Tour de France 2026: Points Classification

fotobureau Cor VosWho will succeed Jonathan Milan as winner of the Tour de France points classification? A new name is guaranteed, as the Italian will not defend his title this year. The points system has also been revised, with the introduction of a new stage category awarding the winner a hefty 70 points in the battle for the green jersey. For now, Isaac del Toro leads the points classification.

The points classification in the Tour de France is determined by riders' placings at intermediate sprints and stage finishes. The stages are divided into categories, ranked according to their importance for the points classification.

Category 1 stages are flat and obstacle-free, Category 2 stages are flat to rolling, while Categories 3 and 4 are classified as hilly and mountainous respectively. The individual time trial offers the fewest points, as there is, of course, no intermediate sprint.

The points are awarded as follows:

Category 1: 70 – 50 – 40 – 35 – 30 – 26 – 24 – 22 – 20 – 18 – 16 – 14 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2 (Stages 5, 7, 8, 11 and 12)

Category 2: 50 – 30 – 20 – 18 – 16 – 14 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 (Stages 4, 13, 17 and 21)

Category 3: 30 – 25 – 22 – 19 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 9 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 (Stages 2, 3, 9 and 18)

Category 4: 20 – 17 – 15 – 13 – 11 – 10 – 9 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 (Stages 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 19 and 20)

Intermediate sprints: 25 – 20 – 16 – 14 – 12 – 10 – 8 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – 1 (Applies to every stage except the time trials.)

Another interesting read: winners points classification at the Tour de France from 2000 onward.

From stage 3 onwards, the links in the start/finish column will show the points available for each stage. The links in the standings column will take you to the stage results and the latest standings.

Tour de France 2026 - points classification

Del Toro takes green jersey

The fight for the green jersey begins today. With the stage classified as category 3, the winner will receive 30 points. The intermediate sprint is situated halfway through the stage, just before the day's first climb.

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