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 Standings after Stage 5
The overall classification has not changed in Pau for the top riders, but it wasn’t a calm finale. The crash-marred sprint finish saw a split in the peloton outside the final 5 kilometers. It had been unclear who was caught up, aside from the yellow jersey Torstein Traeen, who risked losing it to Sean Quinn. The gap between the two remains 28 seconds, something that will be put to the test tomorrow in Gavarnie. Mathias Vacek remains third.
Jonas Vingegaard also rushed through the finish line supported by Visma, looking to cut his potential losses after having been caught in the split. The Dutch team succeeded, and Vingegaard did not lose time to his main rivals. He remains tied in time with Tadej Pogacar, 7:53 minutes down on Traeen.Ramses Debruyne, Remco Evenepoel, Isaac del Toro, Juan Ayuso, and Paul Seixas complete the Top 10, which may see important changes tomorrow on the first high-mountain stage of the race.Rnk▼▲RiderTeamTime1- Træen TorsteinUno-X Mobility16:32:072- Quinn SeanEF Education – EasyPost0:283- Vacek MathiasLidl – Trek3:504- Pogačar TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG7:535- Vingegaard JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike,,6- Debruyne RamsesAlpecin – Premier Tech8:067- Evenepoel RemcoRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe8:168-del Toro IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG8:179-Ayuso JuanLidl – Trek8:2010- Seixas PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team8:4111- Lipowitz FlorianRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe8:4612- Martinez LennyBahrain – Victorious9:0213- Johannessen Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility9:0414- Van Wilder IlanSoudal Quick-Step9:1015- Pidcock TomPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team9:1516- Carapaz RichardEF Education – EasyPost9:3817▲1 Skjelmose MattiasLidl – Trek9:4318▲1 Piganzoli DavideTeam Visma | Lease a Bike10:0819▲1 Van Eetvelt LennertNetcompany INEOS10:1220▼3 Arensman ThymenLotto Intermarché10:1321- Jegat JordanTotalEnergies10:2122- Higuita SergioXDS Astana Team11:1623- Uijtdebroeks CianMovistar Team11:1724▲1 García Pierna RaúlMovistar Team11:3425▲1 Voisard YannisTudor Pro Cycling Team11:43Points Classification Standings after Stage 5
It was an important day for the overall classification, as it was the race’s first bunch sprint and the first day to deliver full points. Mads Pedersen remains in the lead, but his rivals have now soared up the classification. Biniam Girmay has risen to second with 79 against Pedersen’s 143 – a solid lead, but one that may shorten over the coming week.
Max Kanter’s intermediate and final sprints have seen him gather massive points, and with 77, he is now third. Jasper Philipsen now has 72, and Olav Kooij, who has notably not chased intermediate sprints, climbed to fifth with the 70 he won. Tim Merlier sits a little below with 55.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamPnt1- Pedersen MadsLidl – Trek1432▲4 Girmay BiniamNSN Cycling Team793▲42 Kanter MaxXDS Astana Team774▲5 Philipsen JasperAlpecin – Premier Tech725(new) Kooij OlavDecathlon CMA CGM Team706▼4 Pogačar TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG557▲34 Merlier TimSoudal Quick-Step558▼4 Simmons QuinnLidl – Trek459▼6 del Toro IsaacTeam Visma | Lease a Bike4410▼5 Vingegaard JonasUAE Team Emirates – XRG39King of the Mountains Standings after Stage 5
Alex Baudin sprinted to capture 1 point this Wednesday afternoon. In the long-term, it’s unlikely to affect the classification, but in the meantime, it allows the EF Education rider to remain in the lead of the KOM jersey. Alex Molenaard remains in second place.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamPnt1- Baudin AlexEF Education – EasyPost132- Molenaar AlexCaja Rural – Seguros RGA103- Prodhomme NicolasDecathlon CMA CGM Team94- García Pierna RaúlMovistar Team75▲1 Tratnik JanRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe56▼1 Frigo MarcoNSN Cycling Team57- McNulty BrandonUAE Team Emirates – XRG48- Van Mechelen VladBahrain – Victorious49-Pogacar TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG310- Vacek MathiasLidl – Trek3Youth Classification Standings after Stage 5
The outlook of the youth classification has also remained unchanged, like the general classification. Mathias Vacek will carry the white jersey into stage 6, where he may be able to defend it. Ramses Debruyne and Isaac del Toro follow in second and third place, over 4 minutes behind.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamTime1- Vacek MathiasLidl – Trek16:35:572- Debruyne RamsesAlpecin – Premier Tech4:163- del Toro IsaacUAE Team Emirates – XRG4:274- Ayuso JuanLidl – Trek4:305- Seixas PaulDecathlon CMA CGM Team4:516- Martinez LennyBahrain – Victorious5:127▲1 Piganzoli DavideTeam Visma | Lease a Bike6:188▼1 Van Eetvelt LennertLotto Intermarché6:239- García Pierna RaúlMovistar Team7:2710▲1 Uijtdebroeks CianMovistar Team7:44Teams Classification Standings after Stage 5
Lidl-Trek remains firm in the lead of the team’s classification, which grants the German team its continuous use of the famous yellow helmets. Tomorrow, they will be defending it on an important day for the classification.
1Lidl-Trek49:32:022Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe+ 19:263EF Education-EasyPost+ 23:594Movistar Team+ 26:195UAE Team Emirates-XRG+ 32:476Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team+ 33:217Uno-X Mobility+ 34:378Team Visma | Lease a Bike+ 39:149Decathlon CMA CGM Team+ 41:3910Team TotalEnergies+ 48:02You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Tour de France.