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.
General Classification Standings after Stage 7
Pogacar strengthened his grip on red with another late attack, extending his advantage over Mas from 3:34 to 3:50. Roglic remains third at 4:50, but Gall was the strongest of the podium challengers and climbed to fourth, only 11 seconds behind the four-time winner.
Kuss moved into fifth, with Onley just one second behind him in sixth, while Carapaz fell three places to seventh after losing ground near the summit. Skjelmose and Tejada each gained a position, Mühlberger entered the top 10 and Omrzel rose to 11th, while Ramses Debruyne dropped out following his difficult final climb.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamUCITime1- Pogačar TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG2034″19:32:372- Mas EnricMovistar Team12″3:503- Roglič PrimožRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe4:504▲1 Gall FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team8″5:015▲1 Kuss SeppTeam Visma | Lease a Bike6:056▲1 Onley OscarNetcompany INEOS4″6:067▼3Carapaz RichardEF Education – EasyPost6:128▲1 Skjelmose MattiasLidl – Trek7:179▲1 Tejada HaroldXDS Astana Team7:4610▲2 Mühlberger GregorDecathlon CMA CGM Team9:2911▲4 Omrzel JakobBahrain – Victorious9:54Points Classification Standings after Stage 7
Van Aert’s day-long attack delivered the green jersey despite missing the stage victory. Maximum points at the intermediate sprint and third place at Aramon Valdelinares lifted him to 104 points, two ahead of Pogacar.
Brennan remains third on 60, giving Team Visma | Lease a Bike three riders inside the top five. Uno-X’s one-two transformed their position in the classification, with Johannessen climbing 20 places to sixth on 45 points and stage winner Leknessund entering the top 10 on 30.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamPnt1▲1 van Aert WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike1042▼1 Pogačar TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG1023- Brennan MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike604- Hayter EthanSoudal Quick-Step575- Laporte ChristopheTeam Visma | Lease a Bike526▲20 Johannessen Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility457▼1 Debruyne RamsesAlpecin – Premier Tech368▲4 Bisiaux LéoDecathlon CMA CGM Team329▼2 Miquel PauBahrain – Victorious3110 Leknessund AndreasUno-X Mobility30King of the Mountains Classification Standings after Stage 7
Pogacar retained the mountains jersey on 29 points, but Leknessund emerged as his closest challenger after collecting points throughout the breakaway and winning the summit finish, moving directly into second on 19.
Van Aert also entered the top five on 13 after leading across two climbs, while Johannessen and Lutsenko joined the top 10. Mas slipped to third without adding to his total.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamPnt1- Pogačar TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG292 Leknessund AndreasUno-X Mobility193▼1 Mas EnricMovistar Team144▼1 Fortunato LorenzoXDS Astana Team135 van Aert WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike136▼2 Buitrago SantiagoBahrain – Victorious117▼2 Gall FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team98 Johannessen Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility99 Lutsenko AlexeyNSN Cycling Team810▼4 Bouwman KoenTeam Jayco AlUla6Youth Classification Standings after Stage 7
Onley retained the white jersey, but the riders behind him changed substantially. Omrzel used the breakaway to climb from fourth to second, reducing his deficit to 3:48, while Bisiaux rose into third at 6:07. Widar slipped to fourth after another difficult mountain stage, while overnight challenger Debruyne dropped completely out of the top 5. Pickering completed the new top five at 8:48.
Rnk▼▲RiderTeamTime1Onley OscarNetcompany INEOS Cycling Team19:38:432▲ 2Omrzel JakobBahrain Victorious+ 03:483▲ 3Bisiaux LéoDecathlon CMA CGM Team+ 06:074▼ 1Widar JarnoLotto-Intermarché+ 06:435▲ 3Pickering FinlayTeam Jayco-AlUla+ 08:48Teams Classification Standings after Stage 7RnkPrev▼▲TeamClassTime11- Decathlon CMA CGM TeamWT 59:01:2922- UAE Team Emirates – XRGWT12:0434▲1 Team Visma | Lease a BikeWT20:3543▼1 Netcompany INEOSWT25:2555- XDS Astana TeamWT33:3766- Groupama – FDJ UnitedWT35:5277- EF Education – EasyPostWT36:3489▲1 Movistar TeamWT41:1098▼1 Bahrain – VictoriousWT41:341010- Tudor Pro Cycling TeamPRT51:211112▲1 Soudal Quick-StepWT54:011211▼1 Lidl – TrekWT1:02:251316▲3 NSN Cycling TeamWT1:03:121413▼1 Red Bull – BORA – hansgroheWT1:04:221515- Equipo Kern PharmaPRT1:08:381619▲3 Uno-X MobilityWT1:11:231718▲1 Burgos Burpellet BHPRT1:13:331817▼1 Lotto IntermarchéWT1:18:021914▼5 Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling TeamPRT1:22:022021▲1 Team Jayco AlUlaWT1:28:502122▲1 CofidisPRT1:36:092220▼2 Alpecin – Premier TechWT1:39:592323- Team Picnic PostNLWT2:07:49You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana.