1595 Tour de Valland

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Stage 17 - La Fontaine-Bagnéres-de-Cigalle | Mountain stage - 144 km

The last high mountain stage, while the shortest mountain stage this Tour de Valland, was expected to create big differences, and it certainly did.

The final breakaway included some experienced riders -such as Eskkyan Amaury Servan, Vallish Romain Guimard or Adwestene Hubert Salika- as well as others that had been active in the previous days -including the winner of the previous stage, Mordvanian climber Zeljko Bratansek. Meanwhile, in the main group, it was clear that for some riders -such as the young Roman Herzogenrath and Mordvanian Marcus Gucevicius- the Tour was being too long, and the dropped sooner than expected for the main group.

In the final climb, the breakaway was reduced to five riders -with Castlian Francisco Antunez (Nenergo) and Goldecian Caleb Foster (Ogo Cycling), along the already mentioned Bratansek, Amaury Servan, and Romain Guimard. In the main group, following attacks by Weatherhead and Cingur, the young leader Max Rémy dropped from the main group, while Ceribian Shalva Jughasvili and Nerysian Godomar Guur tried to follow them at a close distance.

Caleb Foster gave Goldecia the only stage win this Tour de Valland after his final attack could not be followed by his rivals. Ten seconds behind, Servan and Antunez crossed the line. Behind, Guur was able to connect with Cingur and Weatherhead, leaving behind Jughasvili, who would end losing more than two minutes to the three riders.

In the final kilometre, Guur and Cingur left Weatherhead behind, although by merely five seconds. Max Rémy would lose more than three minutes, allowing to Almas Cingur (KyrzAir) to lead the classification with only the final time-trial stage to come. Ceribian Shalva Jughasvili (Magram) was second at only twenty-six seconds, while Rémy was third at forty-nine seconds. Weatherhead was forth at one minute and twenty-seconds, while Nerysian Godomar Guur (MTS-Biassoni) climbed to the fifth place after a great final week, but without real changes to fight to the podium, as he wasn't exactly a specialist against the clock, at two minutes and seven seconds.

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Stage 18 - Béringer-Monetteville | Flat stage - 223 km

After the second rest day, the peloton take it easy on the stage 18th, which was decided again in a mass sprint, despite the efforts of an important group of riders and teams, which looked for -without success- for their last change for a stage win.

Nylander sprinter Chester Stenbeck (Anzcell) was the faster rider in the final metres, winning the second stage this Tour de Valland, after defeating Johannes Rapp (Scholden-Gulcron) and Melker Rausing. Adwestene sprinter Kiel Albert Fyfe took the Points classification from his compatriot, with only the final stage to decide the green jersey.

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Stage 19 - Bonnêchene-Amarante | ITT - 54 km

Stage 19, a 54-km individual time trial, decided the winner and the podium of the 1595 Tour de Valland, with four riders -Cingur, Jughasvili, Max Rémy, and Weatherhead- with real options for the victory.

The stage was won by Ceribian Zurab Dvali (Bagdati), with Mordvanian Anton Lencek (Iskra Team) ending only seven seconds behind. The fastest of the favourite was Eden Weatherhead with difference, in an impressive time, barely only sixteen seconds behind the stage winner.

While Almus Cingur did a good time despite not being a specialist, in probably the best individual time-trial in his career, it was not enough, and after losing one minute and thirty-three seconds to Weatherhead, he lost the red jersey by merely thirteen seconds.

Shalva Jughasvili did an individual time-trial certainly worse than expected, but enough to save the podium comfortably enough. Max Rémy were not able to improve Jughasvili's time, and fell from the podium. However, the Mandavinian rider confirmed his victory in the Youth classification, with his main rival, Dyrheimer Roman Herzegonrath falling even from the top ten.

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Stage 20 - Cousineau-Lauren | Flat stage - 120 km

The traditional final stage served for the coronation of Adwestene Eden Grace Weatherhead (Scholden-Gulcron) as the "King of the Tour de Valland", as he won his fifth Tour de Valland, a feat that nobody had achieved before.

Only the stage win and the Points classification were left to be decided, with Fyfe having merely a lead of 15 points to his countryman and former teammate Varchar Mellent. The expected mass sprint was chaotic but exciting, with Mellent imposing his strength to win his second individual stage -the fourth in his career. Fyfe was second, although without threatening Mellent's victory in the final metres, but he could not avoid to lost the green jersey. Sequoian sprinter Martin de Gasparette (Le Cycle Super) finished third while Ceribian Sergo Gvarjaladze (Bagdati) ended fourth in the stage. Fyfe sportingly congratulated Mellent seconds after crossing the finish, in a certainly historical Tour de Valland for the Kvaennan nation.

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Final standings

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