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Paris-Nice Stage 5: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > Salon-de-Provence, 198kms

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  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Wouter Wippert is at the head of an eight-man escape pulling quickly away...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    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

    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

    Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Nicholas Roche chases for Team Sky on the approach to the Mont Ventoux...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Edward Theuns leads the escape on to the famous climb, now less than eight-minutes ahead...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Michael Valgren chases for Tinkoff across the exposed plains of the Luberon...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    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

    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

    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

    Paris - Nice 2016 - stage 5

    Despite the steepness and pace, about 100 riders are still together on the climb...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    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

    Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Daryl Impey chases desperately after Duchesne and to deter any furgther attacks against Matthews...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Alexey Lutsenko has attacked, and is closing in on Duchesne with about 30-kilometres to go...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Katusha is chasing Lutsenko, but it appears the Russian team is not chasing too hard...

  • Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    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

    Paris-Nice - Stage 5

    Alexey Lutsenko wins stage five, but ends up six-seconds short of taking the race-lead...

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