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Roman Herzogenrath wins 1602 Tour de Valland
By Pia Chamberlain
Published: Zechyr, 1602


The Dyrheimer champion won his second Tour de Valland


Lauren, Valland - Roman Herzogenrath won his second Tour de Valland, becoming the first rider to repeat victory in Lauren since 1595, when Adwestene when his fifth (and last) Tour de Valland.

The Dyrheimer climber proved to be the most consistent rider through the race. He only found a rival in the last week in Lomarran Tomasso Zavala (Velomax), who finished second at only seventeen second, the second shortest difference in the history of the Tour de Valland.

It was the third Tour de Valland for the Télecon Team (Herzogenrath won already in 1599, and Soyabarian Ulrick Vandenhof in 1600).

Claude Bécaud (Vançotte) was third, at three minutes and forty-eight seconds, also winning the Youth classification. The 24-year old climber has certainly given hope to the Vallish fans for the next seasons, the last of the young Vallish promises. The Mountain classification went to Tomasso Zavala, who proved to be the strongest climber in the last week, but it was not enough to defeat Herzogenrath.

The veteran Vallish sprinter Antoine Duchesnay (NDM) won the Points classification for third time. He also won four stages, winning in Lauren his 25th Tour de Valland individual stage.