| # | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBROscar OnleyNetcompany INEOS | 74h 02' 23" |
| 2 | SLOJakob OmrzelTeam Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 10" |
| 3 | FRALéo BisiauxDecathlon CMA CGM | + 15' 35" |
| 4 | COLJuan Felipe RodríguezEF Education–EasyPost | + 38' 28" |
| 5 | NOREmbret Svestad-BårdsengNetcompany INEOS | + 1h 01' 18" |
| 6 | ESPRaúl García PiernaMovistar Team | + 1h 07' 17" |
| 7 | BELJarno WidarLotto–Intermarché | + 1h 09' 24" |
| 8 | GBRFinlay PickeringTeam Jayco–AlUla | + 1h 19' 42" |
| 9 | BELRamses DebruyneAlpecin–Premier Tech | + 1h 41' 03" |
| 10 | FRAValentin Paret-PeintreSoudal–Quick-Step | + 1h 47' 13" |
Times in Sydney time (AEDT). Results: Wikipedia, “2026 Vuelta a España”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Unofficial, updated after the event.