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1: SCHMID TAKES THE MOST IMPORTANT PART
Second last year in Toulouse, beaten only by Jonas Abrahamsen, Mauro Schmid finally won his first stage of his career at the Tour de France yesterday in Belfort. The Swiss rider is the fourth to hit the target for the first time in this edition of the Grande Boucle after Isaac Del Toro (stage 2), Olav Kooij (stage 5) and Soren Waerenskjold (eleventh stage).

14: A LINEAR PROGRESSION
At 26 years old, Mauro Schmid has achieved his fourteenth professional victory under the gaze of the Lion of Bartholdi. The former Swiss champion had won his first bouquet at another Grand Tour: in 2021 he was the strongest on the gravel roads of Tuscany at the Giro. This 2026 season is also the most prolific of his career, with 5 victories, including a stage at the Tour of Oman and the general classification of the Settimana Coppi e Bartali.

60: SWITZERLAND TASTES VICTORY AGAIN
After a six-year wait and Marc Hirschi's success at Sarran in 2020 – who was also in yesterday's breakaway (15th) – Switzerland has returned to glory at the Tour thanks to Mauro Schmid. The Jayco-AlUla rider has also given his country its 60th victory on the Grande Boucle. The Alpine nation was also the first foreign country to win a stage thanks to Charles Laeser, winner of the fourth stage of the very first edition in 1903! Fabian Cancellara and Ferdi Kubler (winner of the 1950 edition) were the multiple winners for Switzerland, with 8 bouquets each.

1: THE FIRST SWISS BALLON
Between Dolé and Belfort, the Ballon d'Alsace has been tackled for the twenty-ninth time in Tour de France history. And by winning yesterday, Mauro Schmid became the first Swiss cyclist to claim a stage victory with this mythical climb on the route. The first cyclist to achieve this result was Frenchman Hyppolyte Aucouturier in... 1905. But that year, the finish line was placed in Besançon. To find a trace of a winner in Belfort after crossing the Ballon d'Alsace, you have to go back to 1907. Another French cyclist, Émile Georget, won after tackling the historic Vosges peak.

3: THE STREAK CONTINUES
Thanks to Mauro Schmid, Jayco-AlUla continues its winning run. The Australian team has won a stage in the last three Tours! Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen raised his arms for the first time in Dijon in 2024, before Ben O'Connor tamed the Col de la Loze last year. Since its debut in 2012, the Australian outfit has claimed 12 victories: the first was Simon Gerrans in Calvi, in 2013.

4: PIDCOCK'S COMEBACK
Tom Pidcock (Pinarello-Q36.5) was part of the 57-rider breakaway on Friday, but most importantly he made a spectacular comeback in the general classification. Tenth at the start in Dole, the British rider recovered 7'34" on yellow jersey wearer Tadej Pogacar. The double Olympic mountain bike champion moves up to fourth place, 4'15" behind the Slovenian leader. This position is simply his best general classification standing at the Tour. Pidcock had already finished 5th in 2022, at the end of the sixth stage in Longwy.

1: A HISTORIC AWARD
First round, first reward! Pinarello-Q36.5 has won the very first award in its history on the Grande Boucle, thanks to Tom Pidcock. The British rider, third in the stage and attacking on the roads of Alsace, received the combativity award. An award in recognition of the work of his teammates Fred Wright, Xandro Meurisse and Quinten Hermans, all three at the front and driving force behind the breakaway. Thus, all teams that participated in the 2026 Tour have distinguished themselves at least once in their history on French roads.

205.8: THE SHORTEST OF THE LONGEST
The thirteenth stage from Dole to Belfort was the longest of the 2026 Tour de France edition, at 205.8 kilometers. It is also the shortest stage among the longest ever contested in the 113 editions of Tour de France history! The five "shortest among the longest" stages of the Tour de France have all taken place in this decade:
2026: Stage 13, Dole - Belfort, 205.8 km
2023: Stage 2, Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastián, 207.3 km
2025: Stage 2, Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer, 209.1 km
2020: Stage 12, Chauvigny – Sarran, 218 km
2022: Stage 6, Binche – Longwy, 219.9 km

70: UAE, LIVING IN YELLOW
Still firmly in command of the general classification, Tadej Pogacar wore a new yellow jersey, the 63rd of his career. But beyond his impressive personal record, the Slovenian allows his Emirates-XRG team from the United Arab Emirates to celebrate for the 70th time in its history the mythical jersey. The first two were won by Swiss rider Rubens Bertogliati in 2002 – the team was then called Lampre-Daikin – the others were worn by Alexander Kristoff (1 day in 2020) and Britain's Adam Yates (4 days in 2023).