🇩🇰 Mattias Skjelmose began the Tour de France as 🇪🇸 Juan Ayuso's right hand, but by the end of the race the Dane had emerged as Lidl–Trek's strongest card. He produced the best Grand Tour performance of his career so far, finishing in 6th place. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/706...

Everything is going brilliantly for 🇫🇷 Lenny Martinez at the moment. He is enjoying by far the best season of his career, and he has now secured the biggest result of his career with a terrific fifth-place finish in the Tour de France. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/175...

🇫🇷 Paul Seixas enjoyed a very solid and consistent Tour de France, living up to the high expectations with a great 4th place overall. He moves past 10 riders and draws level with 🇪🇷 Biniam Girmay in the ranking of the greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/419...

Greatest Scandinavian riders ever: 🇩🇰➖ 1. Jonas Vingegaard 🏆 🇩🇰⬆️ 2. Mads Pedersen 🆙 🇳🇴⬇️ 3. Thor Hushovd 🇩🇰➖ 4. Rolf Sørensen 🇳🇴➖ 5. Alexander Kristoff 🇩🇰 Denmark now occupies both of the two top spots. 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Getty Images

There can be little doubt that 🇲🇽 Isaac del Toro is destined for greatness. At this year's Tour de France, he secured the biggest result of his career with an overall podium finish, propelling him into the top 300 greatest riders of all time. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/910...

Many doubted that 🇧🇪 Remco Evenepoel was in good enough shape in the mountains to challenge for another Grand Tour podium, but he proved the critics wrong with a superb 2nd place. He surpasses the remarkable milestone of 1000 Prestigelisten points. 👏 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/45/...

🇪🇨 Richard Carapaz produced a magnificent Tour de France, finishing eighth overall and adding yet another KOM title to his collection. He climbs nine places, moving past legendary riders such as Geraint Thomas, Pedro Delgado and Federico Bahamontes. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/110...

Most Prestigelisten points ever in one season: 🇸🇮 627 - Tadej Pogacar, 2024 🇸🇮 574 - Tadej Pogacar, 2025 🇧🇪 562 - Eddy Merckx, 1972 🇧🇪 529 - Eddy Merckx, 1971 🇧🇪 527 - Eddy Merckx, 1970 🇧🇪 497 - Eddy Merckx, 1969 🇧🇪 487 - Eddy Merckx, 1974 🇸🇮 448 - Tadej Pogacar, 2026 🆕 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/...

🇩🇰 Mads Pedersen claimed the points classification, becoming the latest rider to complete the set by winning it in all three Grand Tours. He moves past McEwen, Virenque, Menchov, Garin, Hushovd and Knetemann to climb to 114th of all time. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/134...

In a wildly tense finish, 🇳🇱 Mathieu van der Poel just managed to keep the sprinters behind him and claim his second stage win of the year. It was the first time he has won more than one stage in a single Tour de France - a very impressive race from him. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/41/...

There was never any doubt that 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar would win his fifth Tour de France. He continues to pull further clear of everyone except 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx, and by now there can be little argument that he's one of the two greatest riders we've ever seen. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/3/t...

Richard Carapaz' two stage wins in the Tour de France means that 🇪🇨 Ecuador has now overtaken 🇺🇦 Ukraine in the ranking of the greatest cycling nations in history. 🇸🇪➖ 22. Sweden 🇦🇹➖ 23. Austria 🇪🇨⬆️ 24. Ecuador 🆙 🇺🇦⬇️ 23. Ukraine 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Reuters

🇧🇪 Jasper Philipsen reignited the battle for the green jersey with a stage win on stage 17. That suspense has since faded, but the Belgian can take consolation in having moved past 🇦🇺 Michael Matthews to climb to 12th in the active riders' ranking. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/168...

He has already added more points since then by successfully defending the yellow jersey, but we should of course mention that on Friday 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar won atop Alpe d'Huez with a record-breaking ascent. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/3/t...

🇪🇨 Richard Carapaz is a truly phenomenal Grand Tour rider, and he proved it yet again by winning not just one, but two of the three final mountain stages of the Tour de France. He moves past two-time Grand Tour winners Gilberto Simoni and Ottavio Bottecchia. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/110...

🇧🇪 Remco Evenepoel is one of the finest time trialists the sport has ever seen, and on stage 16 of the Tour de France he once again obliterated the competition in the race against the clock, claiming his second consecutive stage win in the race. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/45/...

🇨🇭 Mauro Schmid has reached a whole new level in 2026, and he has carried that form into the Tour de France. He was outstanding on stage 13, claiming the stage win and climbing into the top 100 among the greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/142...

🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar really is in no man's land in the ranking of the greatest riders in history. No one is close to catching him, yet he still has a long way to go before reaching 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx. Even so, with every passing day, he edges a little closer. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/3/t...

🇩🇰 Jonas Vingegaard came very close to overtaking 🇧🇪 Remco Evenepoel in the rankings, but the Dane ended the day with his arm in a sling, while the Belgian produced a great ride to claim the stage win, giving himself some breathing room in their duel. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/45/...

There is no doubt that 🇧🇪 Tim Merlier is the fastest rider in this year's Tour de France, and he proved it once again on stage 12 by claiming his third win. He moves past 🇳🇱 Bauke Mollema to break into the top 20 among the greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/346...

Only 8 teams have earned more points than 🇳🇴 Uno-X Mobility in 2026: 🇦🇪 UAE Team Emirates 🇳🇱 Visma | Lease a Bike 🇫🇷 Decathlon CMA CGM 🇩🇪 Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 🇧🇪 Alpecin-Premier Tech 🇺🇸 Lidl-Trek 🇧🇪 Soudal-Quick Step 🇬🇧 Netcompany INEOS Full ranking: prestigelisten.dk/en/teams

Greatest riders from Norway: 🇳🇴➖ 1. Thor Hushovd 🇳🇴➖ 2. Alexander Kristoff 🇳🇴➖ 3. Edvald Boasson Hagen 🇳🇴➖ 4. Knut Knudsen 🇳🇴➖ 5. Dag-Otto Lauritzen 🇳🇴➖ 6. Tobias Foss 🇳🇴➖ 7. Dag Erik Pedersen 🇳🇴⬆️ 8. Søren Wærenskjold 🆕 🔗 Full ranking: prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 AFP

While the rest of the sprinters hesitated, 🇳🇴 Søren Wærenskjold launched himself like a rocket, and he had the power and endurance to hold his advantage all the way to the line. The win moves him close to the top 100 among the greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/152...

With an explosive acceleration on the final slopes of the Col du Pertus, 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar emphatically dropped all of his rivals on stage 10 of the Tour de France. He now has as many Tour de France stage wins as 🇫🇷 André Leducq - 24 victories. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/3/t...

🇳🇱 Mathieu van der Poel was immensely strong on stage 9 of the Tour, first making the decisive move in the breakaway before going on to win the sprint. The win sees him overtake two greats in the rankings, moving past Mark Cavendish and Learco Guerra. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/41/...

With one of the most remarkable and impressive sprints seen in a long time, 🇧🇪 Tim Merlier won stage 8 of the Tour de France despite being positioned extremely far back with just 350 metres to go. He moves past Tim Wellens, Jai Hindley and Enric Mas. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/346...

🇧🇪 Tim Merlier has been flying ever since returning from injury and today he claimed his first WorldTour win of the year by winning stage 7 of the Tour de France. He moves past riders like Esteban Chaves and Frank Vandenbroucke in the all-time ranking. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/346...

🇸🇮 Tadej Pogačar proved the strongest rider on the Col du Tourmalet before steadily extending his advantage all the way to the finish. He takes both the stage win and the yellow jersey, and now sits firmly in the driving seat to claim his fifth title. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/3/t...

It was uncertain whether 🇳🇱 Olav Kooij would even be selected for the race, but in the end he made the squad - and both he and the team are probably delighted that he did. On stage 5, he claimed the first Tour de France stage win of his career. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/779...

Contrary to expectations, 🇳🇴 Torstein Træen actually had to fight to avoid losing time in the final kilometres of stage 5 after getting caught behind a crash. He managed to avoid damage, however, and as a result climbs a little further up the rankings. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/204...