Vuelta a Espana 2026 Classifications Update Stage 11 - Enric Mas and Wout Van Aert maintain firm hold over red and green jerseys
CyclingWednesday, 02 September 2026 at 18:00
The first red jersey of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana will be decided immediately in Monaco, where a 9.4-kilometre individual time trial opens a race featuring more than 58,000 metres 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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General Classification Standings after Stage 11
Enric Mas remains in the red jersey, the classification he took over after Tadej Pogacar's withdrawal on stage 8. The Movistar rider is ready to tackle an important set of days, starting with the summit finish in Calar Alto, where his race lead will be put to the test.
Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall are not far from the Spaniard. Oscar Onley, Richard Carapaz, Mattias Skjelmose, Sepp Kuss, Harold Tejada, Gregor Mühlberger and Jakob Omrzel complete the Top10 at the time being.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | - | Mas Enric | Movistar Team | 35:59:02 |
| 2 | - | Roglič Primož | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1:18 |
| 3 | - | Gall Felix | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 1:39 |
| 4 | - | Onley Oscar | Netcompany INEOS | 2:20 |
| 5 | - | Carapaz Richard | EF Education - EasyPost | 3:26 |
| 6 | - | Skjelmose Mattias | Lidl - Trek | 3:55 |
| 7 | - | Kuss Sepp | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 4:09 |
| 8 | - | Tejada Harold | XDS Astana Team | 4:39 |
| 9 | - | Mühlberger Gregor | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 7:33 |
| 10 | - | Omrzel Jakob | Bahrain - Victorious | 8:05 |
| 11 | - | Berthet Clément | Groupama - FDJ United | 9:32 |
| 12 | - | Widar Jarno | Lotto Intermarché | 9:34 |
| 13 | - | Rodríguez Cristián | XDS Astana Team | 9:42 |
| 14 | - | Martin Guillaume | Groupama - FDJ United | 12:58 |
| 15 | - | Bisiaux Léo | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 13:51 |
| 16 | - | Riccitello Matthew | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 15:36 |
| 17 | - | Rodriguez Juan Felipe | EF Education - EasyPost | 16:54 |
| 18 | - | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 23:23 |
| 19 | - | Pickering Finlay | Soudal Quick-Step | 24:01 |
| 20 | - | Zana Filippo | Team Jayco AlUla | 24:43 |
Points Classification Standings after Stage 11
Wout Van Aert obtained more points during this stage of the Vuelta, in the intermediate and final sprints, which sees his advantage as a comfortable one after stage 11. His 174 points aren't likely to be matched by anyone else, with teammate Matthew Brennan rising to second place after today's victory.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | - | van Aert Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 174 |
| 2 | ▲1 | Brennan Matthew | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 117 |
| 3 | ▼1 | Romele Alessandro | XDS Astana Team | 96 |
| 4 | ▲3 | Coquard Bryan | Cofidis | 94 |
| 5 | - | Hayter Ethan | Soudal Quick-Step | 77 |
| 6 | ▲4 | Meeus Jordi | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 67 |
| 7 | ▲1 | Tronchon Bastien | Groupama - FDJ United | 60 |
| 8 | ▲7 | Hofsteter Hugo | NSN Cycling Team | 53 |
| 9 | ▲10 | Cort Magnus | Uno-X Mobility | 53 |
| 10 | ▼4 | Laporte Christophe | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 52 |
King of the Mountains Classification Standings after Stage 11
Santiago Buitrago remained in the lead of the KOM classification, scoring a few points on the day's final climb, where Wout Van Aert was first over the line. Buitrago remains ahead of Enric Mas, who is not going to particularly focus on this jersey.
| Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Pnt |
| 1 | 1 | - | Buitrago Santiago | Bahrain - Victorious | 31 |
| 2 | 2 | - | Mas Enric | Movistar Team | 24 |
| 3 | 3 | - | Leknessund Andreas | Uno-X Mobility | 19 |
| 4 | 4 | - | van Aert Wout | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | 19 |
| 5 | 5 | - | Fortunato Lorenzo | XDS Astana Team | 14 |
| 6 | 6 | - | Lutsenko Alexey | NSN Cycling Team | 13 |
| 7 | 7 | - | Sivakov Pavel | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | 12 |
| 8 | 8 | - | Gall Felix | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 11 |
| 9 | 9 | - | Onley Oscar | Netcompany INEOS | 10 |
| 10 | 10 | - | Romele Alessandro | XDS Astana Team | 9 |
Youth Classification Standings after Stage 11
Oscar Onley remains in the lead of the youth classification into the second block of mountain stages of the race. The second week should see Onley's gap over Jakob Omrzel and Jarno Widar grow.
| Rnk | ▼▲ | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | - | Onley Oscar | Netcompany INEOS | 36:01:22 |
| 2 | - | Omrzel Jakob | Bahrain - Victorious | 5:45 |
| 3 | - | Widar Jarno | Lotto Intermarché | 7:14 |
| 4 | - | Bisiaux Léo | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 11:31 |
| 5 | - | Riccitello Matthew | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | 13:16 |
| 6 | - | Rodriguez Juan Felipe | EF Education - EasyPost | 14:34 |
| 7 | - | Debruyne Ramses | Alpecin - Premier Tech | 21:03 |
| 8 | - | Pickering Finlay | Team Jayco AlUla | 22:23 |
| 9 | - | Svestad-Bårdseng Embret | Netcompany INEOS | 25:41 |
| 10 | - | García Pierna Raúl | Movistar Team | 36:50 |
Teams Classification Standings after Stage 11
The team's classification hasn't changed on a day with a flat finale and no differences in the overall classification. Decathlon CMA CGM Team, with a lead of 42 minutes over Netcompany INEOS, continue to be in a safe position to win the secondary classification.
| Rnk | Prev | ▼▲ | Team | Class | Time |
| 1 | 1 | - | Decathlon CMA CGM Team | WT | 108:13:58 |
| 2 | 2 | - | Netcompany INEOS | WT | 42:55 |
| 3 | 3 | - | XDS Astana Team | WT | 50:12 |
| 4 | 4 | - | Team Visma | Lease a Bike | WT | 50:54 |
| 5 | 5 | - | EF Education - EasyPost | WT | 51:56 |
| 6 | 6 | - | Groupama - FDJ United | WT | 52:36 |
| 7 | 7 | - | Movistar Team | WT | 58:55 |
| 8 | 8 | - | Bahrain - Victorious | WT | 1:02:50 |
| 9 | 10 | ▲1 | Soudal Quick-Step | WT | 1:21:20 |
| 10 | 9 | ▼1 | UAE Team Emirates - XRG | WT | 1:28:48 |
| 11 | 11 | - | Lidl - Trek | WT | 1:34:09 |
| 12 | 12 | - | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | WT | 1:38:19 |
| 13 | 13 | - | NSN Cycling Team | WT | 1:39:04 |
| 14 | 14 | - | Burgos Burpellet BH | PRT | 1:41:26 |
| 15 | 15 | - | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | PRT | 1:43:54 |
| 16 | 16 | - | Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | PRT | 1:51:17 |
| 17 | 17 | - | Uno-X Mobility | WT | 1:59:21 |
| 18 | 18 | - | Equipo Kern Pharma | PRT | 2:01:51 |
| 19 | 19 | - | Team Jayco AlUla | WT | 2:11:28 |
| 20 | 20 | - | Lotto Intermarché | WT | 2:12:15 |
| 21 | 21 | - | Cofidis | PRT | 2:26:37 |
| 22 | 22 | - | Alpecin - Premier Tech | WT | 2:31:22 |
| 23 | 23 | - | Team Picnic PostNL | WT | 3:11:20 |
You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana.
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.
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