Eternity RPC Board
07-20-2019, 12:50 AM
Stage 9 | Mountain stage - 185 km
In the next stage, Roman Herzogenrath (Télecon) confirmed to be the strongest rider in the high mountain. Only Goldecian Spencer Grant (Ogo Cycling) and Tuathal Seoras (Velomax) were able to follow him. In the final metres, Grant defeated Herzogenrath to win the stage.
Herzogenrath increased his lead in the general classification to two minutes and eighteen seconds to Seoras, who climbed to the second position, and two minutes and fifty-seven seconds to Jevgenijs Kalnins (Magram). Damir Zagipur (KyrzAir) fell to the fourth position at three minutes and seven seconds but kept the Youth classification jersey.
Stage 10 | Hilly stage - 198 km
The tenth stage was a stage perfect for a breakaway, and the peloton did not seem interested to avoid it at first.
Oslanburgan Kjeld Povlsen (Luft Wurberg) defeated to the other last two survivors from the breakaway, Ceribian Zurab Dvali (Bagdati) and Vallish Alain Gasquet (NDM) to win the stage.
Behind, Télecon team surprised the main group with a tactical move that surprised many favourite riders. As a consequence, Roman Herzogenrath increased his lead in the general classification to three minutes and fourteen seconds.
Stage 11 | Flat stage - 163 km
The peloton had a calmer day the next stage, which was predictably decided in a mass sprint. Vallish sprinter Antoine Duchesnay (NDM) defeated his countryman Christophe Villiers (Anzcell) to win his third stage this Tour de Valland and consolidate his lead in the Points classification.
There were no important changes in the general classification between the main favourites.
Stage 12 | Mountain stage - 178 km
In the last mountain stage before the first individual time-trial, Jevgenijs Kalnins (Magram) and Damir Zagipur (KyrzAir) surprised with a far away attack.
The Videjszeme champion showed why he had won the Tour of West Brigidna, and left behind Zagipur and a group of riders from the earlier breakaway in the final climb to win the stage.
Forty seconds later, Spencer Grant (Ogo Cycling) crossed the finish, followed by Ceribian Irakli Kapanadze (BataVelo), and a few seconds later, Damir Zagipur, who suffered the effort in the last climb.
The main group, led by Télecon Team, arrived about two minutes after Kalnins. Herzogenrath continued as leader of the general classification, but his lead was decreased to one minute and forty-five seconds ahead of Kalnins, who proved that the Tour was still alive.
Zagipur was third at three minutes and seventeen seconds, consolidating his lead in the Youth classification as well.