As it happened: Heartbreak for breakaway on final climb as race leader dominates the day at the Tour de Suisse 2026
Tadej Pogačar captured the overall victory at the 2026 Tour de Suisse. He won the final mountain stage in Villars-sur-Ollon after catching Lenny Martinez in the final kilometre. Martinez finished in second place.
What changed
The latest reports confirm Lenny Martinez took second place in the final stage.
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Tadej Pogačar Wins Stage 8 and 2026 Tour de Suisse
confidence 100%Tadej Pogačar captured the overall victory at the 2026 Tour de Suisse. He won the final mountain stage in Villars-sur-Ollon after catching Lenny Martinez in the final kilometre. Martinez finished in second place.
What's confirmed:
- Tadej Pogačar won the final mountain stage in Villars-sur-Ollon.
- Pogačar secured the 2026 Tour de Suisse general classification title.
- Lenny Martinez finished second in the final stage.
- Pogačar caught Martinez within the final kilometre of the race.
- Pogačar rides for UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
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Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de Suisse overall and final stage
confidence 95%Tadej Pogačar secured the 2026 Tour de Suisse title with a victory on the final mountain stage in Villars-sur-Ollon. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider caught Lenny Martinez within the final kilometre to take the win. He finished the race with a 6:32-minute lead over Richard Carapaz.
What's confirmed:
- Tadej Pogačar won the 2026 Tour de Suisse overall title.
- Pogačar won stage 5 in Villars-sur-Ollon.
- The final stage featured over 4,000m of elevation gain across 152km.
- Pogačar caught Lenny Martinez inside the final kilometre of the last stage.
- Pogačar won three stages during the race.
- Pogačar won stage 4 with a time trial speed of 53.4 kph.
- Richard Carapaz finished second overall, 6:32 minutes behind Pogačar.
Still unconfirmed:
- Lemmen moved up eight places to 10th in the final standings.
- Sergio Higuita climbed four positions to ninth.
- Enric Mas improved eight places to 12th.
- Bagioli dropped 16 positions to finish 20th.