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2026 Tour de France: Stage 13 Results

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Mauro Schmid claimed his first-ever Tour stage victory in style on Stage 13 of the 2026 Tour de France, taking the win in a two-man sprint to the line.

Schmid was inched out in a close and dramatic finale into Toulouse at last year’s Tour, but he made sure he wasn’t denied again, diving for the line so hard he did a wheelie across the line.

It was a true team effort from Team Jayco AlUla with Schmid finishing it off perfectly. The 26-year-old rode away from the remnants of the early breakaway with Harold Tejada in the final 15 kilometres. The duo never had a substantial lead on the chasers, with the gap topping out at 20 seconds, but it proved to be enough.

With the goal of stage wins at this year’s Tour de France, Team Jayco AlUla have been aggressive right from the start with much of the squad getting in a breakaway already during the race. The purple train was at it again on stage 13, with Schmid getting into a group of almost 40 riders after a long tussle to escape the clutches of the .

Luke Plapp, Ben O’Connor, and Matthews formed part of a large that joined forces with Schmid and company after an hour of trying to bridge the gap. The juncture was made at a key moment, shortly before the two climbs of the day.

Team Jayco AlUla’s numbers paid dividends on the second, toughest of the ascents, the Ballon d’Alsace. As the lead group broke up on the challenging climb, O’Connor set a hard pace at the front, followed by Plapp. Meanwhile Matthews ensured the team had more options should it come down to a sprint finale.

Despite several attacks from other teams, Schmid looked calm and collected as he worked hard to keep in touch with the front of the race. The Swiss rider bided his until he saw his moment when Tejada jumped clear with 15km to go.

Behind them, Plapp made sure to cover the plethora of counterattacks and prevent the catch from happening. It paid off with Schmid and Tejada coming into the final metres with a slim margin. Schmid had to take the sprint from the front but had the to keep his companion at bay and take his debut Tour de France stage win.

Mauro Schmid: “I can’t believe it at the moment. It was an incredibly hard day from the start. We were keen as a team to be in the breakaway. We have tried many times already, and so far, it didn’t really go as planned. I felt really good, but it was full gas from the first minute. The boys came from the so I could just sit on. It was pretty much perfect.

“[Last year] came to my mind a few times, I didn’t know how close the chase was in the end. I started to cramp up with four kilometres to go, so I got a little bit worried. I stayed at the back with two kilometres to go and hoped he would go from the front but then at some point he forced me to the first position. I launched it a bit late, and then the first 50m I thought maybe it’s the same as last year. When I saw the finish line, I found my legs again and went for it.

“In the end, I am the lucky one that gets to stand at the top, but it was a whole team effort, and everybody behind the scenes that works so hard for this. It’s really a victory for the team, and not only for me. Having Plappy there at the end, following all of the moves I think he played a really big part. Also, Ben on the climb was unbelievable.”

2026 Tour de France: Stage 13 Brief Results

  1. Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco AlUla) @ 4h 6’58”
  2. Harold Tejada s.t.
  3. Tom Pidcock @ 2″

2026 Tour de France: General Classification after Stage 13

  1. Tadej Pogačar (-XRG) 47h 18’31”
  2. Jonas Vingegaard (-Lease a Bike) @ 3’36”
  3. Remco (-BORA-hansgrohe) @ 4’06”

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