Chris Froome (Team Sky) wins stage 14 Giro d'Italia.

Chris Froome (Team Sky) rides to Giro d'Italia stage 14 victory atop Monte Zoncolan. Simon Yates (Mitchellton-Scott) recoverd to save his leader's pink jersey.

It all came down to the Zoncolan and it was Poels who set things up for Froome with a long turn on the front. Then with 4.3km to go Froome attacked. His first acceleration brought Lopez, Pozzovivo and Yates with him. The second kick saw the Team Sky rider go clear, and despite a late chase from Yates Froome held on to take the win.

Stage 14 saw a return to the mountains - proper this time, as the race headed to the Carnic Alps and the infamous Monte Zoncolan. Despite its reputation, it’s only the sixth time the Giro d’Italia has used the mountain, with the first coming in 2003.

How it unfolded 

Four classified climbs lay before the big finale. First up at 43.3km, the category three Monte di Ragogna (2.8km at 10.3%), then another category three climb at Avaglio (4.5km at 7%), 105.5km in. The second category Passo Duron (4.4km at 9.6%) came 142.1km into the stage - 39km from the finish, before the penultimate test of Sella Valcalda (7.6km at 5.6%) coming 20km before the line. Two intermediate sprints were sandwiched in at 57.8km and 138.1km.

Top Ten General Classification Standings

1, Simon Yates (Great Britain) Mitchelton-Scott 61:19:51,
2, Tom Dumoulin (Netherland) Team Sunweb 0:01:24,
3, Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy) Bahrain-Merida 0:01:37,
4, Thibaut Pinot (France) Groupama-FDJ 0:01:46,
5, Chris Froome (Great Britain) Team Sky 0:03:10,
6, Miguel Angel Lopez (Colobia) Astana Pro Team 0:03:42,
7, Richard Carapaz (Ecuador) Movistar Team 0:03:56,
8, George Bennett (NewZealand) LottoNL-Jumbo 0:04:04,
9, Pello Bilbao (Spain) Astana Pro Team 0:04:29,
10, Patrick Konrad (Austra) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:04:43.