Paris-Nice Stage 5: Chateauneuf-du-Pape > La Montagne de Lure, 176kms

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Jens Voigt is off in an escape with three others - they gain four minutes pretty quickly...

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Andrew Talansky eats some energy food before the hard work begins...

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Dsvid Millar laads the Garmin train in pursuit on the Col de Murs...

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Voigt's quartet are now climbing the third ascent in freezing-cold rain...

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Fabian Wegmann is on bottle duty today - his climbing skills will be needed later on as well..!

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The peloton passes a Provençal village halfway through the stage...

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Cyrille Lemoine is leading the escape towards the penultimate ascent with a two-minutes lead...

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Johan Van Summeren is one of only three Garmin riders still capable of helping Talansky as the going gets tough...

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Blanco start to chase as well - Steven Van Kruijswijk leads Robert Gesink...

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Talansky looks good and confident as he descends for the last time today...

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Voigt is alone and out in front halfway up to the Montagne de Lure...

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Team Sky are showing their power, with Siutsou leading Lopez and Porte...

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Gesink makes an attack, but is marked by Scarponi with four-kilometres to go...

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Christophe Le Mevel has a go as well...

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Scarponi attacks by himself in the last two-kilometres...

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Talansky sits behind Quintana, but Porte is about to explode away from this leading group...

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Porte attacks, passing Menchov who'd escaped earlier...

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Menchov is chasing Porte and trying to stay away from Talansky...

Talansky is hurting now, with almost one-kilometre to go...

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Porte is flying away to a great stage-win - and maye the overall too..!

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Richie Porte has won the stage and become race-leader too..!

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