Michael Matthews completed a phenomenal ride to claim his fourth stage victory in the Tour de France and his first in five years. It took 40km and two category climbs for a breakaway of 23 riders to form with Matthews the only member of Team BikeExchange–Jayco.
Knowing that there were others around him preparing their plans, Matthews attacked with 50km of the stage to go. It was an exceptional tactical decision as he was joined by three other riders before pushing clear of the break. On the final climb Matthews was caught by Alberto Bettiol but he dug into his reserves to crest the peak first and roll over the final 1.5km to claim his win.
In the race for the general classification Tadej Pogacar stuck with yellow Jersey holder Jonas Vingegaard before launching a couple of failed attacks on Cote de la Croix Neuve Montee Jalabert. He failed to gain any time on the Dane who retains the jersey for the final stage of week two tomorrow.
Relive the action from Stage 14 of the Tour de France:
