, ▁Sz my d ▁scored ▁the ▁first ▁victory ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁when ▁he ▁crossed ▁the ▁finish ▁line ▁at op ▁the ▁Mont ▁Vent oux ▁during ▁the ▁Crit éri um ▁du ▁D au ph iné ▁Lib éré . ▁He ▁had ▁broken ▁away ▁with ▁Ale j andro ▁Val ver de ▁() ▁and ▁the ▁pair ▁finished ▁together . ▁Sz my d ▁said ▁after ward ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁so ▁used ▁to ▁sacrifice ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁dom est ique ▁for ▁his ▁capt ains ▁that ▁his ▁legs ▁almost ▁bu ck led ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁corner ▁when ▁he ▁realized ▁he ▁would ▁win . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁G iro ▁del ▁Tr ent ino , ▁Sz my d ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁race ▁for ▁himself ▁and ▁placed ▁well ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁which ▁were ▁mountain ous . ▁In ▁stage ▁ 3 , ▁he ▁came ▁in ▁second ▁place ▁after ▁tack ling ▁a ▁very ▁ste ep ▁clim b , ▁the ▁P unta ▁V elen o ▁( ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁ 1 5 % ▁gradient ). ▁The ▁finish ▁line ▁was ▁situated ▁ ▁after ▁the ▁sum mit . ▁On ▁the ▁last ▁stage ▁to ▁Pass o ▁P ord oi , ▁Sz my d ▁came ▁in ▁fourth ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁alt itude ▁finish , ▁se cur ing ▁his ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁overall ▁classification . ▁Snow ▁was ▁falling ▁as ▁race ▁winner ▁D omen ico ▁Poz z ov ivo ▁( ), ▁Dam iano ▁C un ego ▁() ▁and ▁himself ▁were ▁accepting ▁their ▁awards ▁on ▁the ▁pod ium . ▁ ▁He ▁participated