Tour de France 2022 stage 14 result LIVE: Michael Matthews wins with Jonas Vingegaard retaining yellow jersey

LIVE – Updated at 17:56

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:

Michael Matthews powered his way up the steep climb to the airfield in Mende to win his first Tour de France stage in five years and surely the finest of his four to date.

The 31-year-old made his name winning bunch sprints, but this time he attacked from a breakaway and then showed his maturity on the three-kilometre climb, named after 1995 winner Laurent Jalabert, at the end of this 192km stage from Saint Etienne.

Matthews kept his cool in temperatures touching 40 degrees centigrade as Alberto Bettiol passed him and briefly rode clear but then faded before the summit, allowing the Australian to come back around and enjoy his celebrations on the runway to the line.

Michael Matthews conquers sweltering conditions to