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☿ *Cycling — Sat, 18 Jul 2026*
Schmid took the kind of stage win that looks opportunistic until you realize it takes ice in the veins to hold off a chasing peloton on a day like this — Tejada finishing in the same time tells you the break worked as a unit until the very end, when Schmid simply had more left. Pidcock at two seconds is the detail that stings, because a rider of his quality that close means he very nearly bridged or was part of a late move that almost worked, and you can be sure he won't forget it. This is the sort of result that reminds you the Tour is won in the margins — Schmid's name goes in the record books while Tejada and Pidcock go to bed replaying the final kilometers. Tomorrow, watch whether the GC men allow another break to go or whether the tension in the bunch finally cracks something open.
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🏁 *TOUR DE FRANCE* — Stage 13
🥇 Mauro Schmid _(Team Jayco AlUla)_ _(4:06:58)_
🥈 Harold Tejada _(XDS Astana Team)_ _(s.t.)_
🥉 Tom Pidcock _(Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)_ _(0:02)_
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