Tour de France 2026 Classifications Update Stage 6 - Tadej Pogacar turns eight minute deficit to near three-minute yellow jersey advantage over Jonas Vingegaard
CyclingThursday, 09 July 2026 at 17:31
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 6
Pogacar is back in yellow after a brutal first high-mountain stage, moving from fourth overall to the top of the GC. He now leads Jonas Vingegaard by 2:42, with UAE Team Emirates – XRG teammate Isaac del Toro third at 3:27.
Behind them, the podium fight has tightened sharply. Remco Evenepoel is fourth at 3:30, Juan Ayuso fifth at 3:34, Paul Seixas sixth at 3:55 and Florian Lipowitz seventh at 4:00. Torstein Traeen’s spell in yellow is over, while the breakaway-shaped GC from earlier in the race has been largely wiped away after the Tourmalet.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | ▲3 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 21:11:57 |
| 2 | ▲3 | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2:42 |
| 3 | ▲5 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 3:27 |
| 4 | ▲3 | Evenepoel Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 3:30 |
| 5 | ▲4 | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 3:34 |
| 6 | ▲4 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 3:55 |
| 7 | ▲4 | Lipowitz Florian | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 4:00 |
| 8 | ▲4 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 4:21 |
| 9 | ▲8 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 4:57 |
| 10 | ▼7 | Skjelmose Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 7:10 |
| 11 | ▲15 | Bernal Egan | Netcompany INEOS | 9:12 |
| 12 | ▼10 | Quinn Sean | EF Education - EasyPost | 9:35 |
| 13 | - | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 9:42 |
| 14 | - | Van Wilder Ilan | Soudal Quick-Step | 9:45 |
| 15 | - | Pidcock Tom | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 9:50 |
| 16 | - | Carapaz Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 10:46 |
| 17 | ▲1 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | ,, |
| 18 | ▲2 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 10:51 |
| 19 | ▲2 | Jegat Jordan | TotalEnergies | 10:56 |
| 20 | ▼14 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 11:26 |
| 21 | ▲4 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 12:21 |
| 22 | ▲6 | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | 13:06 |
| 23 | ▲6 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 13:24 |
| 24 | ▲16 | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 13:33 |
| 25 | ▲6 | Yates Adam | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 14:31 |
Points Classification Standings after Stage 6
Mads Pedersen remains in firm control of the points classification after Stage 6, holding the green jersey with 168 points and a lead of 75 points over Max Kanter. Kanter moves up to second on 93 points, edging ahead of Biniam Girmay, who drops to third on 91. Jasper Philipsen stays fourth on 86, while Tadej Pogacar climbs to fifth on 75 after his stage win and latest points haul.
Olav Kooij slips to sixth on 70, with Jonas Vingegaard also moving up after the mountain stage, rising to seventh on 61. Isaac del Toro, Tim Merlier and Quinn Simmons complete the top ten, with Simmons dropping two places after beginning the day eighth.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | - | Pedersen Mads | Lidl - Trek | 168 |
| 2 | ▲1 | Kanter Max | XDS Astana Team | 93 |
| 3 | ▼1 | Girmay Biniam | NSN Cycling Team | 91 |
| 4 | - | Philipsen Jasper | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 86 |
| 5 | ▲1 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 75 |
| 6 | ▼1 | Kooij Olav | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 70 |
| 7 | ▲2 | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 61 |
| 8 | ▼1 | Merlier Tim | Soudal Quick-Step | 55 |
| 9 | ▲1 | Del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 54 |
| 10 | ▼2 | Simmons Quinn | Lidl - Trek | 53 |
King of the Mountains Standings after Stage 6
Pogacar also takes control of the mountains classification after his Stage 6 demolition, jumping from ninth to first with 28 points after taking maximum points over the Tourmalet.
Vingegaard rises to second on 19 points, with Lenny Martinez third on 16 after his earlier battle on the Col d’Aspin. Previous leader Alex Baudin drops to fourth on 13, while Paul Seixas moves into fifth on 12 after another strong high-mountain showing.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | ▲8 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 28 |
| 2 | ▲18 | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 19 |
| 3 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 16 | |
| 4 | ▼3 | Baudin Alex | EF Education - EasyPost | 13 |
| 5 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 12 | |
| 6 | ▲8 | Paret-Peintre Valentin | Soudal Quick-Step | 10 |
| 7 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 10 | |
| 8 | Lipowitz Florian | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 10 | |
| 9 | ▼6 | Prodhomme Nicolas | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 9 |
Youth Classification Standings after Stage 6
Isaac del Toro takes over the white jersey after Stage 6, moving from third to first in the youth classification and completing a huge day for UAE Team Emirates – XRG.
Juan Ayuso is now just 7 seconds behind in second, with Paul Seixas third at 28 seconds after another impressive ride on the first high-mountain stage. Lenny Martinez is fourth at 54 seconds, while former leader Mathias Vacek drops to fifth at 3:43 after losing contact on the Tourmalet.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | ▲2 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 21:15:24 |
| 2 | ▲2 | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 0:07 |
| 3 | ▲2 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 0:28 |
| 4 | ▲2 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 0:54 |
| 5 | ▼4 | Vacek Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 3:43 |
| 6 | ▲1 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 7:19 |
| 7 | ▲1 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 7:24 |
| 8 | ▼6 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 7:59 |
| 9 | ▲2 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 9:57 |
| 10 | ▲2 | Tiberi Antonio | Bahrain - Victorious | 23:36 |
Teams Classification Standings after Stage 6
Lidl-Trek remain top of the teams classification after Stage 6, holding a 27:01 advantage over Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe.
UAE Team Emirates – XRG climb two places to third, just 7 seconds behind Red Bull after their dominant mountain display, while Team Visma | Lease a Bike jump four places to fourth at 36:22. Decathlon CMA CGM Team also move up to sixth after Paul Seixas’ strong ride, while Movistar drop to eighth on a brutal day that included Cian Uijtdebroeks’ abandon.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Team | Class | Time |
| 1 | - | Lidl - Trek | WT | 63:25:20 |
| 2 | - | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | WT | 27:01 |
| 3 | ▲2 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | WT | 27:08 |
| 4 | ▲4 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | WT | 36:22 |
| 5 | ▼2 | EF Education - EasyPost | WT | 58:43 |
| 6 | ▲3 | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | WT | 1:01:19 |
| 7 | ▼1 | Netcompany INEOS | WT | 1:04:01 |
| 8 | ▼4 | Movistar Team | WT | 1:19:19 |
| 9 | ▲2 | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | PRT | 1:19:40 |
| 10 | ▼3 | Uno-X Mobility | WT | 1:25:51 |
You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Tour de France.
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- Yesterday I described how today's stage will go. Full control of UAE and no one from Visma, RedBull, Lidl and Decathlon on a breakaway. Anyone who thinks Pogi won't attack the Tourmalet hasn't been watching cycling for the last 3 years. Pogi-Baby Hulk is dressed in full white. Good luck to the rest of the peloton. Explanation: Baby Hulk is an extremely powerful Baby Hulk, being the 2nd son of the Savage Hulk-Bruce Banner. His real name is Tadej Pogačar Banner.mus-musculuspeedypogigonzales09-07-2026
- Remco is a better descender than he was 2 years ago. He lost time on descend in 2024 Tour. Florian and Remco are not working as a team. Florian pulled very little on the last climb. Remco gave Paul a pat presumably for thanking him for taking turns. Red bull's management is going to have a pleasant time tonight.
KerisVroom09-07-2026 - Well, he can relinquish it if they let breakaway go wild in the next few stages.KerisVroom09-07-2026
- Dominating win by Pogacar. He just stamped his authority on the 2026 TdF in a massive way. He could afford to spend his max energy on this stage because the next real mountain stage is nine days later on 18th July. Till then he'll just be on cruise control. Unfortunately, he'll have to go back to spending more time in meeting the yellow jersey obligations just two days after relinquishing it for this very reason.
PogiFan2Day09-07-2026 - Kind of interesting what Tadej said to Isaac during the warm down. He said if there's another 1km up Tourmalet he would have blown it and told Isaac that he shouldn't followed him on the attack. He should have rode like Jonas following his own pace. Basically, he was riding at his limit on the penultimate climb. Too bad, the camera switched and we didn't get more insight.KerisVroom09-07-2026
- Visma Lease a Bike: "Jonas, believe in yourself. Jonas, you are better than Pogacar." PS: Nah... just kidding :))mus-musculuspeedypogigonzales09-07-2026
- Pogi Level 10 Jonas Level 9, rest Level 8-7. Tour Over on Day 6abstractengineer09-07-2026
- There are levels in sports and these levels are not fixed, sometimes someone is at level 5, sometimes 2, sometimes 8... but if you have an opponent who is at level 10 from February 2024 on, and you don't have a capacity to ever be at level 10, then what else do we have to talk about. PS: If you see Pogi all in white before the start, you can immediately place a bet... big € !!!mus-musculuspeedypogigonzales09-07-2026
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