Tour de France 2026 Classifications Update Stage 8 - Tadej Pogacar stays firmly in yellow as Tim Merlier closes on Mads Pedersen
CyclingSaturday, 11 July 2026 at 17:44
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. Here we look at the race's classifications and update them on the 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.
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General Classification Standings after Stage 8
Stage 8 produced no changes inside the top 15, with the GC contenders finishing safely together in Bergerac.
Pogacar remains 2:42 ahead of Vingegaard, while only seven seconds separate Del Toro, Evenepoel and Ayuso from third to fifth. Seixas holds sixth at 3:55, five seconds ahead of Lipowitz, with Martinez, Skjelmose and Vacek completing the top 10.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | - | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 28:49:07 |
| 2 | - | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 2:42 |
| 3 | - | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 3:27 |
| 4 | - | Evenepoel Remco | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 3:30 |
| 5 | - | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 3:34 |
| 6 | - | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 3:55 |
| 7 | - | Lipowitz Florian | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 4:00 |
| 8 | - | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 4:21 |
| 9 | - | Skjelmose Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 4:57 |
| 10 | - | Vacek Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 7:10 |
| 11 | - | Bernal Egan | Netcompany INEOS | 9:12 |
| 12 | - | 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 | - | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:46 |
| 17 | - | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 10:51 |
| 18 | - | Jegat Jordan | TotalEnergies | 10:56 |
| 19 | ▲1 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 12:21 |
| 20 | ▲1 | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | 13:06 |
| 21 | ▼2 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 13:15 |
| 22 | - | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 13:24 |
| 23 | - | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 13:33 |
| 24 | ▲1 | Yates Adam | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 14:31 |
| 25 | ▼1 | Carapaz Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 15:24 |
Points Classification Standings after Stage 8
Merlier’s back-to-back victories have blown the green jersey battle wide open. The Belgian climbed two places to second on 213 points, cutting Mads Pedersen’s lead to just 15 despite the Dane increasing his total to 228.
Girmay slipped to third but remains firmly involved on 203, while Philipsen rose to fourth on 175. Kanter dropped two places to fifth, with Kooij’s podium moving him from eighth to sixth.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | - | Pedersen Mads | Lidl - Trek | 228 |
| 2 | ▲2 | Merlier Tim | Soudal Quick-Step | 213 |
| 3 | ▼1 | Girmay Biniam | NSN Cycling Team | 203 |
| 4 | ▲1 | Philipsen Jasper | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 175 |
| 5 | ▼2 | Kanter Max | XDS Astana Team | 172 |
| 6 | ▲2 | Kooij Olav | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 110 |
| 7 | - | Wærenskjold Søren | Uno-X Mobility | 89 |
| 8 | ▲1 | Turgis Anthony | TotalEnergies | 79 |
| 9 | ▼3 | Pogacar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 75 |
| 10 | - | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 61 |
King of the Mountains Standings after Stage 8
Stage 8 left the mountains classification unchanged, with only two fourth-category points available. Slock collected both, but remained outside the top 10.
Pogacar continues to lead on 28 points, nine clear of Vingegaard and 12 ahead of Martinez. The major battle for the polka dots will resume when the Tour returns to more demanding terrain.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | - | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 28 |
| 2 | - | Vingegaard Jonas | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 19 |
| 3 | - | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 16 |
| 4 | - | Baudin Alex | EF Education - EasyPost | 13 |
| 5 | - | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 12 |
| 6 | - | 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 | - | Prodhomme Nicolas | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 9 |
| 10 | - | García Pierna Raúl | Movistar Team | 7 |
Youth Classification Standings after Stage 8
Stage 8 left the youth classification unchanged, with all 10 leading riders retaining their positions.
Del Toro continues to lead Ayuso by only seven seconds, while Seixas remains firmly involved at 28 seconds. Martinez sits fourth at 54 seconds, with Vacek completing the top five at 3:43.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | - | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 28:52:34 |
| 2 | - | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 0:07 |
| 3 | - | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 0:28 |
| 4 | - | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 0:54 |
| 5 | - | Vacek Mathias | Lidl - Trek | 3:43 |
| 6 | - | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 7:19 |
| 7 | - | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 7:24 |
| 8 | - | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 9:48 |
| 9 | - | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 9:57 |
| 10 | - | Tiberi Antonio | Bahrain - Victorious | 23:36 |
Teams Classification Standings after Stage 7
Lidl-Trek retained a commanding lead in the teams classification, remaining 27:01 ahead of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe and 27:08 clear of UAE Team Emirates – XRG.
The only change inside the top 10 saw Decathlon CMA CGM Team climb above EF Education – EasyPost into fifth. Visma remained fourth, with Netcompany INEOS seventh.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Team | Class | Time |
| 1 | - | Lidl - Trek | WT | 86:16:50 |
| 2 | - | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | WT | 27:01 |
| 3 | - | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | WT | 27:08 |
| 4 | - | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | WT | 36:22 |
| 5 | ▲1 | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | WT | 1:01:19 |
| 6 | ▼1 | EF Education - EasyPost | WT | 1:03:40 |
| 7 | - | Netcompany INEOS | WT | 1:04:01 |
| 8 | - | Movistar Team | WT | 1:19:19 |
| 9 | - | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | PRT | 1:19:40 |
| 10 | - | 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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