Cycling - The 104th Tour de France cycling race - The 181.5-km Stage 14 from Blagnac to Rodez, France - July 15, 2017 - Team Sunweb rider Michael Matthews of Australia wins the stage. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
RODEZ, France (Reuters) - Chris Froome reclaimed the overall lead on the Tour de France after he left Italian Fabio Aru trailing in a punchy finish of the 14th stage, a 181.5-km ride from Blagnac on Saturday.
The defending champion came seventh, one second behind stage winner Michael Matthews of Australia as Aru, who started the day with the yellow jersey on his shoulders, lost 25 seconds to the Briton in the final effort, a 600-metre climb at an average gradient of 9.6 per cent.
