Geraint Thomas on stage five of the 2014 Paris-Nice
Geraint Thomas has kept hold of the race leader's yellow jersey at Paris-Nice after limiting his losses to stage winner Carlos Betancur (Ag2r-La Mondiale) on stage five.
As Thomas and Tom Jelte Slagter did 24 hours earlier, Betancur broke clear on the final climb of the day with two companions - Bob Jungels (Trek Factory Racing) and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) - and the trio narrowly held off the rampaging peloton by a matter of two seconds.
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