Tour de France 2026 Final Classifications - Pogacar, Pedersen, Carapaz and Del Toro seal victory in Paris
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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 the yellow and the Tour’s other major jerseys. Here we look at the race's classifications and update them daily, including the fight for the yellow jersey.
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.
General Classification Final Standings
Tadej Pogacar has officially won the overall classification and the yellow jersey at the 2026 Tour de France, securing the fifth title of his career. He now joins Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain and Jacques Anquetil as the record equalling five-time winners.
Remco Evenepoel finished second at +6:26, the highest finish of his career in the Tour overall classification. Isaac del Toro is in third place at +9:42. 19-year-old Paul Seixas completes his Tour debut with fourth place as he finishes on +11:56 as his compatriot Lenny Martinez takes his best-ever LA Grand Boucle result in fifth place at +13:02.
Further back, the Lidl-Trek duo Mattias Skjelmose and Juan Ayuso finished sixth and seventh respectively. Richard Carapaz's excellent final week earned him an eighth place while Tom Pidcock and Jordan Jegat rounded out the top ten in ninth and tenth place respectively.
| 1 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 73:56:26 |
| 2 | Evenepoel Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 6:26 |
| 3 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 9:42 |
| 4 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 11:56 |
| 5 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 13:02 |
| 6 | Skjelmose Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 14:59 |
| 7 | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 17:48 |
| 8 | Carapaz Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 20:00 |
| 9 | Jegat Jordan | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 29:28 |
| 10 | Pidcock Tom | TotalEnergies | 33:21 |
| 11 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 38:02 |
| 12 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 56:37 |
| 13 | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1:02:23 |
| 14 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 1:03:43 |
| 15 | Hindley Jai | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1:23:28 |
| 16 | Prodhomme Nicolas | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1:25:01 |
| 17 | Benoot Tiesj | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1:32:56 |
| 18 | Simmons Quinn | Lidl - Trek | 1:35:28 |
| 19 | Quinn Sean | EF Education - EasyPost | 1:47:05 |
| 20 | Bernal Egan | Netcompany INEOS | 1:47:58 |
Points Classification Final Standings
Mads Pedersen has officially won the points classification after virtually securing the jersey on stage 20. A thoroughly entertaining battle saw the Lidl-Trek rider ruthlessly chase intermediate sprint points in the final stages to assure the battle didn't continue to Paris.
Finishing with 539 points, Pedersen comes ahead of second place Jasper Philipsen on 445 points after the Alpecin - Premier Tech rider's stage 17 win ensuring the fight went on to the final stages.
Biniam Girmay takes third place with 361 points amid consistent results in intermediate and bunch sprints while Max Kanter also finishes in fourth place with 271 points thanks to regular top ten performances. Stage 5 winner Olav Kooij rounds out the top five in the classification with 230 points.
| 1 | Pedersen Mads | Lidl - Trek | 539 |
| 2 | Philipsen Jasper | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 445 |
| 3 | Girmay Biniam | NSN Cycling Team | 361 |
| 4 | Kanter Max | XDS Astana Team | 271 |
| 5 | Kooij Olav | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 230 |
| 6 | Wærenskjold Søren | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 198 |
| 7 | Pogačar Tadej | Uno-X Mobility | 159 |
| 8 | Evenepoel Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 157 |
| 9 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 143 |
| 10 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 133 |
King of the Mountains Final Standings
Richard Carapaz has officially won the polka dot jersey for King of the Mountains at the 2026 Tour de France. With 156 points, the Ecuadorian virtually secured the classification on stage 20 by taking all the day's points and a win.
Tadej Pogacar is in second place with 100 points, most of which he attained through attacks and general classification riding.
Meanwhile, Carapaz's rival for the jersey throughout the race, Valentin Paret-Peintre, finishes in third place with 99 points.Sepp Kuss finishes in fourth place on 55 points while Remco Evenepoel is in fifth place with 50 points.
| 1 | Carapaz Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 156 |
| 2 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 100 |
| 3 | Paret-Peintre Valentin | Soudal Quick-Step | 99 |
| 4 | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 55 |
| 5 | Evenepoel Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 50 |
| 6 | del Toro Isaac | Bahrain - Victorious | 41 |
| 7 | Martinez Lenny | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 40 |
| 8 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 36 |
| 9 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 29 |
| 10 | Hindley Jai | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 28 |
Youth Classification Final Standings
The closest of the time-based classifications, Isaac del Toro is the best young rider at the 2026 Tour de France and took home the white jersey. He finishes +2:14 ahead of Paul Seixas in second in what was a battle for the jersey divided by less than 30 seconds until Saturday's stage 20.
Lenny Martinez finishes in third place at +3:20. Juan Ayuso is in fourth place at +8:06. There's a massive gap to the rest of the riders in the classification as Davide Piganzoli finishes in fifth place and +54:01 behind Ayuso.
| 1 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 74:06:08 |
| 2 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 2:14 |
| 3 | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 3:20 |
| 4 | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 8:06 |
| 5 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 54:01 |
Teams Classification Final Standings
Lidl-Trek are the winners of the teams classification at the 2026 Tour de France. Demonstrating versatile strength and presence in brekaways, they finished +36:57 ahead of second-placed UAE Team Emirates - XRG in second place.
Rounding out the podium, Red Bull - BORA Hansgrohe are third at +1:06:22
| 1 | 1 | Lidl - Trek | WT | 224:57:43 |
| 2 | 2 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | WT | 36:57 |
| 3 | 3 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | WT | 1:06:22 |
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.
His reporting spans the full racing calendar, from one-day classics to stage races, with a focus on accurate, real-time coverage and clear contextual analysis. For statistics, results, and historical context, he regularly uses resources such as ProCyclingStats. To support reporting on rider activity and training context where relevant, he also references Strava.
In his work, Kieran places strong emphasis on careful sourcing, editorial accuracy, and updating articles as new, verified information becomes available.
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