Paris-Nice: Lenny Martinez climbs to stage 5 victory as Matteo Jorgenson moves back into the race lead

Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious) conquered the steep final climb to win stage 5 of Paris-Nice, powering to victory atop the Côte de Notre-Dame-de-Sciez ahead of Clément Champoussin (XDS Astana).

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