Tour de France 2026: Pedersen extends lead points classification

On paper, stage 18 offers little in the battle for the green jersey, but Mads Pedersen sees things differently. The Dane joins the breakaway, survives three climbs and wins the intermediate sprint.

Last updated on 23 July

Points classification - stage 18

1. Mads Pedersen 477
2. Jasper Philipsen 445
3. Biniam Girmay 361
4. Max Kanter 271
5. Olav Kooij 230
6. Tadej Pogacar 165
7. Søren Wærenskjold 159
8. Mauro Schmid 131
9. Remco Evenepoel 130
10 Anthony Turgis 129

Intermediate sprint
1. Mads Pedersen 25
2. Mauro Schmid 20
3. Tobias Halland Johannessen 16
4. Richard Carapaz 14
5. Matteo Jorgenson 12
6. Mathias Vacek 10
7. Felix Engelhardt 9
8. Valentin Paret-Peintre 8
9. Raúl García Pierna 7
10. Pablo Castrillo 6
11. Nicolas Breuillard 5
12. Romain Grégoire 4
13. Egan Bernal 3
14. Thymen Arensman 2
15. Guillaume Martin 1

Finish:
1. Richard Carapaz 30
2. Mauro Schmid 25
3. Matteo Jorgenson 22
4. Valentin Paret-Peintre 19
5. Tobias Halland Johannessen 17
6. Raúl García Pierna 15
7. Pablo Castrillo 13
8. Lenny Martinez 11
9. Remco Evenepoel 9
10. Tom Pidcock 7
11. Jordan Jegat 6
12. Juan Ayuso 5
13. Tadej Pogacar 4
14. Mattias Skjelmose 3
15. Nicolas Prodhomme 2