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09-28-2019, 08:42 AM
Stage 13 | Flat stage - 170 kms
The peloton had a calmer day the following stage, which was decided in a mass sprint. Sequoian sprinter Dieudonné Saint-Blanc (NDM) won his second stage this Tour, after defeating Vallish Richard Deiss (Vançotte) and Soybarian Bering Vandenstroom (Luxomatic).
Stage 14 | Hilly stage - 188 kms
Mordvanian Rein Warma (Iskra Team) defeated Oslanburgan Johannes Rapp (Scholden-Gulcron) and Nylander Michael Ahlgren (Anzcell) in a close sprint in a reduced peloton.
Although his team struggled to avoid to reduce any loses, Lomarran Tomasso Zavala was able to finish in the main group and continued another day as leader of the general classification.
Stage 15 | Hilly stage - 182 kms
The 15th stage was expected to be a transition stage. However, Velomax team, which already struggled to avoid any losses for their leader the day before, saw themselves surprises, after Bagdati and BataVelo were successful to move early the race.
A reduced group of twenty-nine riders came first, which the rest of the peloton followed divided in several groups. Mordvanian Zdenek Hrovat (Anzcell) and Oslanburgan Kjeld Povlsen (Luft Wurberg) tried to surprise with a combined attack in the last two kilometres. However, they were not able to leave behind Valentin Zeman (Soyuz-Kuprin), Johannes Rapp (Scholden-Gulcron), Nylander Jacob Schuyler (BataVelo), and Ceribian Malkhaz Lomidze (Bagdati). Rapp easily won them in the sprint, winning his third stage this Tour, and consolidating his lead in the Points classification.
Tomasso Zavala could not avoid to lose the red jersey to Ceribian Pharnavaz Undiladze (Bagdati), who led now the general classification by merely fifteen seconds. Soyabarian Ulrick Vandenhof (Scholden-Gulcron) was third at one minute and twenty-nine seconds, while Saratovian Arnošt Klement fell to the fourth place, only nine seconds behind Vandenhof.
Stage 16 | Mountain stage - 218 kms
After the second and last rest day, high mountain returned on the 16th stage, the second largest in this Tour de Valland.
The stage was won by Silvestro Riviera (NDM), who defeated Godomar Guur (MTS-Biassoni), in the final metres.
Undiladze consolidated his lead in the general classification, finishing third. Max Pappenheim (AHN Team), Jevgenijs Kalnins (Magram), Damir Zagipur (KyrzAir), and Roman Herzogenrath (Télecon) arrived a few seconds later. Lomarran Tomasso Zavala (Velomax) had not his best day, and losing more than four minutes, seemed to lose all his options for the general classification.
Still another mountain stage and the final individual time-trial, but Undiladze seemed to have a safer advantage in the general classification, as he had two minutes and thirty-eight seconds ahead of Jevgenijs Kalnins, as the Videjszeme champion climbed to the second place. Saratovian Arnošt Klement (Soyuz-Kuprin) recovered his place in the podium, and he was third at three minutes and twenty-seconds.
Ulrick Vandenhof also suffered more than expected, and after losing about three minutes, he was fourth at four minutes and thirty-one seconds. Kyrzbekistani Damir Zagipur (KyrzAir) climbed to the seventh place, taking the Youth classification jersey as well.