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Pick a rider for each competition (officially called classifications). If they win their classification, or place well, they earn points — see the Point Scales table in Rules. 500 pts for winning the General Classification; 400 for winning any other. These picks also earn points for finishing in the top 15 of any stage. It's possible, though rare, for a rider to win more than one classification — you can pick the same rider for multiple slots if you wish, but they'll only score for stage placement once. Example: pick a rider for 2 classifications, they win 1 stage → still just 100 stage pts.
Bonus picks earn a flat 50-pt award for picking the winner. They are not eligible for stage placement points.
Pick 5 more riders. Any time one of them finishes in the top 15 for a stage, you bank points — a stage win is worth 100, and the scale goes down from there (see Stage Results Scale in Rules). A rider who places T-15 in multiple stages scores you points each time. Your classification picks earn stage placement points automatically, so you don't need to (and can't) add them here.
0/5 riders selected.
Predict the GC winner's total elapsed time across all 21 stages. Closest guess breaks any points tie.
| Year | Winner | Time | Distance | Climbing | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | this year | — | 2,071 mi | ~178,600 ft | 86.3 ft/mi |
| 2025 | Pogačar | 76h 00′ 32″ | 2,052 mi | ~172,200 ft | 84.0 ft/mi |
| 2024 | Pogačar | 83h 38′ 56″ | 2,174 mi | ~171,400 ft | 78.8 ft/mi |
| 2023 | Vingegaard | 82h 05′ 42″ | 2,116 mi | ~188,200 ft | 89.0 ft/mi |
| 2022 | Vingegaard | 79h 33′ 20″ | 2,068 mi | ~159,200 ft | 77.0 ft/mi |
| 2021 | Pogačar | 82h 56′ 36″ | 2,122 mi | ~168,300 ft | 79.3 ft/mi |
Picks lock at the Grand Départ on July 4.
The passcode was set when the pool was deployed. Results are validated server-side — the code never touches the leaderboard.
Everyone submits picks before the Grand Départ on July 4, drawn from the confirmed 2026 startlist. Results are entered (or pulled automatically) through the three weeks, and the leaderboard scores itself using the PCS (ProCyclingStats) point scale — the same system used for real-world rankings.
Classification picks — each pick earns points based on final standings position. GC uses the GC Scale; Points, KOM, Young Rider, and Team each use the Classification Scale. These picks also earn stage points any time they finish in the T-15 of a stage.
Pool picks — your 5 pool riders earn points for every top-15 stage finish using the Stage Results Scale.
Bonus picks — Souvenir Henri Desgrange (Stage 20, first over Col du Galibier) and Super Combative Prize (race-end award for most aggressive rider): 50 pts flat for picking the winner. No placement scale; not eligible for stage placement points.
Daily bonuses — 25 pts each stage your pick wins the combativity award (any rider pick). 1 pt per km any eligible pick spends in the race lead.
Ties broken by closest predicted GC winner total time.
GC Scale — General Classification
Classification Scale — Points, KOM, Young Rider, Team
There are only 23 teams in the Tour, so the team classification scores positions 1–23 only (23rd place earns 55 pts).
Stage Results Scale — Pool picks and classification picks (per stage finish)
Built from the confirmed preliminary startlist as of June 26 — 117 of 184 riders across all 23 teams. Final rosters land by July 1.
The world's most prestigious cycling race: 21 stages across three weeks in July, starting in Barcelona on July 4 and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 26. Each stage is one day's racing — some flat, some through the Alps and Pyrenees, some individual races against the clock (time trials).
About 180 riders from 23 teams start together. The overall winner is whoever finishes all 21 stages with the lowest total elapsed time.
Alongside the overall race, three other competitions run the whole three weeks. Each leader wears a different jersey.
Each stage starts with all riders together and ends at a finish line. Most of the pack rides as the peloton — 100+ riders drafting together, which is much faster than riding solo. Early in the day, a small group called the breakaway races off the front, hoping to build enough of a lead to hold on to the finish. More often the peloton catches them in the final kilometers and a sprinter wins.
On mountain stages, the GC leaders race each other over the climbs, and the overall standings shift based on time gaps. One bad day in the mountains can end a GC campaign.
Grand Départ — French for "the big start." The official opening stage of the Tour. This year it's in Barcelona on July 4. Once the Grand Départ happens, your picks lock.
TTT (Team Time Trial) — A stage where the whole team races the clock together. The team's time is usually taken on a designated finisher. You'll see "TTT" next to a stage name when one comes up.
Pool picks — Pick up to 5 riders. Any time one of them finishes in the top 15 for a stage, you earn points on the Stage Results Scale (100 for a win, down to 1 for 15th). Your GC/Points/KOM/Young Rider picks also earn stage placement points automatically, so you can't add them to your pool picks.
Time tiebreaker — If you and another player end up with the same points total, whoever predicted the GC winner's total elapsed time more accurately wins the tie.