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Damir Zagipur wins 1602 Ceribian Tour
By Pia Chamberlain
Published: Nueva, 1601


Damir Zagipur took the golden jersey after winning stage 12th.


City/Location - Damir Zagipur (KyrzAir) won his first Grand Tour, becoming the second Kyrzbekistani rider to win the Ceribian Tour.

The Kyrzbekistani climber could comfortably defense the golden jersey in the last individual time-trial in Etora, despise losing time against most of his immediate rivals. He also won two stages and the Mountain classification.

Claude Bécaud (Vançotte) was second at forty-nine seconds. The Vallish climber consolidated in the elite, after finishing third in the last Tour de Valland, as well as winning the Vuelta a Castleon and the Nord-Ouest Classic. Along Zagipur, Bécaud was the most active climber in the high mountain. The 24-year old climber has become the most inspiring promise -already a reality- for the Vallish fans, who have not witnessed a Vallish rider winning the Tour de Valland since 1585, when Henri Honnecourt surprisingly defeated favourites Nylander Elton Isaksson and Mestran Stavros Michelalakis.

Lomarren Tomasso Zavala (Velomax) finished third at two minutes and fifty-six seconds. He wore the golden jersey from seventh stage, the first high mountain stage, to stage 12th, being able to recover in the last week, defending his position in the podium by merely seconds ahead of Gehennan Max Pappenheim who finished fourth.

Christophe Villiers (Anzcell) won the Point classification, winning three stages as well.