{"id":51731,"date":"2026-01-22T06:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenedgecycling.com\/2024\/?p=51731"},"modified":"2026-01-25T07:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T07:21:25","slug":"schmid-climbs-corkscrew-to-third-place-on-tour-down-under-stage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenedgecycling.com\/2026\/schmid-climbs-corkscrew-to-third-place-on-tour-down-under-stage-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Schmid climbs Corkscrew to third place on Tour Down Under stage 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Swiss champion Mauro Schmid<\/strong> raced to an attacking third place finish on a demanding stage two of the Tour Down Under<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 26-year-old hauled himself over the steep and testing Corkscrew climb before sprinting home from a select chase group to move himself up to third overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With two ascents of the Corkscrew on the menu, the peloton was set for a challenging second stage. A breakaway group of seven went clear early but the escapees were kept at arm\u2019s length by the bunch throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the gap holding steady Kell O\u2019Brien<\/strong> attempted to bridge across to the leaders on the first ascent of the Corkscrew. Despite opening up a gap, the move was short lived as the Australian was absorbed by the peloton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stage then exploded on the final time up the climb as UAE Team Emirates teammates Jay Vine and Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez went on the attack. The duo quickly opened up a gap over a small chase group with Schmid jumping across to the chasers over the summit after initially losing contact on the steep slopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the two leaders out of sight and the chase group struggling to get organised, the battle for the victory was over, but a spot on the podium remained. As the line approached Schmid opened up his sprint and snagged third place and valuable bonus seconds to move him into the top three on the general classification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mauro Schmid:
<\/span><\/strong>\u201cIt was as hard as I expected it to be! I felt quite good on the Corkscrew until the tow UAE guys went. I think on the steepest part I wasted a bit too much energy because I maybe started the climb in position 70, so I already to do quite a big effort to move back up, and then exactly at this moment they went.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After that I just tried to do my rhythm, and I knew that when it gets flatter it will be better for me. We had quite a nice group and in the end I think it was nice to get a few seconds on the other guys.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Tour Down Under – Stage 2 Results:
<\/span>1. Jay Vine 3:36:42
2 Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez +0:00
3. Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco AlUla)<\/strong> +0:58<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2026 Tour Down Under – Stage 2 GC:
<\/span>1. Jay Vine 6:23:33
2 Jhonatan Narv\u00e1ez +0:08
3. Mauro Schmid (Team Jayco AlUla) <\/strong>+1:05<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: Sprint Cycling<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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