Richie Porte takes mountain top win and Paris-Nice lead

Andrew Talansky and Richie Porte group, Paris-Nice 2013, stage five

Richie Porte took an impressive victory at the top of the Montagne de Lure to take the Paris-Nice leader's yellow jersey and stamp his authority on the race.

The little Tasmainian waited until 1.4km to go before he attacked, but he made it count. Denis Menchov, Michelle Scarponi and Robert Gesink had all attacked before him but none of them had made their efforts stick.

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