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.
Kieran WoodDeputy Editor-in-Chief
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Rafionain-Glas09-07-2026 - Jonas managed to keep the gap to Pog at under 40 seconds for a long way down the descent. So Pog seemed to be simply more consistent in the long run. The chasing group also started getting closer to Jonas. I was wondering if they might all have closed the gap significantly if Kuss had pulled the chasers close to Jonas and Jonas had helped them on the last climb before pulling away again.Hills3309-07-2026
- There is nothing more predictable than Evenepoel losing his shit in the chase. He'll try to milk this "Lipowitz is my leadout" narrative till he gets dropped in week 3.LumbarDeniro09-07-2026
- Its a 3rd place podium fight between Ayuso, Bull, Redballers and Sexy. So why does Crazy Remco want to chase Jonas when nobody is interested. Because while Remco got balls he got no brainsabstractengineer09-07-2026
- Jonas can rest easy knowing that he's the second-best rider in the TdF. Del Toro or Seixas can't match him just yet. Second place will be easy to defend.
PogiFan2Day09-07-2026 - What stage did you watched? Remco was behind Lipo. He is the one closing gaps on his own teammate...MajorPayne09-07-2026
- I don't think Vingegaard believes in himself. He didn't continue pushing to the finish line and wasn't bothered to pursue every second, as he has done in the past. But he also didn't specify whether he believes he can beat Pogačar later in the race or whether he can stay ahead of the chasing pack. And Pogačar's insensitiveness is nothing new. At the Dauphiné last year, on stage 6, he commented that "I had to hurry up to watch the finish of Urska" which many deemed insensitive as it trivialised his rivals who'd given their all. It is, however, extraordinary that he isn't an arrogant pratt like Roger de Vlaeminck, considering his greatness. I think there is a correlation between the number/severity of setbacks a rider has suffered and whether they come across as arrogant or not. Why is Wout always praised for having never lost his dignity?Rafionain-Glas09-07-2026
- What’s the Mike Tyson phrase? Everyone has a plan until the first punch? What a huge gap to open on a single day.RidesHills09-07-2026
- Damn...To soon.... I preferred that UAE didn´t atack so strong this stage...an so early in the grad boucle ! Now theres no to little competition foi maillot jeune in thenext weeks..... Beside that, i was expecting Seixas to go with Vingegard... But not bad for him! He is only 19... Go SEIXAS!!!Alexcavalera09-07-2026
- I'm not claiming he doesn't have the right to be angry, but the way he spills his beans in public hurts his public image.Ride197409-07-2026
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