Stage 14

The road

At the start

The short, steep drag into Rodez

Warren Barguil won in Foix on Bastille Day, and Fabio Aru holds yellow by six seconds over Froome, 25 over Bardet, 35 over Urán; Jakob Fuglsang abandoned. Today crosses Occitanie to the edge of the Massif Central, 180 kilometres with two late climbs and then the finish itself — a short, steep drag up into Rodez that no pure sprinter has the legs for.

How it was won

1. 136 km to go

   The late climbs bite

   The Côte de Centrés and the lumpy run toward Rodez set up a punchy, nervous finale for the puncheurs and the GC men alike.

2. 23 km to go

   Froome retakes yellow

   On the sharp drag up to Rodez, Froome distances Fabio Aru just enough to snatch back the yellow jersey by a handful of seconds.

3. 3At the line

   Matthews wins in Rodez

   Michael Matthews times his effort perfectly, charging past Greg Van Avermaet on the uphill drag to win by a bike length.

The result