Climbed only thrice by past Giri, the 2,744m Agnello is a towering behemoth of a mountain road and the highest in this year’s race, its Cima Coppi. The long descent into France might deter would-be attackers on the Agnello’s airless upper reaches but the 2014 Tour stage to Risoul, won by Rafal Majka with Vincenzo Nibali in the yellow jersey, proved that there is enough bite to the stage to leave a nasty mark.
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As it happened: Tour de Suisse race lead changes hands after hard-fought Queen stage 5
Oscar Onley outsprints João Almeida into Santa Maria in Calanca, with Kévin Vauquelin moving into yellow jersey -
Baloise Belgium Tour: Jasper Philipsen takes stage 2 sprint win
Molano takes second and Berkmoes third as Philipsen reverses his stage 1 fortunes -
Tour de Suisse - Oscar Onley outsprints João Almeida to win queen stage 5 atop summit at Calanca
Kévin Vauquelin moves into the overall lead on decisive mountainous day of racing -
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