Vuelta a Espana 2026 Final Classifications Standings - Enric Mas crowned champion as Wout van Aert, Santiago Buitrago and Oscar Onley secure jerseys
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The first red jersey of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana will be decided immediately in Monaco, where a 9.4-kilometer individual time trial opens a race featuring more than 58,000 meters of climbing, repeated summit finishes, and a second race against the clock later in the final week.
This live classifications hub will be updated after every stage with the latest General Classification, Points Classification, Mountains Classification, and Best Young Rider standings, tracking the fight for the red, green, polka-dot, and white jerseys from Stage 1 on August 22 through to the final stage in Granada on September 13.
The overall battle will be shaped by repeated opportunities for the climbers, from the early Pyrenean and Andorran tests to Calar Alto, Sierra de la Pandera, Penas Blancas, and the decisive Collado del Alguacil. The two individual time trials and bonus seconds provide further chances for the gaps between the main contenders to change.
Sprint finishes and intermediate sprints will drive the points competition, breakaways can quickly transform the mountains' standings, and the white jersey will develop alongside many of the same stages that decide the general classification. Each update will show the latest standings after the day's racing and highlight the important changes across all four competitions.
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Final General Classification Standings after Stage 21
There were no changes inside the top 10 on the final stage, leaving Mas as the overall winner in a final time of 73:52:55. Roglic finished second at 2:15, with Gall completing the podium another 29 seconds behind. Richard Carapaz was fourth at 6:54, while Sepp Kuss retained the fifth place he had dramatically claimed on Stage 20.
Onley finished sixth at 9:28, 1:10 ahead of Jakob Omrzel in seventh. Clement Berthet, Cristian Rodriguez and Harold Tejada completed the final top 10.
Mas' victory brought an end to his long wait for a Grand Tour title after three previous runner-up finishes at the Vuelta.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | - | Mas Enric | Movistar Team | 73:52:55 |
| 2 | - | Roglič Primož | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 2:15 |
| 3 | - | Gall Felix | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 2:44 |
| 4 | - | Carapaz Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 6:54 |
| 5 | - | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 8:45 |
| 6 | - | Onley Oscar | Netcompany INEOS | 9:28 |
| 7 | - | Omrzel Jakob | Bahrain - Victorious | 10:38 |
| 8 | - | Berthet Clément | Groupama - FDJ United | 11:41 |
| 9 | - | Rodríguez Cristián | XDS Astana Team | 11:59 |
| 10 | - | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | 12:51 |
Final Points Classification Standings after Stage 21
Van Aert completed the Vuelta with 326 points to take the green jersey, finishing 53 clear of Brennan. The Visma pair dominated the stage victories during the race, with Brennan winning five times and Van Aert twice.
Alessandro Romele's second place in Granada helped him finish third in the points standings on 216, comfortably ahead of Bryan Coquard on 141.
Stage 21 winner Tobias Halland Johannessen climbed two positions to ninth on 104 points, while Bastien Tronchon rose three places to complete the top 10.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | - | van Aert Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 326 |
| 2 | - | Brennan Matthew | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 273 |
| 3 | - | Romele Alessandro | XDS Astana Team | 216 |
| 4 | - | Coquard Bryan | Cofidis | 141 |
| 5 | - | Meeus Jordi | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 116 |
| 6 | - | Debruyne Ramses | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 115 |
| 7 | ▲1 | Vermaerke Kevin | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 115 |
| 8 | ▼1 | Leknessund Andreas | Uno-X Mobility | 106 |
| 9 | ▲2 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 104 |
| 10 | ▲3 | Tronchon Bastien | Groupama - FDJ United | 103 |
Final King of the Mountains Classification Standings after Stage 21
Santiago Buitrago finished the race with 78 points to secure the mountains classification. Van Aert was his nearest challenger on 62, while Andreas Leknessund finished a distant third on 36.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | - | Buitrago Santiago | Bahrain - Victorious | 78 |
| 2 | - | van Aert Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 62 |
| 3 | - | Leknessund Andreas | Uno-X Mobility | 36 |
| 4 | Landa Mikel | Soudal Quick-Step | 30 | |
| 5 | Johannessen Tobias Halland | Uno-X Mobility | 28 | |
| 6 | Miquel Pau | Movistar Team | 24 | |
| 7 | Mas Enric | Bahrain - Victorious | 23 | |
| 8 | Fortunato Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | 21 | |
| 9 | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 19 | |
| 10 | Dunbar Eddie | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 16 |
Final Youth Classification Standings after Stage 21
Onley completed the Vuelta as the best young rider after finishing sixth overall. The Netcompany INEOS leader ended the race 1:10 ahead of Omrzel, who nevertheless leaves the Vuelta with seventh overall and a stage victory at Calar Alto.
Leo Bisiaux was third at 15:35, with Juan Felipe Rodriguez fourth and Embret Svestad-Bardseng fifth.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | - | Onley Oscar | Netcompany INEOS | 74:02:23 |
| 2 | - | Omrzel Jakob | Bahrain - Victorious | 1:10 |
| 3 | - | Bisiaux Léo | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 15:35 |
| 4 | - | Rodriguez Juan Felipe | EF Education - EasyPost | 38:28 |
| 5 | - | Svestad-Bårdseng Embret | Netcompany INEOS | 1:01:18 |
| 6 | - | García Pierna Raúl | Movistar Team | 1:07:17 |
| 7 | - | Widar Jarno | Lotto Intermarché | 1:09:24 |
| 8 | - | Pickering Finlay | Team Jayco AlUla | 1:19:42 |
| 9 | - | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 1:41:03 |
| 10 | - | Paret-Peintre Valentin | Soudal Quick-Step | 1:47:13 |
Final Teams Classification Standings after Stage 21
Decathlon CMA CGM Team completed the Vuelta at the top of the teams classification in a combined time of 222:25:14. XDS Astana Team finished second at 38:00, with Bahrain - Victorious third at 54:46. Groupama - FDJ United and Netcompany INEOS completed the top five.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Team | Class | Time |
| 1 | - | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | WT | 222:25:14 |
| 2 | - | XDS Astana Team | WT | 38:00 |
| 3 | - | Bahrain - Victorious | WT | 54:46 |
| 4 | - | Groupama - FDJ United | WT | 1:01:28 |
| 5 | - | Netcompany INEOS | WT | 1:25:12 |
| 6 | - | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | WT | 1:48:16 |
| 7 | - | Movistar Team | WT | 1:56:38 |
| 8 | - | EF Education - EasyPost | WT | 2:00:07 |
| 9 | - | Soudal Quick-Step | WT | 2:13:27 |
| 10 | - | Burgos Burpellet BH | PRT | 2:54:18 |
You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana.
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- It doesnt take a genius to understand that Pogi is 1 level above and Pogi is younger that Jonas, so Jonas will not win under ordinary circumstances. Pogi has to crack hard for Jonas to win. It doesn't matter whether you defend Jonas or not , facts remain facts. Jonas himself says his numbers are better than 2022/2023, so Jonas is more or less optimized and we are just see the stochastic variation due to other factors. I think he will retire along with Pedersen in WC denmarkabstractengineer13-11-2026
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- your clinging to the past. Jonas was dropped by del toro many times last year and jonas never managed a climbing numers del toro did in dauphine last year -entire year. Trend is also evident theres no discussion your living in the past, its beent he same with jonas for many years now and only developing, meanwhile del toro is rising and developing greatly. This is all obvious stuff and im not even a del toro fan. No point discussing numbers or this i suspect you dont watch much now but rather think its 2022 still cause this aint hard.miguel13-11-2026
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- What wins? Are you LA operating under a pseudonym?mij13-11-2026
- My point is this - Tadej, Remco, Seixas are all the outliers. Many riders don’t hit their peak until 28. It’s way too early to write him off. And the pogi slo guy that hates him - he’s also immature. Ayuso needs time.mij13-11-2026
- Then you need to use ur eyes or head if you have cause del toro already dropped jonas two times and beat him in tdf stages already this year.. Del toro climbed(dauphine) better numbers than jonas did all year too. So ur feelings and wishful thinking doesnt amtter del toro himself has already surpassed jonas infact just facts. Its also very evident for anyone objective that Jonas is declining alot, its just the truth and super obvious.miguel13-11-2026
- None of those victories stand, so there's that,wrsty13-11-2026
- No surprise there; it is British Sycling, yes, with an S
Rafionain-Glas12-11-2026 - I like Del Toro but he's not on the level of Jonas, by a large margin.awp12-11-2026
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