Team Sky's Geraint Thomas srill leads the 72nd Paris-Nice race after Carlos Betancur of AG2R won the fifth stage.
With Team Sky's Geraint Thomas in the leader's jersey, stage five set off on a 152km course from Crêches-sur-Saône to Rive-de-Gier.
Thomas, who had taken over the leaders jersey from John Degenkolb of Giant Shimano after a superb second place on the fourth stage, allowed an early attack from Europcar's Tommy Voeckler as part of a two man break before pulling them back after sixteen kilometres.
Five riders in Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-QuickStep), Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), Brice Feillu (Bretagne-Séché Environnement), Matthew Busche (Trek Factory Racing) and Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling), got away after twenty kilometres and it was Chavanel who took the first climb of the day.
As their lead went out to over two minutes, Chavanel took the second Category 3 climb.
That lead extended to 2.40 before the peloton started to work and after 75km, it was down to 2.05.
Next up was the first sprint of the day which saw Jan Bakelants taking the three points ahead of Izaguirre and Feillu.
Nacer Bouhanni, winner of the first stage, abandoned, joining Egoitz Garcia who had pulled out earlier, as the gap dropped to 1.30 with 52kms to go.
Chavanel, added more points to his haul by taking the third sprint and decided to break away after his other partners for the day were caught by the peloton with 21.2kms to go.
Laurent Didier broke from the peloton and went after Chavanel and passed him before the start of the final climb of the day at Côte de Sainte-Catherine but was soon caught.
Vincenzo Nibali went over the climb first followed by Carlos Betancur who attacked with 12kms remaining.
After Bouet abandoned, Jungels, Fuglsang joined Betancur for the final ten kilometres.
John Degenkolb was trying to bring the trio who had a nine second lead inside the final five kilometres, back.
Going into the final kilometre and Jungels, Fuglsang and Betancur had a ten second lead. it went to a sprint and Carlos Betancur took the win ahead of Jungels and Fuglsang.
Two seconds later in came Coquard, Boonen, Janse Van Rensburg, Gallopin, Greg Van Avermaet and Bozic.
Geraint Thomas continues to lead the race by three seconds from John Degenkolb and four seconds from Slagter.