An uphill sprint finish looked set to decide the winner of stage 14 ©Getty Images

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Breakaway groups aimed to clinch a surprise victory ©Getty Images
Breakaway groups aimed to clinch a surprise victory ©Getty Images
A solo effort from Thomas De Gendt was the closest breakaway effort to achieving success ©Getty Images
A solo effort from Thomas De Gendt was the closest breakaway effort to achieving success ©Getty Images
Race leader Fabio Aru was looked after by his Astana teammates ©Getty Images
Race leader Fabio Aru was looked after by his Astana teammates ©Getty Images
The breakaway efforts were eventually all swallowed up ©Getty Images
The breakaway efforts were eventually all swallowed up ©Getty Images
It left the stage to be decided by the sprint finish ©Getty Images
It left the stage to be decided by the sprint finish ©Getty Images
The general classification riders would need to be alert as the pace picked up ©Getty Images
The general classification riders would need to be alert as the pace picked up ©Getty Images


Australia's Michael Matthews earned the stage victory ©Getty Images
Australia's Michael Matthews earned the stage victory ©Getty Images


Fabio Aru missed a key split in the peloton to eventually lose the yellow jersey ©Getty Images
Fabio Aru missed a key split in the peloton to eventually lose the yellow jersey ©Getty Images


Britain's Chris Froome regained the overall race lead ©Getty Images
Britain's Chris Froome regained the overall race lead ©Getty Images