Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Wouter Wippert is at the head of an eight-man escape pulling quickly away...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Matthias Brandle and Antoine Duchesne are puling the escape to an eight-minute advantage near Vaison-la-Romaine...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
The peloton pedals past the legendary vignes of Rasteau, uncaring for now of the escape's advantage...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Nicholas Roche chases for Team Sky on the approach to the Mont Ventoux...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Edward Theuns leads the escape on to the famous climb, now less than eight-minutes ahead...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
The real Mont Ventoux is closed by seasonal snows, Chalet reynard is as high as Paris-Nice can get today...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Mont Ventoux towers over the area, and makes for a great skiing venue, but not a bike race...
Paris - Nice 2016 - stage 5
Richie Porte and Alberto Contador saunter up the Ventoux in the midst of the peloton - no sweat..!
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Michael Matthews descends the climb right at the head of the peloton - the race-leader is in no mood to surrender just yet..!
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Arnaud Courteille takes what is now a five-man escape into the final hills - with an advantage of five minutes...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Michael Valgren chases for Tinkoff across the exposed plains of the Luberon...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Michael Albasini chases too - Orica-Green Edge seem desperate to bring the escape back so far from the finish...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Amets Txurruka and Sam Bewley lend their strengths to the chase, but the gap is still over three-minutes...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Tinkoff sets a tough pace up the so-steep Cote de la Roque d'Antheron - is Ciontador about to attack..?!
Paris - Nice 2016 - stage 5
Despite the steepness and pace, about 100 riders are still together on the climb...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Antoine Duschesne has taken off alone from the escape and has a 45-seconds lead over the final climb...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Daryl Impey chases desperately after Duchesne and to deter any furgther attacks against Matthews...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Alexey Lutsenko has attacked, and is closing in on Duchesne with about 30-kilometres to go...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Katusha is chasing Lutsenko, but it appears the Russian team is not chasing too hard...
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Lutsenko has built a 40-seconds lead and is the virtual race-leader with 10-kilometres to go..!
Paris-Nice - Stage 5
Alexey Lutsenko wins stage five, but ends up six-seconds short of taking the race-lead...