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Saturday, July 15: Stage 14, Blagnac - Rodez, 181.5 km

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Michael Matthews wins stage 14.

Weather at the finish city of Rodez at 2:00 PM, local time: 23C (74F), sunny with the wind from the NW at 19 km/hr (12 mph). No rain is forecast.

Rated ascents:

• Km 131.0: Côte du viaduc du Viaur, 2.3 km @ 7% - cat. 3
• Km 145.0: Côte de Centrès, 2.3 km @ 7.7% - cat. 3

The race: 177 riders started stage 14 at 1:22 PM local time. Thomas Voeckler attacked from the gun. He was quickly joined by four other riders. After 30 kilometers Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie), Timo Roosen (LottoNL-Jumbo), Teo Hollenstein (Katusha), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) and Maxime Bouet (Fortuneo-Oscaro) were 2min 30sec ahead of the bunch.

BMC, Sunweb and Bahrain Merida are performing the duty of leading the peloton.

Km 47: The leaders are being kept on a short leash. The gap is 2min 7sec. The racers covered 42.6 kilometers in the first hour. The peloton is quite strung out.

Km 72: The break is being held to 2min. Thomas de Gendt won the intermediate sprint. Marcel Kittel won the pack sprint, getting 6th place and earning 10 points towards keeping his green jersey.

Km 95: The peloton is performing a very precise pursuit. The gap is two minutes.

Km 110: Fabio Felline (Trek-Segafredo) abandoned. The gap to the Voeckler group is still two minutes.

Km 130: On the first categorized climb, De Gendt is first over the Côte du viaduc du Viaur with Voeckler right on his wheel. Pack is 2min back.

Hokey Smoke, Bullwinkle! Marcel Kittel has been dropped on the lumpy terrain. Team Sunweb is at the front speeding up the peloton to close in to the break.

Km 140: Kittel has help, including teammate Fabio Sabatini, from several other riders working to get back up to the pack. Kittel did rejoin, but there is another climb coming.

The finish. It was everyone together with 5 kilometers to go. Michael Matthews won the stage with Greg van Avermaet second. The peloton split with Aru being caught out.

So, Chris Froome is back in yellow!

Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

Set to substitute his arch-rival Peter Sagan who outclassed him on stage 3 in the first uphill sprint finish, Michael Matthews beat Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet in Rodez where the Belgian found the confidence by outsprinting Sagan two years ago. The Australian gave Sunweb a second straight victory after Warren Barguil made it in Foix. The steep finish favoured Chris Froome to move back into the yellow jersey.

177 riders started stage 14 in Blagnac. Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie) attacked from the gun. He was quickly rejoined by Timo Roosen (LottoNL-Jumbo), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) and Maxime Bouet (Fortuneo-Oscaro) while Reto Hollenstein (Katusha-Alpecin) reinforced the leading group at km 14. Their maximum advantage was three minutes at km 25 as teams BMC and Sunweb of hot favourites Greg Van Avermaet and Michael Matthews prepared for an uphill finish from very far out. With the help of Jani Brajkovic (Bahrain-Merida), they maintained the time difference for two minutes for most of the stage. De Gendt won the intermediate sprint and crested the two categorized climbs in first position ahead of Voeckler.

The leading quintet split in the côte de Contrès with 38km to go. De Gendt and Voeckler forged on while their former breakaway companions were brought back by the peloton. With 32km to go, De Gendt rode Voeckler off. The Lotto-Soudal rider stayed one minute ahead with 20km to go. He was reeled in with 12km to go after 170km in the lead. Maurits Lammertink (Katusha-Alpecin) counter attacked straight away. Damiano Caruso (BMC), Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fortuneo-Oscaro) accompanied the Dutchman at the front but it was all together again with 4km to go.

After Belgian champion Oliver Naesen (AG2R-La Mondiale) disturbed the lead out trains, Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) launched the uphill sprint in Rodez from far out but it was a duel at the top of the climb between the two riders everyone expected. Matthews proved to be a bit stronger than Van Avermaet. The Australian claimed his second stage win at the Tour de France one year after he did it in Revel.

Splits in the peloton put Chris Froome back in the lead of the overall ranking with an advantage of 19 seconds over Fabio Aru and 23 over Romain Bardet.

Stage 14 video summary:

Complete Results:

Stage 14 photos

181.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.575 km/hr

1	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	4hr 21min 56sec
2	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
3	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	@ 1sec
4	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
5	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
6	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
7	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	s.t.
8	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
9	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
10	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 00' 05''
11	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
12	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
13	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
14	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
15	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
16	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 00' 12''
17	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	s.t.
18	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
19	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 00' 15''
20	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
21	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 00' 20''
22	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	s.t.
23	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 22''
24	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
25	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
26	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 25''
27	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
28	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
29	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
30	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
31	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
32	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
33	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
34	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
35	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
36	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 30''
37	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
38	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	s.t.
39	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
40	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
41	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 33''
42	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
43	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
44	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 00' 43''
45	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 00' 47''
46	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
47	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 00' 49''
48	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 52''
49	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
50	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
51	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
52	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
53	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
54	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
55	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 57''
56	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 59''
57	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
58	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 10''
59	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
60	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
61	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
62	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 01' 14''
63	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01' 15''
64	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
65	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
66	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
67	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
68	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
69	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
70	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
71	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
72	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 01' 22''
73	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 25''
74	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01' 27''
75	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	+ 01' 32''
76	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 01' 34''
77	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
78	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
79	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
80	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
81	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01' 43''
82	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
83	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 45''
84	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01' 57''
85	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 01' 59''
86	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 03''
87	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	s.t.
88	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 02' 06''
89	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02' 18''
90	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
91	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	s.t.
92	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 23''
93	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02' 26''
94	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 02' 27''
95	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 02' 31''
96	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02' 46''
97	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 04''
98	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 03' 09''
99	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
100	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 03' 19''
101	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 05' 26''
102	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 06' 04''
103	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 06' 28''
104	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
105	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
106	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
107	ROWE LUKE	SKY	s.t.
108	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
109	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	s.t.
110	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
111	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
112	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	s.t.
113	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
114	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 06' 57''
115	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 08' 00''
116	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 11' 05''
117	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
118	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 12' 03''
119	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
120	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
121	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 12' 16''
122	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 13' 17''
123	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
124	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
125	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
126	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
127	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
128	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
129	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
130	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
131	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
132	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
133	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
134	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
135	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
136	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
137	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
138	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
139	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
140	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
141	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
142	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	s.t.
143	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
144	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
145	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
146	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
147	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
148	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	s.t.
149	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
150	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
151	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
152	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	s.t.
153	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	s.t.
154	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
155	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
156	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
157	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
158	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
159	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
160	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	s.t.
161	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
162	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
163	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
164	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	s.t.
165	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
166	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
167	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
168	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
169	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
170	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
171	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
172	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
173	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
174	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
175	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 24' 13''
176	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 28' 54''

GC after Stage 14:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Team Sky)
• Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors)
• Mountains classification leader: Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)
• Best young rider: Simon Yates (Orica-Scott)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

2,475 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.340 km/hr

1	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	59hr 52min 9sec
2	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	@ 18sec
3	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 23''
4	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 29''
5	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 17''
6	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 26''
7	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 02''
8	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 02' 22''
9	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 05' 09''
10	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 05' 37''
11	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 06' 39''
12	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 10' 56''
13	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 10' 58''
14	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 11' 26''
15	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 14' 50''
16	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 14' 54''
17	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 16' 52''
18	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	+ 18' 23''
19	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 22' 13''
20	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 23' 14''
21	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	+ 26' 41''
22	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 35' 31''
23	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 36' 34''
24	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 37' 58''
25	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 41' 25''
26	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 44' 40''
27	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 45' 28''
28	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 49' 56''
29	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 52' 21''
30	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 55' 23''
31	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 56' 59''
32	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 00' 35''
33	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01H 01' 50''
34	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 01H 03' 06''
35	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 03' 22''
36	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 04' 06''
37	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 04' 29''
38	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01H 06' 46''
39	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	+ 01H 08' 01''
40	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 08' 30''
41	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 08' 34''
42	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 08' 49''
43	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 09' 27''
44	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01H 10' 06''
45	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 10' 14''
46	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	+ 01H 11' 05''
47	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 11' 50''
48	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	+ 01H 14' 13''
49	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 14' 45''
50	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 17' 16''
51	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 01H 17' 19''
52	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 01H 17' 25''
53	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 21' 02''
54	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01H 22' 43''
55	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 24' 14''
56	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 01H 24' 21''
57	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 24' 50''
58	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 24' 54''
59	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01H 25' 26''
60	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 01H 25' 36''
61	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 26' 22''
62	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 27' 23''
63	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 01H 27' 45''
64	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 28' 35''
65	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 28' 56''
66	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	+ 01H 30' 02''
67	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 30' 39''
68	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 30' 49''
69	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 01H 30' 59''
70	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 31' 14''
71	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 31' 34''
72	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01H 33' 24''
73	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 33' 44''
74	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 35' 50''
75	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 36' 17''
76	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 36' 53''
77	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 37' 06''
78	WYSS DANILO	BMC	+ 01H 38' 10''
79	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 01H 38' 36''
80	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 39' 09''
81	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 39' 53''
82	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 40' 00''
83	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 40' 28''
84	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 41' 08''
85	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 01H 41' 11''
86	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 41' 28''
87	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01H 42' 08''
88	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 01H 42' 43''
89	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 43' 20''
90	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 44' 48''
91	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 45' 46''
92	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 46' 01''
93	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 48' 44''
94	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 50' 02''
95	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 51' 05''
96	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 51' 17''
97	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 51' 21''
98	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 51' 21''
99	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 51' 24''
100	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 51' 30''
101	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 52' 09''
102	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 52' 28''
103	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 52' 35''
104	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 53' 06''
105	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 57' 14''
106	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	+ 01H 57' 19''
107	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 57' 30''
108	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 57' 52''
109	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 01H 59' 24''
110	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02H 00' 20''
111	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02H 00' 26''
112	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02H 00' 40''
113	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02H 00' 43''
114	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02H 00' 50''
115	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02H 01' 20''
116	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02H 01' 27''
117	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 02H 02' 01''
118	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02H 03' 35''
119	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02H 04' 06''
120	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02H 04' 12''
121	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 02H 04' 22''
122	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02H 06' 07''
123	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02H 07' 01''
124	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 02H 07' 03''
125	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02H 07' 10''
126	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02H 08' 32''
127	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02H 09' 10''
128	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02H 09' 13''
129	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	+ 02H 10' 22''
130	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02H 10' 24''
131	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02H 12' 30''
132	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02H 12' 49''
133	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02H 13' 43''
134	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02H 14' 13''
135	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02H 14' 47''
136	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 02H 15' 10''
137	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02H 15' 30''
138	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02H 17' 24''
139	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02H 18' 06''
140	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02H 18' 45''
141	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02H 18' 46''
142	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 02H 19' 10''
143	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 02H 19' 43''
144	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02H 19' 56''
145	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 02H 20' 05''
146	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 02H 20' 10''
147	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 02H 20' 35''
148	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 02H 21' 17''
149	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02H 22' 37''
150	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02H 24' 08''
151	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02H 24' 14''
152	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02H 25' 55''
153	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 02H 29' 24''
154	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02H 30' 15''
155	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 02H 31' 24''
156	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02H 32' 46''
157	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 02H 33' 26''
158	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 02H 33' 45''
159	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02H 34' 39''
160	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02H 35' 20''
161	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02H 35' 33''
162	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02H 37' 27''
163	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 02H 37' 58''
164	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02H 38' 52''
165	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 02H 39' 47''
166	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 02H 40' 03''
167	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02H 40' 04''
168	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02H 41' 23''
169	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02H 41' 27''
170	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 02H 41' 55''
171	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 02H 42' 02''
172	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02H 44' 49''
173	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 02H 46' 31''
174	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02H 51' 43''
175	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02H 52' 08''
176	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 02H 55' 53''

Stage 14 map & profile

Stage 14 map

Stage 14 profile

Stage 14 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Chris Froome gets his bike to start the stage

Marcel Kittel before the stage start.

Stage winner Michael Matthews has enough of a lead to sit up well before the line.

And the stage is his.

Fabio Aru finishes 30th, 24 seconds after Froome

Aru just after the stage. He surely knows he's lost the lead at this point.

Stage winner Michael Matthews

Chris Froome is back to collecting stuffed lions.

Organizer's stage 14 preview:

A stage from Blagnac to Rodez has been done before but on a very different course. Back in 1984, it was also a Tour of glory for French riders. Pierre-Henri Menthéour delivered the sixth stage victory for the Renault team that was also going to win the Tour with Laurent Fignon.

Tony Gallopin is the kind of Frenchman expected to shine in Rodez but it'll be hard for the whole bunch to keep Lilian Calmejane calm! The winner of stage 8 is the enfant du pays as he'll pass very near his hometown of Albi. Two years ago, Greg Van Avermaet claimed his first stage victory at the Tour de France in Rodez where he outsprinted Peter Sagan and took a monkey off his back after losing so many races. It was the starting point of brilliant campaigns that made him a yellow jersey at the Tour de France last year, the Olympic champion and the winner of Paris-Roubaix this year.

Due to the bad luck BMC encountered with Richie Porte crashing out, Van Avermaet is the hot favourite atop the côte de Saint-Pierre in Rodez. It's a short one: only 570 metres but it's very steep with an average gradient of 9.6%. Another occasion for Romain Bardet and Fabio Aru to gain a few more seconds onto Chris Froome before the Alps?

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