Stage 14

The road

How it was won

1. 185 km to go

   The break forms

   Conti and Pedersen spark the move on the Monte di Ragogna, a group building six minutes — but with Mitchelton-Scott massed on the front, it will not be the escapees' day on the Zoncolan.

2. 243 km to go

   The break fractures on Passo Duron

   The tricky Passo Duron splinters the escape as Sunweb and Astana lift the tempo behind, cutting the gap and setting up the finale.

3. 320 km to go

   Conti leads over Sella Valcalda

   Valerio Conti takes maximum points over the penultimate climb with only Barbin for company, a minute clear as the descent to Ovaro and the door to hell await.

4. 44 km to go

   Froome detonates on the Zoncolan

   After a monstrous shift from Wout Poels on the lower ramps, Froome attacks 4.3km from the summit of the brutal Monte Zoncolan — and there is simply no response from Yates, López or Pozzovivo.

5. 5At the line

   Froome conquers the door to hell

   Froome crosses the line alone atop the fearsome Zoncolan, its 22 per cent ramps behind him, clawing back precious time on the maglia rosa in a statement of intent.

The result