Paris-Nice Stage 5: Saint-Étienne > Rasteau, 192.5kms

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Andrew Talansky is attacking at the start of the Col de la Republique...
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Simon Yates joins the escape, as do twelve others...
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Talansky leads about sixteen riders as more rush across to join-in...
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Bob Jungels comes across and immediately attacks to reduce the leading group...
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Thomas De Gendt leads the decisive 'morning escape' with Pawl Poljanski and Talansky alongside...
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Etixx chases for Michal Kwiatkowski on the long descent - the gap is already at three-minutes...
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Kwiatkowski is in good company before tomorrow's key mountain stage...
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Warren Barguil is racing despite banging both knees in a fall on stage four...
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Sicard and Silin lead the escape across the Rhone, and with a decent five-minutes lead too..!
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Etixx chases still, but the gap hasn't come down...
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The peloton is heading across provence now, home of the 'Mistral' wind...
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De Gendt and Talansky look to be the strongest as the last hills begin...
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Rafal Majka has barely been seen in Paris-Nice - might this be his day on the uphill finish..?
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Bradley Wiggins has been quiet as well, but his power will be needed on stage 6...
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Kristen Vandewalle chases for Trek who fancy Nizzolo for the win...
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Angel-Luis Mate chases for Cofidis and Bouhanni...
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De Gendt is about to pull away on the final hill leaving his companions to be caught...
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The peloton masses for the final climb amongst the vines of Rasteau...
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Bryan Coquard has made a final attack but a Lampre rider is just catching him...
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Davide Cimolai wins stage five from Coquard and Matthews..!
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Michal Kwiatkowski remains as race-leader for Saturday's showdown stage in the hills behind Nice...
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