In the 20th stage of the 2026 Tour de France, with the overall classification positions effectively settled, Tadej Pogacar worked for his teammate Isaac Del Toro, helping him secure third place in the general classification. The Slovenian moved to the front of the peloton approximately 60 km from the finish, near the Col du Galibier, and paced for about forty kilometres to allow the Mexican to maintain his position and the white jersey as best young rider.

Team Decathlon attempted to attack with Paul Seixas, but the French rider was unable to drop Del Toro. It was then Del Toro himself who dropped Seixas, bringing Pogacar and Remco Evenepoel with him. Pogacar chose to stay alongside Del Toro rather than chase the breakaway, ensuring two UAE Emirates riders on the Paris podium, as previously happened in 2023 with Adam Yates.

The stage was won by Richard Carapaz, who capitalized on a double crash by Sepp Kuss in the final kilometres to take his second stage win in three days. The Ecuadorian also secured the polka-dot jersey as best climber. Evenepoel gained 39 seconds on Pogacar and Del Toro, while Seixas lost nearly two minutes to the Mexican, though still completing a notable Tour for a 19-year-old.

Mads Pedersen claimed the green jersey of the points classification for the first time in his career, thanks in part to a move on the early slopes of the Col de la Croix de Fer that allowed him to win the intermediate sprint.

The final general classification sees Pogacar in first place with a 6'26" advantage over Evenepoel and 9'42" over Del Toro. Paul Seixas is fourth at 11'56", followed by Lenny Martinez at 13'02", Mattias Skjelmose at 14'59", Juan Ayuso at 17'48", Richard Carapaz at 20'00", Tom Pidcock at 29'28", and Jordan Jegat at 33'21".

With this victory, Pogacar reaches five Tour de France titles, equaling Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Miguel Indurain, and Bernard Hinault. In the 19th stage, the Slovenian set a new record for the climb of Alpe d'Huez in 35'27", lowering by 1'13" the previous mark set by Marco Pantani in 1995. Pogacar has now reached 26 Tour stage wins, nine short of Mark Cavendish's record.

In the final stage, from Thoiry to Paris on the Champs-Élysées, Mathieu van der Poel won after a breakaway of approximately 10 km alongside Pogacar, dropping him at 800 metres from the finish and holding off the chasers by half a bike length. During the Tour, Pogacar conceded two stage wins: one to Isaac Del Toro in Barcelona and one to Remco Evenepoel at Plateau de Solaison.

Jonas Vingegaard, Pogacar's main rival in previous years, withdrew from the Tour after a crash in the 15th stage. His team announced he may not race again in 2026. Pogacar's only defeat of the season came at Paris-Roubaix, where he was beaten in a sprint by Wout Van Aert.

**General classification:** 1. Tadej Pogacar 2. Remco Evenepoel +6'26" 3. Isaac Del Toro +9'42" 4. Paul Seixas +11'56" 5. Lenny Martinez +13'02" 6. Mattias Skjelmose +14'59" 7. Juan Ayuso +17'48" 8. Richard Carapaz +20'00" 9. Tom Pidcock +29'28" 10. Jordan Jegat +33'21"