{"id":1174735,"date":"2026-08-28T20:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1174735\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T20:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T20:01:12","slug":"vuelta-a-espana-2026-classifications-update-stage-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1174735\/","title":{"rendered":"Vuelta a Espana 2026 Classifications Update Stage 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n

General Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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, M\u00fchlberger entered the top 10 and Omrzel rose to 11th, while Ramses Debruyne dropped out following his difficult final climb.<\/p>\n\nRnk<\/td>\n\u25bc\u25b2<\/td>\nRider<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nUCI<\/td>\n\nTime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n\u00a0Poga\u010dar\u00a0Tadej<\/td>\nUAE Team Emirates – XRG<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n34\u2033<\/td>\n19:32:37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n\u00a0Mas\u00a0Enric<\/td>\nMovistar Team<\/td>\n\n12\u2033<\/td>\n3:50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n\u00a0Rogli\u010d\u00a0Primo\u017e<\/td>\nRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/td>\n\n\n4:50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n\u00a0Gall\u00a0Felix<\/td>\nDecathlon CMA CGM Team<\/td>\n\n8\u2033<\/td>\n5:01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n\u00a0Kuss\u00a0Sepp<\/td>\nTeam Visma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\n\n\n6:05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n Onley Oscar<\/td>\nNetcompany INEOS<\/td>\n\n4\u2033<\/td>\n6:06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\n\u25bc3<\/td>\nCarapaz Richard<\/td>\nEF Education – EasyPost<\/td>\n\n\n6:12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n\u00a0Skjelmose\u00a0Mattias<\/td>\nLidl – Trek<\/td>\n\n\n7:17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n\u00a0Tejada\u00a0Harold<\/td>\nXDS Astana Team<\/td>\n\n\n7:46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\n\u25b22<\/td>\n\u00a0M\u00fchlberger\u00a0Gregor<\/td>\nDecathlon CMA CGM Team<\/td>\n\n\n9:29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\n\u25b24<\/td>\n\u00a0Omrzel\u00a0Jakob<\/td>\nBahrain – Victorious<\/td>\n\n\n9:54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Points Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n

Van Aert\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Brennan remains third on 60, giving Team Visma | Lease a Bike three riders inside the top five. Uno-X\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\nRnk<\/td>\n\u25bc\u25b2<\/td>\nRider<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nPnt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n\u00a0van Aert\u00a0Wout<\/td>\nTeam Visma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\n104<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n\u00a0Poga\u010dar\u00a0Tadej<\/td>\nUAE Team Emirates – XRG<\/td>\n102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n\u00a0Brennan\u00a0Matthew<\/td>\nTeam Visma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\n60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n\u00a0Hayter\u00a0Ethan<\/td>\nSoudal Quick-Step<\/td>\n57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n\u00a0Laporte\u00a0Christophe<\/td>\nTeam Visma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\n\u25b220<\/td>\n\u00a0Johannessen\u00a0Tobias Halland<\/td>\nUno-X Mobility<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n\u00a0Debruyne\u00a0Ramses<\/td>\nAlpecin – Premier Tech<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\n\u25b24<\/td>\n\u00a0Bisiaux\u00a0L\u00e9o<\/td>\nDecathlon CMA CGM Team<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\n\u25bc2<\/td>\n\u00a0Miquel\u00a0Pau<\/td>\nBahrain – Victorious<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\n\n\u00a0Leknessund\u00a0Andreas<\/td>\nUno-X Mobility<\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

King of the Mountains Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n\nRnk<\/td>\n\u25bc\u25b2<\/td>\nRider<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nPnt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n\u00a0Poga\u010dar\u00a0Tadej<\/td>\nUAE Team Emirates – XRG<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\n\n\u00a0Leknessund\u00a0Andreas<\/td>\nUno-X Mobility<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n\u00a0Mas\u00a0Enric<\/td>\nMovistar Team<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n\u00a0Fortunato\u00a0Lorenzo<\/td>\nXDS Astana Team<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\n\n\u00a0van Aert\u00a0Wout<\/td>\nTeam Visma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\n\u25bc2<\/td>\n\u00a0Buitrago\u00a0Santiago<\/td>\nBahrain – Victorious<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\n\u25bc2<\/td>\n\u00a0Gall\u00a0Felix<\/td>\nDecathlon CMA CGM Team<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\n\n\u00a0Johannessen\u00a0Tobias Halland<\/td>\nUno-X Mobility<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\n\n\u00a0Lutsenko\u00a0Alexey<\/td>\nNSN Cycling Team<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\n\u25bc4<\/td>\n\u00a0Bouwman\u00a0Koen<\/td>\nTeam Jayco AlUla<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Youth Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n\nRnk<\/td>\n\u25bc\u25b2<\/td>\nRider<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nTime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\n\nOnley\u00a0Oscar<\/td>\nNetcompany INEOS Cycling Team<\/td>\n19:38:43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\n\u25b2\u00a02<\/td>\nOmrzel\u00a0Jakob<\/td>\nBahrain Victorious<\/td>\n+ 03:48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\n\u25b2\u00a03<\/td>\nBisiaux\u00a0L\u00e9o<\/td>\nDecathlon CMA CGM Team<\/td>\n+ 06:07<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\n\u25bc\u00a01<\/td>\nWidar\u00a0Jarno<\/td>\nLotto-Intermarch\u00e9<\/td>\n+ 06:43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\n\u25b2\u00a03<\/td>\nPickering\u00a0Finlay<\/td>\nTeam Jayco-AlUla<\/td>\n+ 08:48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Teams Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n\nRnk<\/td>\nPrev<\/td>\n\u25bc\u25b2<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nTime<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n Decathlon CMA CGM Team<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n 59:01:29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n UAE Team Emirates – XRG<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n12:04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n Team Visma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n20:35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n Netcompany INEOS<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n25:25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n XDS Astana Team<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n33:37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n Groupama – FDJ United<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n35:52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n EF Education – EasyPost<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n36:34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n Movistar Team<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n41:10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n Bahrain – Victorious<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n41:34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n Tudor Pro Cycling Team<\/td>\nPRT<\/td>\n51:21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n Soudal Quick-Step<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n54:01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n12<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n Lidl – Trek<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n1:02:25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n\u25b23<\/td>\n NSN Cycling Team<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n1:03:12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n1:04:22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n Equipo Kern Pharma<\/td>\nPRT<\/td>\n1:08:38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n16<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n\u25b23<\/td>\n Uno-X Mobility<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n1:11:23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n17<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n Burgos Burpellet BH<\/td>\nPRT<\/td>\n1:13:33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n18<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n\u25bc1<\/td>\n Lotto Intermarch\u00e9<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n1:18:02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n19<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n\u25bc5<\/td>\n Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team<\/td>\nPRT<\/td>\n1:22:02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n20<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n Team Jayco AlUla<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n1:28:50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n21<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n\u25b21<\/td>\n Cofidis<\/td>\nPRT<\/td>\n1:36:09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n22<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n\u25bc2<\/td>\n Alpecin – Premier Tech<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n1:39:59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n23<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n Team Picnic PostNL<\/td>\nWT<\/td>\n2:07:49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

You can check the full standings of each of the classifications at the 2026 Vuelta a Espana<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sprint finishes and intermediate sprints will drive the points competition, breakaways can quickly transform the mountains standings…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1174736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4104],"tags":[4230,79,16152,16,15,123050,34351],"class_list":["post-1174735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-cycling","tag-sports","tag-tadej-pogacar","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-vuelta-a-espana","tag-wout-van-aert"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/117174919848347019","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1174735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1174735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1174736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1174735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1174735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1174735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}