Paris-Nice (2018) Photos; Stage 5: Salon-de-Provence → Sisteron, 164 km |
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Previously race leader and now points leader, Arnaud DEMARE (FRA/FDJ) rolling into Salon-de-Provence for Stage 5 | share this photo |
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Race leader, Luis León SANCHEZ (ESP/ASTANA) will have to his eyes on best young rider, Marc SOLER (ESP/MOVISTAR) for the rest of the week | share this photo |
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The climbing was front loaded on this stage | share this photo |
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Astana protecting their race leader, Luis León SANCHEZ (ESP/ASTANA) | share this photo |
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The break | share this photo |
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One of many crashes on the twisting roads | share this photo |
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Bad time for a mechanical for Jacopo GUARNIERI (ITA/FDJ) | share this photo |
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The last two riders, Nils POLITT (GER/KATUSHA ALPECIN) trying to drop wheelsucker Jerome COUSIN (FRA/DIRECT ENERGIE) who at one point applied his brakes so he woudn't have to do any work in the final kms | share this photo |
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Another crash near the finish | share this photo |
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The ruthless tactics payoff as Jerome COUSIN (FRA/DIRECT ENERGIE) sprints past Nils POLITT (GER/KATUSHA ALPECIN) who did most of the work in the final kms to hold off the peloton | share this photo |
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Often 2nd or 3rd in his career, Jerome COUSIN (DIRECT ENERGIE) has found, by his own admission, the only way he knows how to win | share this photo |
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Bert VAN LERBERGHE (BEL/Cofidis)... one of many who left some skin on the twisty Provence roads | share this photo |
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Not a popular winner, but nonetheless your Stage 5 winner, Jerome COUSIN (DIRECT ENERGIE) who won't be wanted in future breaks | share this photo |
Paris-Nice (2018) Photos; Stage 5: Salon-de-Provence → Sisteron, 164 km |
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