Paris-Nice: Stage 5 Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise > Vernoux-en-Vivarais, 193kms
The racing starts in earnest on the Col de La Croix du Chabouret - where Julian El Fares attacks...
Roman Kreuziger shows his Astana face for the first time, also by attacking...
Chris Anker Sorensen has joined this move - but it all falls apart after a few kilometres...
Lieuwe Westra has shot away from the escape and points himself towards the distant summit...
Tejay Van Garderen is leading a counter-attack with riders like Rogers, Garate, Leipheimer and Taaramae in it...
Christophe Le Mevel is chasing Westra after the Vsan Garderen attack failed...
Race-leader Thomas de Gendt looks likely to lose hsi race-leadership today...
Arnold Jeannesson leads the escape that includes Le Mevel and Westra...
The peloton is about four minutes back and chasing quietly...
Radio Shack stirs the pace a bit, with Markel Irizar leading the way...
Le Mevel leads the way on to a 2nd category ascent with 60-kilometres to go...
Sandy Casar starts a counter-attack with Jens Voigt and a few others - the Le Mevel escape is almost over...
Westra remains ahead with DuPont, but not for much longer...
Jeremy Roy starts a new offfensive for FDJ - this escape will get caught just before the 1st category ascent near the end...
Is this the day when Frank Schleck launches an attack..?
Alexandre Vinokourov sets the pace on the day's biggest ascent - before blowing up..!
Roman Kreuziger picks up the initiative now - he has Tony Martin right behind him...
Robert Kiserlovski now has a go ahead of Matteo Carrara - they gain and keep a 20-seconds lead all the way to the summit...
Rein Taaramae makes a big attack in the last climbing kilometre...
Eight men are away with 10-kilometres to go, with Martin leading the way and looking like a Paris-Nice winner...
Jani Brajkovic and Andreas Kloden are in this move as well...
Andreas Kloden is the new race-leader, so many years after winning the race..!
