BARCELONA, 16 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Australian rider Michael Matthews (BikeExchange-Jayco) has won this Saturday the fourteenth stage of the Tour de France, disputed between Saint-Etienne and Mende over 192.5 kilometers, finishing off a hard-fought breakaway with a high finish, while the leader Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) held his own against attacks from Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).
Matthews broke his six-year drought in grand tours by overcoming Italian Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-Nippo), who put the Australian in serious difficulty after his final attack, but the incessant power of silver and bronze in the 2015 Road World Championships and 2017 allowed him to finish off his victory to crown the Croix Neuve climb and enter the finish line alone.