Omar Fraile (Astana Team) solo's to stage 14 victory on Mende airstrip, Tour d France. He survive from a large breakaway group to win. The Spaniard beat polka dot jersey wearer Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) by six seconds in order to take his third victory of the season, the biggest of his career.
How Stage 14 Unfolded
Another transitional stage between the Alps and Pyrenees, this one came with a sting in the tail in the form of the uphill finish at the airstrip in Mende. After a largely flat start, the hills reared up midway through as the peloton headed towards the Massif Central.
First up, there was the Côte du Grand Châtaignier (1km at 7.4 per cent) at 81km, 9km before the intermediate sprint at Bessèges. The real climbing started with the second category Col de la Croix de Berthel (9.1km at 5.3 per cent), coming 129km into the 188km stage. A third category climb - the Col du Pont sans Eau (3.3km at 6.3 per cent) followed at 142km before an uncategorised lump and the valley before the finale.
Top General Standing
1, Geraint Thomas (Great Britain) Team Sky 58:10:44,
2, Chris Froome (Great Britain) Team Sky 00:01:39,
3, Tom Dumoulin (Netherland) Team Sunweb 00:01:50,
4, Primoz Roglic (Slovakia) LottoNL-Jumbo 00:02:38,
5, Romain Bardet (France) AG2R La Mondiale 00:03:21,
6, Mikel Landa (Spain) Movistar Team 00:03:42,
7, Steven Kruijswijk (Netherland) LottoNL-Jumbo 00:03:57,
8, Nairo Quintana (Colombia) Movistar Team 00:04:23,
9, Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark) Astana Pro Team 00:06:14,
10, Daniel Martin (Ireland) UAE Team Emirates 00:06:54
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