Another mountain stage, and Michael Schär of BMC Racing Team is the newest Point d’Appui as the standings fell like jackstraws during Stage 13 of the 2017 Tour de France. 

Schär won a string of time trials at the Swiss National Junior Road Championships in the mid-2000s, turning pro in 2007 and signing with Astana. He joined BMC in 2010.  He has ridden once in the Vuelta a España and once in the Giro d’Italia. This is his seventh Tour de France and he has finished as high as 43rd in 2014. 

Frenchman Warren Barguil of Team Sunweb won Stage 13, He and Nairo Quintana of Movistar Team crossed from the group of leaders to join Alberto Contador of the Trek-Segafredo team and Mikel Landa of Team Sky on final climb. Barguil grabbed the mountain points and then sat on for the rest of the ride into Foix before sprinting out of the four-person group. The other three didn’t mind too much, all gaining back time on Aru and Froome. 

Andrew Talansky of the Cannondale-Drapac team was the fulcrum rider on the stage. 

Fabio Aru of Astana Pro Team remains the leader of the Tour de France for a second day as pulled back each challenge during the climbs and final descent. Luke Rowe of Team Sky remains the Lanterne Rouge.