification Standings after Stage 4
The points classification has changed meaningfully. With four days of racing in, there has not been a single bunch sprint. But in Foix, Mads Pedersen took an early and commanding lead over his rivals. Biniam Girmay and Jasper Philipsen, due to their efforts into being in the breakaway today and going for the intermediate sprint, managed to get into the Top 10. They have 39 and 30 points respectively.
However that is nothing compared to the 103 Pedersen now has, as a result of also winning the stage. The Lidl-Trek rider has ridden himself into a strong lead, and is now followed by Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard.
| Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | 4 | ▲3 | Pedersen Mads | Lidl - Trek | 103 |
| 2 | 1 | ▼1 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 55 |
| 3 | 2 | ▼1 | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 44 |
| 4 | Simmons Quinn | Lidl - Trek | 42 | ||
| 5 | 3 | ▼2 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 39 |
| 6 | 18 | ▲12 | Girmay Biniam | NSN Cycling Team | 39 |
| 7 | 5 | ▼2 | Remco Evenepoel | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 33 |
| 8 | 6 | ▼2 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 32 |
| 9 | 24 | ▲15 | Philipsen Jasper | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 30 |
| 10 | 7 | ▼3 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 28 |
King of the Mountains Standings after Stage 4
Whilst there were some points to be attributed, the Tour's KOM points system means that the points being given out in its opening days are rather meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Despite being a very hilly day with two second category climbs, Alex Baudin's absence from the breakaway didn't change the outlook of the classification as the EF rider remains in the lead.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | - | Baudin Alex | EF Education - EasyPost | 12 |
| 2 | ▲2 | Molenaar Alex | Caja Rural - Seguros RGA | 10 |
| 3 | ▼1 | Prodhomme Nicolas | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 9 |
| 4 | ▼1 | García Pierna Raúl | Movistar Team | 7 |
| 5 | Tratnik Jan | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 5 | |
| 6 | Frigo Marco | NSN Cycling Team | 5 | |
| 7 | ▼2 | Brandon McNulty | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 4 |
| 8 | ▼2 | Van Mechelen Vlad | Bahrain - Victorious | 4 |
| 9 | ▼2 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 3 |
| 10 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 3 |
Youth Classification Standings after Stage 4
The white jersey has changed hands and teams. Juan Ayuso was the first leader of the classification early in the race, and after Isaac del Toro took hold of it, he has quickly lost it once again. Mathias Vacek, due to his efforts in the breakaway, has jumped directly into the white jersey. He leads Ramses Debruyne by 4:16 minutes and may maintain it for some days; whilst Isaac del Toro now sits third 4:27 minutes behind.
| Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | 10 | ▲9 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 13:06:36 |
| 2 | 11 | ▲9 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 4:16 |
| 3 | 1 | ▼2 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 4:27 |
| 4 | 2 | ▼2 | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 4:30 |
| 5 | 3 | ▼2 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 4:51 |
| 6 | 4 | ▼2 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Bahrain - Victorious | 5:12 |
| 7 | 5 | ▼2 | Martinez Lenny | Lotto Intermarché | 5:50 |
| 8 | 6 | ▼2 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 6:18 |
| 9 | 7 | ▼2 | Uijtdebroeks Cian | Movistar Team | 7:27 |
| 10 | 12 | ▲2 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 7:32 |
Teams Classification Standings after Stage 4
With the winning group taking 13 minutes over the peloton and around 30 riders making it into the day's breakaway, today was an absolutely key day for the team's classification. UAE Team Emirates - XRG entered the stage in the lead, but they have lost over 30 minutes to Lidl-Trek - 39, to be precise.
The German team has jumped into a commanding lead with Mads Pedersen, Quinn Simmons and Mathias Vacek closing their times instantly. UAE, with no-one up front, dropped down to fifth place, now 32 minutes back. And the gaps are massive, with Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe remaining second but now 19 minutes behind; whilst EF Education-EasyPost and Movistar Team have also climbed the standings dramatically.
| Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Team | Class | Time |
| 1 | 3 | ▲2 | Lidl - Trek | WT | 39:04:13 |
| 2 | 2 | - | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | WT | 19:12 |
| 3 | 5 | ▲2 | EF Education - EasyPost | WT | 21:48 |
| 4 | 9 | ▲5 | Movistar Team | WT | 26:05 |
| 5 | 1 | ▼4 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | WT | 32:33 |
| 6 | 7 | ▲1 | Netcompany INEOS | WT | 33:21 |
| 7 | 8 | ▲1 | Uno-X Mobility | WT | 34:37 |
| 8 | 4 | ▼4 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | WT | 39:00 |
| 9 | 6 | ▼3 | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | WT | 41:39 |
| 10 | 10 | - | TotalEnergies | PRT | 48:02 |
You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Tour de France.
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
Kieran Wood is a sports journalist based in Wales and has been active in journalism since 2022. He regularly contributes to DartsNews.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he covers professional cycling and darts. In cycling, his work includes liveblogs from major races, including the Tour de France, the Giro d’Italia, and La Vuelta a España, alongside race reports and analysis. He has also conducted interviews with professional riders.
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