2026 Tour de France

Who Won Stage 11 Of The Tour de France 2026? See The Full TDF Results Here

Who Won Stage 11 Of The Tour de France 2026? See The Full TDF Results Here

Norwegian Søren Wærenskjold launched a long-range sprint to claim victory Wednesday in Stage 11 of the TDF 2026, the fastest stage in the race's history.

Jul 15, 2026 by AFP Report
Tour de France 2026 Stage 11 Highlights
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Norwegian Søren Wærenskjold launched a long-range sprint to claim victory in Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2026 on Wednesday. It was the fastest stage in the race's history.

Dutchman Olav Kooij, who won the fifth stage, took second at the end of the 161-kilometer ride from Vichy to Nevers, with Belgian Jasper Philipsen third.

At an average speed of 50.91kph, it was the fastest road stage in the 113 editions of the TDF.

"It means everything, it's my biggest win so far," said the 26-year-old Wærenskjold, who was second in the seventh stage to Bordeaux and last year won the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad one-day classic. "When I came here, I knew that there are two or three guys that are faster than me, but if I'm lucky, and I have a good sprint like today, then it's possible.

"Sometimes, I have really good confidence and I believe in myself, but there's many, many times where I feel super tired, and it's impossible to win here."

Once again, there was a fairly disjointed sprint finish with none of the teams able to organize a sprint train to set up their fast man.

Kooij's lead-out rider, Cees Bol, launched off the front as the main sprinters hesitated, but Wærenskjold was the first to chase after the Dutchman.

He instantly put several bike lengths of daylight between himself and the rest. Though both Kooij and Philipsen caught him by the line, they did not have enough strength to edge past Wærenskjold.

Philipsen initially was demoted after the race, with his compatriot Milan Fretin given third place, but that sanction was overturned on appeal.

Belgian Tim Merlier, who had won the seventh and eighth sprint stages, finished a disappointing 14th.

Eritrean Biniam Girmay finished fifth to cut Mads Pedersen's lead in the sprinters' green jersey competition to 43 points after the Dane could finish only 10th.

It was the second Tour stage victory for the Norwegian Uno-X Mobility team, which is in its first year as a World Tour outfit, after Jonas Abrahamsen succeeded once last year.

The team also held the yellow jersey for two stages this year with Torstein Traeen before he crashed out with a concussion and broken ribs.

Strong Breakaway Takes Spotlight In Tour de France 2026 Stage 11

Reigning champion Tadej Pogačarr finished safely in the pack to retain his overall lead of more than three and a half minutes to two-time former winner Jonas Vingegaard.

He put down the rapid pace partly to the strength of the breakaway riders.

"There was a lot of chance for the breakaway to go to the finish line, and the sprint teams, they control and they need to catch them," said Pogačar, the 27-year-old world champion. "Today was a strong breakaway, that's why the speed has to be high.

"Once we caught them, we slowed down immediately, and it was so funny to ride from 5km to 2km to go - we ride the slowest of all day.

"The biggest reason is also the tailwind. With the headwind will be much, much less speed.

"But, when you have such a strong breakaway in front, you go fast."

A four-man breakaway had set off early into the stage which began in the ancient spa town of Vichy.

After the suffocating heat of the first 10 days of the Tour - when temperatures frequently topped 40C - there was some welcome rain at the start and milder temperatures, though those did not last long.

The break were never allowed a longer leash than 1 minute, 40 seconds, and four became three when Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe, a former world champion and yellow jersey-wearer, was dropped on a short climb with around 40 kilometers left.

But Anthon Charmig, Mathis Le Berre and Nelson Oliveira collaborated well together to resist the inevitable return of the peloton.

With 10 kilometers to ride, their lead was down to just 20 seconds.

But within 4 kilometers, their resistance was over and the expected sprint took center stage.

Tour de France 2026 Stage 11 Results – Top 25

  1. Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility) – 3:10:06 (B10)
  2. Olav Kooij (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) – 3:10:06 (B6)
  3. Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 39:29:14 (B10)
  4. Milan Fretin (Cofidis) – 3:10:06 
  5. Huub Artz (Lotto Intermarché) – 3:10:06
  6. Anthony Turgis (NSN Cycling Team) – 3:10:06
  7. Biniam Girmay (TotalEnergies) – 3:10:06
  8. Clément Russo (Groupama - FDJ United) – 3:10:06
  9. Fernando Gaviria (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) – 3:10:06
  10. Pascal Ackermann (Team Jayco AlUla) – 3:10:06
  11. Mads Pedersen (Lidl - Trek) – 3:10:06
  12. Rick Pluimers (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 3:10:06
  13. Jenno Berckmoes (Lotto Intermarché) – 3:10:06
  14. Stefano Oldani (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) – 3:10:06
  15. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) – 3:10:06
  16. Jenthe Biermans (Cofidis) – 3:10:06
  17. Fred Wright (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 3:10:06
  18. Max Kanter (XDS Astana Team) – 3:10:06
  19. Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) – 3:10:06
  20. Kasper Asgreen (EF Education - EasyPost) – 3:10:06
  21. Dorian Godon (Netcompany INEOS) – 3:10:06
  22. Liam Slock (Lotto Intermarché) – 3:10:06
  23. Pavel Bittner (Team Picnic PostNL) – 3:10:06
  24. Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain - Victorious) – 3:10:06
  25. Aaron Gate (XDS Astana Team) – 3:10:06

Tour de France 2026 Overall Standings – Top 25 After Stage 11

  1. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) – 39:25:08 (B36)
  2. Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 39:28:44 (B12)
  3. Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 39:29:14 (B10)
  4. Juan Ayuso (Lidl - Trek) – 39:29:30
  5. Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) – 39:29:43 (B4)
  6. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe) – 39:29:52
  7. Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) – 39:30:16 (B14)
  8. Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl - Trek) – 39:30:53
  9. Tom Pidcock (Bahrain - Victorious) – 39:31:42
  10. Lenny Martinez (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) – 39:36:57 (B4)
  11. Egan Bernal (Netcompany INEOS) – 39:37:23
  12. Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal Quick-Step) – 39:37:51
  13. Davide Piganzoli (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 39:38:46
  14. Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X Mobility) – 39:39:58 (B6)
  15. Sean Quinn (EF Education - EasyPost) – 39:40:16
  16. Yannis Voisard (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) – 39:40:44
  17. Ramses Debruyne (Alpecin - Premier Tech) – 39:41:21
  18. Richard Carapaz (EF Education - EasyPost) – 39:42:51 (B4)
  19. Jordan Jegat (TotalEnergies) – 39:43:04
  20. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) – 39:43:34
  21. Pablo Castrillo (Movistar Team) – 39:45:40
  22. Sepp Kuss (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) – 39:46:00
  23. Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) – 39:51:09
  24. Tiesj Benoot (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) – 39:58:25
  25. Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto Intermarché) – 40:03:54

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