Tour de France: Swiss rider Schmid wins 13th stage; Lipowitz drops to seventh

Mauro Schmid of Switzerland claimed his first career Tour de France stage victory on the longest stage of this year's race, a 205.8-kilometer route from Dole to Belfort. The 26-year-old professional cyclist triumphed in a sprint finish ahead of Harold Tejada of Colombia, with Britain's Tom Pidcock finishing third. The stage was marked by a large breakaway group that significantly altered the race dynamics.

While Schmid celebrated his personal milestone, the general classification saw some shifts. German rider Florian Lipowitz slipped from sixth to seventh place overall. Tom Pidcock, who was part of the large breakaway, moved up to fourth place in the general classification, trailing overall leader Tadej Pogacar by 4 minutes and 15 seconds. Jonas Vingegaard remains second, 3 minutes and 36 seconds behind Pogacar, with Remco Evenepoel in third.

The upcoming weekend features challenging mountain stages in the Vosges region, near the German border. The 14th stage will present riders with 3,800 meters of climbing, including three Category 1 climbs and one Category 2 climb.