Stage 14

The road

How it was won

1. 1111 km to go

   A dangerous break

   A six-man move goes early and, ominously for the red jersey, contains Michał Kwiatkowski, forcing Movistar to help chase all day.

2. 221 km to go

   The turning point at Los Lobos

   The Alto de la Falla de los Lobos, 26km out, is where the stage turns — the break cracks and Kwiatkowski powers over the top solo.

3. 35 km to go

   Onto the farm track

   With 5km to go the road narrows to a concrete farm track and the gradient bites; a small lead group of the favourites, Yates and Quintana among them, forms.

4. 41 km to go

   Yates' explosive kick

   Waiting for the perfect moment, Yates pulls the group back together at the kilometre marker and then, as the road turns to concrete, produces an explosive kick that no one can answer.

5. 5At the line

   Yates wins and takes red

   Simon Yates beats his chest atop the savage Alto Les Praeres, taking the stage and the red jersey — the redemption arc after his Giro collapse beginning in earnest.

The result