The current GC standings at the Tour de France 2024

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) maintained his lead in the GC standings at the Tour de France but was not content to rest on his lead of 3:09 over Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).

The Slovenian attacked on the final ascent just before the flat finish to Superdévoluy, briefly distancing Vingegaard and third-placed Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) before the road flattened out and his two rivals rejoined.

Then, Evenepoel attacked to join teammate Jan Hirt, who was dropped from the breakaway.

The Belgian finished over seven minutes behind stage winner Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) but gained 10 seconds over Pogačar with Vingegaard finishing two seconds behind.

After stage 17, the order of the GC remained the same but the gaps were slightly different, with Vingegaard at 3:11 and Evenepoel 5:09 off the race lead.

João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) finished in the chasing bunch to hold onto fourth, dropping to 12:57 off the lead.

Mikel Landa (Soudal-Quickstep) held onto fifth at 13:24, while Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos-Grenadiers) stayed close to his Spanish compatriot in sixth at 13:30. 

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) is the third UAE Team Emirates rider in the top 10 in seventh place now a more distant 15:41 behind his teammate Pogačar.

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) stays in eighth place overall at 17:51 while Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) kept fighting inside the top 10, holding ninth at 18:15.

Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain-Victorious) stayed with his nearest rivals to remain in tenth place overall at 18:35.

The Tour de France route heads back into the high mountains on Friday after a 179.5km undulating stage from Gap to Barcelonnette.

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Tour de France 2024 GC standings

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Tour de France 2024 classifications

Here's a rundown of all the ongoing competitions at the Tour de France. Click here for a more comprehensive explainer, including minor competitions such as the intermediate sprints prize and the fighting spirit prize. Speaking of prizes, click here to find out how much the riders can win during the Tour de France.

Yellow Jersey/Maillot Jaune – The yellow jersey is worn by the overall race leader on the general classification who has completed the stages so far in the lowest accumulated time.

Green Jersey – The green jersey is the points classification. Riders accrue points at one of the two intermediate sprints during stages and also at stage finishes, and the man with the most points leads the ranking.

Polka Dot Jersey – The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain classification. Points are handed out to the first riders over certain hills and climbs during the Tour de France, with the hardest mountains giving the most points. Once again, the man with the most points leads the ranking.

White jersey – The white jersey is the best young rider classification. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders aged 25 or under are eligible to win.