1596 Tour de Valland

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Stage 17 - Babineaux to Mount Leblanc | Mountain stage - 173 km

After the last rest day, high mountain stage returned to decide the winner of the 1596 Tour de Valland, with the first of three mountain stages.

There was not movement between the favourites that day until the last climb. Nerysia Jarik Nytar (BataVelo) and Kyrzbekistani champion Almas Cingur (KyrzAir) were the first to attack, later followed by others such as the young Ceribian Pharnavaz Undiladze (Bagdati) and Nylander Zachariah Nordfeldt (Vançotte). Behind, leader Zeljko Bratansek (Mordvelo) tried to reduce the distance with the help of his teammates.

Nordfeldt was able to leave the other riders behind and was close to win the stage, which was won by Adwestene Hubert Salika (Iskra). A group of four riders, including Undiladze, Cingur, Nytar, and Goldecian Jack Marshall (Ogo) came thirty seconds later. Bratansek's group came to the finish a minute and twenty seconds after Nordfeldt, who climbed to the second place in the general classification, at one minute and fifty seconds behind Bratansek. Undiladze climbed to the third place, and pretty much consolidated his lead in the Youth classification.

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Stage 18 - Neauville to Desroches | Mountain stage - 205 km

In the 18th stage, Bratansek had problems to resist the attacks of his main rivals, and he lost another minute to small group that included Undiladze, Weatherhead, Kalnins (Magram), and Marsall. However, as Nordfeldt probably paid the effort of the day before, losing two additional minutes to the Mordvanian climber, his lead in the general classification seemed relatively safe enough. Undiladze was second at two minutes and one second, while Weatherhead recovered a position in the virtual podium at two minutes and fifty-four seconds. Nordfeldt was fourth at three minutes and forty-four seconds, complicating his chances to the top three in Lauren.

The stage was won by Nerysian Wulf Käufer (Luft Wurberg), who proved to the be the strongest rider in the breakaway, defeating Goldecian Caleb Foster in the final metres.

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Stage 19 - La Page to Guémnoz | Mountain stage - 125 km

Bratansek lost time again in the final high mountain stage, but his lead was comfortable enough to win the 1596 Tour de Valland, although not without suffering.

Ceribian Pharnavaz Undiladze (Bagdati), in his second Tour de Valland, would reduce another minute to Bratansek, finishing second at forty-nine seconds.

Eden Grace Weatherhead (Scholden-Gulcron) was this time the most active rider, and was close to win the stage, but his bad first week became a handicap too big for fighting for his sixth Tour de Valland title in the final week. He consolidated however his third place in the podium, finishing at one minute and thirty seconds behind Bratansek.

The stage was won by Ceribian Shalva Jughasvili (Magram).

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Stage 20 - Deschamps to Lauren | Flat stage - 136 km

Vallish sprinter Christophe Villiers (Anzcell Cycling) obtained his second stage win this Tour de Valland in the final stage, the fifth for his team, after defeating Sequoian Martin de Gasparette (Le Cycle Super) and Svarnan Chanda Barigai (Baagh Cycing).

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Tour de Valland 1596 - Final standings