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Roman Herzogenrath wins 1599 Tour de Valland
By Pia Chamberlain
Published: Zechyr, 1599


Roman Herzogenrath won his first Grand Tour.


Lauren, Valland - Dyrheimer climber Roman Herzogenrath won the 1599 Tour de Valland.

Herzogenrath became the first Dyrheimer rider to win the Tour de Valland. He also won two individual stages -the first and last high mountain stages- and the Mountain classification, which he already won in 1595.

One of the most promising riders of his generation, he had been one of the most active an offensive riders in the high mountain in the last seasons, but he failed to improve his 8th position in 1593. But although he showed weakness in a few stages, the Dyrheimer climber proved to be a more consistent and mature rider this Tour.

1599 Tour of West Brigidna winner Jevgenijs Kalnins (Magram) was second at two minutes and forty-one seconds. The Videjszeme champion proved to be the only real threat for Herzogenrath in the last week, but he probably paid the fatigue in these last months.

Kyrzbekistani climber Damir Zagipur (KyrzAir), who also won the Youth classification, was third minutes and forty-four seconds.

1599 winner, Ceribian Pharnavaz Undiladze (Bagdati) was fourth at four minutes and thirty-two seconds, while Nerysian Munderic Aidas (Nenergo) was fifth at six minutes and six seconds.

Herzogenrath gave the first Tour de Valland to a Vallish team since 1588, when Jan Daxenberger won with NDM Cycling, and the second to his team after Henri Honnecourt, the last Vallish rider to win the Tour de Valland, won in 1587. Vallish fans are probably hopeful for the future, after Sylvestre Richelieu, who worked as domestique for Herzogenrath, showed a high performance in the final week in his second Tour de Valland, finishing ninth in the general classification and second in the Youth classification.

Mordvanian Miroslav Gradishar (Iskra Team) won the Points classification for first time. Both he and Vallish sprinter Antoine Duchesnay (NDM) were the only riders to win three individual stages this Tour.