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Linked articleStage 13: Dole to Belfort | Tour de France 2026 Preview
Stage 13 of the 2026 Tour de France covers 205 kilometers from Dole to Belfort, a distance long enough to matter and a profile lumpy enough to make the final hour selective. This is the kind of transition stage that looks quiet on paper but rewards resilience, positioning, and the willingness to commit when the road tilts upward in the closing circuits. Dole sits in the Jura, a region of rolling farmland and low ridges that never quite flatten out. Belfort lies to the east, closer to the Vosges and the Swiss border, and the route between them strings together enough short climbs to accumulate fatigue without offering the drama…
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