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Mauro Schmid Wins Belfort Stage as Pogacar Holds Yellow

7/18/2026

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Mauro Schmid won the Tour de France stage at Belfort, his first in six years, outsprinting Harold Tejada.
Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey, 3 minutes 36 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard.
Tom Pidcock moved to fourth overall after a late attack on the Ballon d’Alsace climb and a third-place finish.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rode conservatively, letting the breakaway succeed and finishing more than seven minutes behind the winner.

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Mauro Schmid won the Tour de France stage at Belfort, his first in six years, outsprinting Harold Tejada.
Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey, 3 minutes 36 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard.
Tom Pidcock moved to fourth overall after a late attack on the Ballon d’Alsace climb and a third-place finish.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG rode conservatively, letting the breakaway succeed and finishing more than seven minutes behind the winner.