Tour de France 2026 Classifications Update Stage 9 - Mads Pedersen extends green jersey lead as Tadej Pogacar remains untouched in yellow
CyclingSunday, 12 July 2026 at 17:40
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 9
Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey with his 2:42 advantage over Jonas Vingegaard unchanged, while the top nine remained intact. Bernal returned to the top 10, Tobias Halland Johannessen climbed two places to 11th and Tom Pidcock gained two positions to 13th. Further down, Sepp Kuss and Tiesj Benoot each rose three places, reaching 20th and 25th respectively.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | - | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 32:17:04 |
| 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 | ▲1 | Bernal Egan | Netcompany INEOS | 9:12 |
| 11 | ▲2 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 9:30 |
| 12 | - | Quinn Sean | EF Education - EasyPost | 9:35 |
| 13 | ▲2 | Pidcock Tom | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 9:40 |
| 14 | - | Van Wilder Ilan | Soudal Quick-Step | 9:45 |
| 15 | ▲1 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 10:46 |
| 16 | ▲1 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 10:51 |
| 17 | ▲1 | Jegat Jordan | TotalEnergies | 10:56 |
| 18 | ▲1 | Voisard Yannis | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 12:21 |
| 19 | ▲2 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 13:15 |
| 20 | ▲3 | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 13:33 |
| 21 | ▲1 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 13:37 |
| 22 | ▲2 | Yates Adam | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 14:31 |
| 23 | ▲2 | Carapaz Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 15:24 |
| 24 | ▲2 | McNulty Brandon | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 18:42 |
| 25 | ▲3 | Benoot Tiesj | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 26:17 |
Points Classification Standings after Stage 9
Mads Pedersen strengthened his grip on the green jersey, adding 40 points through his intermediate sprint victory and fifth place in Ussel to reach 268. His advantage increased to 45 points over Biniam Girmay, who collected 20 points at the intermediate sprint and moved above Tim Merlier into second.
Merlier slipped to third after being dropped early, while Jasper Philipsen remained fourth on 191 points. Pogacar moved up to eighth on 87, ahead of Anthony Turgis on 79, while Isaac del Toro climbed three positions to tenth.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | - | Pedersen Mads | Lidl - Trek | 268 |
| 2 | ▲1 | Girmay Biniam | NSN Cycling Team | 223 |
| 3 | ▼1 | Merlier Tim | Soudal Quick-Step | 213 |
| 4 | - | Philipsen Jasper | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 191 |
| 5 | - | Kanter Max | XDS Astana Team | 172 |
| 6 | - | Kooij Olav | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 110 |
| 7 | - | Wærenskjold Søren | Uno-X Mobility | 89 |
| 8 | ▲1 | Pogačar Tadej | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 87 |
| 9 | ▼1 | Turgis Anthony | TotalEnergies | 79 |
| 10 | ▲3 | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 72 |
King of the Mountains Standings after Stage 9
Tadej Pogacar retained the polka dot jersey with 28 points, nine ahead of Jonas Vingegaard. Valentin Paret-Peintre moved above Paul Seixas into fifth after leading over the Cote de Naves, while Tom Pidcock’s seven points across the Suc au May and Cote de la Croix du Pey carried him into the top 10. Isaac del Toro remained seventh on 10 points.
| 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 | ▲1 | Paret-Peintre Valentin | Soudal Quick-Step | 12 |
| 6 | ▼1 | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 12 |
| 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 | Pidcock Tom | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 7 |
Youth Classification Standings after Stage 9
Isaac del Toro retained the white jersey, seven seconds ahead of Juan Ayuso and 28 seconds clear of Paul Seixas. Davide Piganzoli moved up to fifth, with Lennert Van Eetvelt, Ramses Debruyne and Pablo Castrillo each gaining one place. Breakaway riders Alex Baudin and Valentin Paret-Peintre made the biggest advances, climbing four and five positions respectively to enter the top 10. No rider switches are apparent in this table.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | - | del Toro Isaac | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 32:20:31 |
| 2 | - | Ayuso Juan | Lidl - Trek | 0:07 |
| 3 | - | Seixas Paul | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 0:28 |
| 4 | - | Martinez Lenny | Bahrain - Victorious | 0:54 |
| 5 | ▲1 | Piganzoli Davide | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 7:19 |
| 6 | ▲1 | Van Eetvelt Lennert | Lotto Intermarché | 7:24 |
| 7 | ▲1 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 9:48 |
| 8 | ▲1 | Castrillo Pablo | Movistar Team | 10:10 |
| 9 | ▲4 | Baudin Alex | EF Education - EasyPost | 40:10 |
| 10 | ▲5 | Paret-Peintre Valentin | Soudal Quick-Step | 53:19 |
Teams Classification Standings after Stage 9
Lidl-Trek retained the lead despite placing two riders in the break before committing to Mads Pedersen’s pursuit. UAE Team Emirates – XRG moved up to second at 27:08, while Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Decathlon CMA CGM Team, EF Education-EasyPost and INEOS each gained one position.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Team | Class | Time |
| 1 | - | Lidl - Trek | WT | 96:40:41 |
| 2 | ▲1 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | WT | 27:08 |
| 3 | ▲1 | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | WT | 36:22 |
| 4 | ▲1 | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | WT | 1:01:55 |
| 5 | ▲1 | EF Education - EasyPost | WT | 1:03:34 |
| 6 | ▲1 | Netcompany INEOS | WT | 1:04:37 |
You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Tour de France.
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- winning MTB races - that would get headlines. anything MVDP does generates a headline.mij12-07-2026
- One-dimensional, haha, only someone who’s world turns around his idol can Trumpify a description so badly.Mistermaumau12-07-2026
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- Oh c’mon, ! What’s the point in trying to sound knowledgeable after the man himself had already told the world how he’s feeling. Besides, didn’t take him long to regain that « one » percent.Mistermaumau12-07-2026
- I'm not so sure, going in I agreed with you. But, he hasn't really seemed to be 100% at this race. The only reason he was leading for a few days was UAE goofed on the TTT. Had they not messed up, Pogi would have been in yellow day 1. In the TTT somehow during the climb, the 2 big riders that were supposed to pull dropped off. UAE had faster times on the flats. So, 1 mistake cost a day 1 yellowmd197512-07-2026
- Spoiling it with another cheap silly title.Mistermaumau12-07-2026
- Fair enough but I prefer the MVDP version working for other team goals and even then, none of them really exude that crucial A-M ingredient in their personality, assertiveness. I’d be curious to know which recent riders you’d all consider to have been examples of A-M.Mistermaumau12-07-2026
- Well done guys, even if it failsMistermaumau12-07-2026
- alpha male is about the furthest thing from a compliment I can imagine. it's all about him. look at Tadej and Jonas, each of whom makes sure to not only constantly talk up their teammates, but actually support them in achieving their own results. Jonas giving Sepp a free reign in the Giro, an entire Vuelta Espana, Tadej giving GP Montreal to McNulty, a stage to Del Toro earlier this week and several other examples where he has worked for his teammates to set them free to win in the break. this is how you lead. by giving and respecting. not demanding and bitching.sweetishChef12-07-2026
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