2026 Tour of Guangxi (WorldTour),
Guangxi Region, China

7th edition: October 13 - 18, 2025

Tour of Guangxi podium history | 2025 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6

Overall map of the 2026 Tour of Guangxi

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Sunday, October 18: 6th & Final Stage, Yizhou - Nongla, 165.8 km

Stage 6 map & profile

Jarno Widar wins stage six and the 2026 Tour of Guangxi. Photo: Getty Images

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Weather at Shanglin, on the route, about 30 km from the finish, at 11:50 AM, local time: 29C (85F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south-southeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is an 8% chance of rain, dropping to 4% at 2:00 PM.

The race: Here's the report from stage and GC winner Jarno Widar's Team Lotto-Intermarché.

Jarno Widar has claimed an impressive victory at the Tour of Guangxi. The 20-year-old Belgian won the sixth and final stage, which finished uphill in Nongla, securing the overall title as well. Following his victory at Tre Valli Varesine earlier this month, Widar has now claimed his first WorldTour-level victory in China. “It feels like I’m still dreaming and waiting for someone to wake me up.”

The Tour of Guangxi delivered a particularly exciting finale on the final day. The outcome was decided on the tough final climb of the 166-kilometre stage from Yizhou to Nongla. “That climb suited me perfectly,” Widar explains. “The pace was already very high over the first two kilometres, but I was still a little too far back, boxed in behind the other teams’ lead-out trains. I managed to move up on the flatter section and felt I still had something left. It became a real battle of attrition. I knew Pidcock would accelerate at around 300 metres to go. With 150 metres remaining, I felt I had to get past him.”

A dream come true
The victory marks another major milestone in Widar’s young professional career. “It feels like I’m still dreaming and waiting for someone to wake me up. My dream has always been to become a professional cyclist, but winning two big races in a week and a half feels completely unreal. It’s my first WorldTour-level victory, and to beat riders of that calibre again is incredible.”

The 20-year-old Belgian also looks back on his week in China with great satisfaction. “First of all, there was the jet lag,” he laughs. “I really enjoyed this week. The team did a fantastic job, and I’m happy I could finish it off for them. Racing in China is also always special. The scenery was beautiful and made a real impression on me.”

Carrying his strong form through to the end
The victory in Guangxi also caps off a strong end to the season. “We knew I had come out of the Vuelta in good shape. The Italian classics followed, and we wanted to perform as well as possible there. We prepared well for those races, which allowed me to carry my good form through to China.”

By winning the Tour of Guangxi, Widar brings his season to a memorable close and takes another important step in his development. “A few years ago, when I was a junior, I obviously watched cycling on television. I saw riders like these winning stages of the Giro and the Tour de France, becoming Olympic mountain bike champions and winning other major races. Back then, I was still just a junior. Even the thought of one day racing alongside those guys seemed fantastic to me. But to be able to beat them now and take another step forward is incredible.”

Baptiste Veistroffer also wraps up the Tour of Guangxi with a special reward. The Frenchman won the mountains classification, taking home a memorable result from China.

Complete results:

165.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.407 km/hr

1	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	3hr 39min 5sec
2	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	@ 6sec
3	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:10
4	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:11
5	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	0:15
6	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	0:16
7	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS	0:19
8	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	0:21
9	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
10	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	0:23
11	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:26
12	Javier Romo	Movistar	0:27
13	Martin López	XDS Astana	s.t.
14	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS	0:30
15	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	0:32
16	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
17	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
18	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS	s.t.
19	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	0:36
20	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana	0:38
21	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM	0:40
22	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	0:43
23	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
24	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	0:47
25	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
26	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:49
27	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	0:50
28	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar	0:53
29	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
30	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
31	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
32	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM	1:06
33	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:08
34	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:16
35	Diego Pescador	Movistar	1:22
36	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS	1:24
37	Pavel Novak	Movistar	1:28
38	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
39	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:31
40	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	1:42
41	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
42	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
43	Davide Formolo	Movistar	1:44
44	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	1:50
45	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5	s.t.
46	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	1:55
47	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	1:59
48	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	2:04
49	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana	2:06
50	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	2:09
51	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS	2:15
52	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	2:17
53	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
54	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
55	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
56	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	2:26
57	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	2:31
58	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
59	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	2:42
60	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	2:48
61	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
62	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	2:57
63	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM	3:03
64	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	3:08
65	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	3:18
66	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	3:24
67	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5	3:30
68	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	3:45
69	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	4:04
70	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM	s.t.
71	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
72	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
73	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana	s.t.
74	Chenglu Liu	China	4:12
75	Simon Carr	Cofidis	4:18
76	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	4:32
77	Camille Charret	Cofidis	4:36
78	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	4:50
79	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	4:59
80	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
81	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	5:07
82	Yutao Shen	China	5:20
83	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	5:53
84	Manlio Moro	Movistar	s.t.
85	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
86	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
87	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	5:56
88	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	6:01
89	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
90	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
91	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM	6:16
92	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	6:19
93	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	6:41
94	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
95	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
96	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	6:46
97	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM	s.t.
98	Chenli Zhao	China	7:03
99	Michel Hessmann	Movistar	7:31
100	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
101	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	7:38
102	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
103	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
104	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	7:46
105	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	7:48
106	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
107	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	7:50
108	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	7:55
109	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	8:02
110	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	8:04
111	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	8:10
113	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	8:13
114	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
115	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	8:16
116	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
117	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:42
118	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
119	Max Kanter	XDS Astana	8:44
120	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	9:26
121	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
122	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
123	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
124	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
125	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
126	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
127	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
128	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	9:42
129	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	9:45
130	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
131	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	9:50
132	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	10:23
133	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	11:32
134	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	12:00
135	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
136	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	12:16
137	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
138	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	12:19
139	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS	12:21
140	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS	s.t.
141	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana	12:29
142	Ruidong Wang	China	12:31
143	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	13:01

 

Final GC after stage 6:

• GC winner: Jarno Widar (Lotto-Intermarché)
• Mountains classification winner: Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarché)
• Points classification winner: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Jarno Widar (Lotto-Intermarché)
• Teams classification winner: Netcompany INEOS

1,042.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.597 km/hr

1	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	22hr 22min 45sec
2	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	@ 9sec
3	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:16
4	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:21
5	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	0:22
6	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	0:26
7	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:29
8	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	0:31
9	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
10	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	0:33
11	Martin López	XDS Astana	0:37
12	Javier Romo	Movistar	s.t.
13	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS	0:40
14	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:42
15	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
16	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
17	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS	s.t.
18	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	0:46
19	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana	0:48
20	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM	0:50
21	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	0:53
22	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
23	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	0:55
24	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	0:56
25	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	0:57
26	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:59
27	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar	1:03
28	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
29	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
30	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
31	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM	1:16
32	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:18
33	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:26
34	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS	1:27
35	Diego Pescador	Movistar	1:32
36	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS	1:34
37	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	1:36
38	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	1:38
39	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	1:52
40	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
41	Davide Formolo	Movistar	1:53
42	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	2:00
43	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5	s.t.
44	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	2:03
45	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	2:05
46	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	2:19
47	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
48	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS	2:23
49	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5	2:27
50	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
51	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	2:27
52	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	2:41
53	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
54	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	2:43
55	Jan Maas	Cofidis	2:58
56	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	3:07
57	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana	3:11
58	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	3:18
59	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:34
60	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:40
61	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	3:44
62	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	3:47
63	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	3:55
64	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	3:57
65	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM	4:08
66	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana	4:09
67	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	4:14
68	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
69	Simon Carr	Cofidis	4:28
70	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	5:00
71	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	5:09
72	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	5:26
73	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	6:03
74	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	7:06
75	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	7:10
76	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	7:21
77	Michel Hessmann	Movistar	7:41
78	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
79	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	7:56
80	Pavel Novak	Movistar	8:12
81	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	8:23
82	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
83	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	8:38
84	Max Kanter	XDS Astana	8:44
85	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM	8:49
86	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	8:54
87	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	8:56
88	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	9:09
89	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	9:10
90	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	9:24
91	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	9:32
92	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	9:36
93	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	9:52
94	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	9:55
95	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	9:57
96	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	10:44
97	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	11:24
98	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	11:42
99	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	12:00
100	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	12:10
101	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM	12:15
102	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	12:54
103	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	14:26
104	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS	15:33
105	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	16:11
106	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	16:36
107	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	16:40
108	Yutao Shen	China	16:49
109	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	16:50
110	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM	17:18
111	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	18:03
112	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	18:24
113	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	18:52
114	Arthur Kluckers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	21:04
115	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	21:53
116	Camille Charret	Cofidis	21:57
117	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana	23:05
118	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	23:13
119	Manlio Moro	Movistar	23:14
120	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	25:25
121	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
122	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	25:26
123	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	25:46
124	Zhicheng Liu	China	26:47
125	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	27:07
126	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	27:37
127	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	27:44
128	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	28:07
129	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	29:19
130	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS	29:36
131	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	30:16
132	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	33:26
133	Chenglu Liu	China	34:22
134	Binyan Ma	China	35:14
135	Chenli Zhao	China	35:16
136	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	35:25
137	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	35:51
138	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	36:08
139	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	37:35
140	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	37:39
141	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	38:38
142	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	40:23
143	Ruidong Wang	China	43:33

 

Stage 6 map & profile:

Stage 6 map

Stage 6 profile

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Saturday, October 17: Stage 5, Jingchenjiang - Yizhou, 170.1 km

Stage 5 map & profile

Milan Fretin (Cofidis) wins stage five. Photo: Getty Images

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Weather at the finish city of Yizhou at 11:40 AM, local time: 30C (86F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 16 km/hr (11 mph). There is a 6% chance of rain.

The race: Robbe Dhondt (Picnic-PostNL) did not start.

Here's the race report from stage winner Milan Fretin's Team Cofidis:

The Belgian sprinter Milan Fretin shone once again at the Tour of Guangxi. Two days after his first victory, he triumphed in a sprint finish, continuing to display dazzling form as the season draws to a close. This marks his second UCI WorldTour win, his fifth victory of the season, and the 18th for the Cofidis team in 2026!

This time, he took a moment to raise both arms and savor the victory even more. Two days earlier, Milan Fretin had simply tapped his helmet; on this occasion, he stood up and flashed a ‘V’ for victory, fully embracing the thrill of the win. The Belgian sprinter once again got the better of his rivals in the sprint, following a day of hard work by his team to put him in the best possible position.

In the finale, he proved to be the savviest rider, showcasing an impressive sense of positioning and a sharp, incisive edge. He often points out that he has reached a new level since the Tour de France, where he secured several top-ten finishes (4th in Nevers, 5th in Chalon-sur-Saône, and 9th in Paris). His stellar form has now earned him a second WorldTour success—his fifth win of the season—bringing the Cofidis team’s total for the year to 18!

The stage is Milan Fretin's. Photo: Getty Images

Milan Fretin:
“It’s incredible! It’s hard to believe that I’ve just claimed my second win of the week and my second UCI WorldTour victory! We knew it would come down to a sprint, and the team controlled the race perfectly right to the end. All my teammates rallied in the final kilometers; I was well-positioned, which allowed me to launch my sprint effectively.” "The sprint was launched a bit early, but I managed to make the difference at the right moment. I really feel like I’ve reached this level over the course of the season. I’ve always fought to do my best and to secure a win on the UCI WorldTour. Coming into this race—even though I’ve taken a step forward—I still felt like something was missing; there was a sense of unfinished business. To come away with some victories is just fantastic. I couldn’t have hoped for a better way to end the season!"

Benjamin Giraud, Sports Director:
"This fifth stage concluded with a magnificent win for Milan. The whole team did a great job throughout the day to support him as much as possible. We had immense faith in him, knowing he had the ability to give everything and claim another victory in the final sprint of the week. Well done to him, and well done to the entire team!"

Complete results:

GC leader Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step) crashed in the final kilometer, but retained his GC lead.

170.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 45.502 km/hr

1	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	3hr 44min 18sec
2	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
4	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
5	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
6	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
7	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
9	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
10	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
11	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
12	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
13	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
14	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
15	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
16	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
17	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
18	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
19	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
20	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
21	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
22	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
23	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
24	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
25	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
26	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
27	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
28	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
29	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
30	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
31	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
32	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	s.t.
33	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
34	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
35	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
36	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
37	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
38	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
39	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
41	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
42	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
44	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
45	Ruidong Wang	China	s.t.
46	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
47	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
48	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
49	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
50	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
51	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
52	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
53	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
55	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	@ 3sec
56	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
57	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
58	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
59	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
60	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
61	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
62	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
63	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
64	Chenglu Liu	China	s.t.
65	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
66	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
67	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
68	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
69	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
70	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
71	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
72	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
73	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
74	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
75	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
76	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
77	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
78	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
79	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
80	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
81	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
82	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
83	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
84	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
85	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
86	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
87	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
88	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
89	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
90	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
92	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
93	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
94	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
95	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
96	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
97	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
98	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
99	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
100	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
101	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
102	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
103	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
104	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
105	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
106	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
107	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
108	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
109	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
110	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
111	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
112	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
113	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
114	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
115	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
116	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
117	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
118	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
119	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
120	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
121	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
122	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
123	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
124	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
125	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
126	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
127	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
128	Michel Hessmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
129	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
130	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
131	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
132	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
133	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
134	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
135	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
136	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
137	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:03
138	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 0sec
139	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 0sec
140	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:19
141	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	@ 0sec
142	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:19
143	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.

 

GC after stage 5:

• GC leader: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Mountains classification leader: Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarché)
• Points classification leader: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Teams classification leader: NSN Cycling Team

814.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 43.486 km/hr

1	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	18hr 43min 24sec
2	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 10sec
3	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	0:16
4	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:19
5	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	0:20
6	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:21
7	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	0:22
8	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
9	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	0:23
10	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	0:25
11	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	0:26
12	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
13	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
14	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
15	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
16	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
17	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
18	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
19	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
20	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
21	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
22	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
23	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
24	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
25	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
26	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
27	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
28	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
29	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
30	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
31	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
32	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
33	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
34	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	0:27
35	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
36	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:28
37	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	0:29
38	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
40	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
41	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
42	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
43	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
44	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
45	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
46	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
47	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
48	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
49	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
50	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
51	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
52	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
53	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
54	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
55	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
56	Michel Heßmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
57	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
58	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
59	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
60	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
61	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
62	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
63	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
64	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
65	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
66	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
67	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
68	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
69	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
70	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
71	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
72	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
73	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
74	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
75	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
76	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
78	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	0:55
79	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	0:58
80	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
81	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	1:15
82	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	1:18
83	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:24
84	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
85	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
86	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
87	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:25
88	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	1:27
89	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
90	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:33
91	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	1:34
92	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	1:38
93	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	2:26
94	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	2:34
95	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	2:38
96	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	2:41
97	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	2:44
98	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2:58
99	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	3:31
100	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	5:45
101	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	6:05
102	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	6:09
103	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	7:00
104	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	8:56
105	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	8:56
106	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	10:34
107	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	10:51
108	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	10:52
109	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	10:55
110	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
111	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	11:18
112	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
113	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	11:49
114	Yutao Shen	China	11:52
115	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
116	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:42
117	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	16:48
118	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	17:31
119	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
120	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	17:33
121	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	17:35
122	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	17:37
123	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
124	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	17:40
125	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
126	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
127	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
128	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
129	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	19:58
130	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	21:06
131	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	22:33
132	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	26:04
133	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
134	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	28:20
135	Chenli Zhao	China	28:29
136	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	28:32
137	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
138	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	28:49
139	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	28:57
140	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	29:31
141	Chenglu Liu	China	30:29
142	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	31:13
143	Ruidong Wang	China	31:18

 

Stage 5 map & profile:

Stage 5 map

Stage 5 profile

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Friday, October 16: Stage 4, Bama - Tian'e, 165.7 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Paul Magnier wins his second stage in this year's Guangxi Tour. Getty Sport photo

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Weather at the finish city of Tian'e at 11:30 AM, local time: 29C (85F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 19 km/hr (12 mph). There is just a 2% chance of rain.

The race: Not starting: Olav Kooij (Decathlon CMA CGM) & Owain Doull (Visma | Lease a Bike).

Here's the stage four report from stage winner Paul Magnier's Team Soudal Quick-Step:

Paul Magnier returned to winning ways at the Tour of Guangxi, sprinting to victory on Friday’s fourth stage ahead of Cees Bol and Max Kanter. The result also put the Frenchman back at the top of the general classification.

His second success of this year’s edition brought another milestone: with seven stage victories, Paul now stands alone as the race’s most successful stage winner, surpassing Fernando Gaviria’s previous record of six.

It was a victory earned the hard way, as after being dropped on an easier climb, Paul had to fight his way back to the peloton before turning his attention to the finish. His teammates then delivered another strong lead-out, allowing him to unleash his sprint and complete an impressive turnaround.

“I’m super happy, especially because today was a really hard day. I want to thank my teammates and the team for their confidence. I was dropped earlier in the stage, but I managed to get back to the bunch and refocus on the final sprint. My lead-out did a great job again, and I could launch my sprint and finish it off. It feels really good to be winning again and to take back the overall lead,” said Paul.

With two stages remaining, Magnier heads into the weekend with another victory and the leader’s red jersey.

Complete results:

165.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.801 km/hr

1	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 41min 55sec
2	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
3	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
4	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
5	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
6	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
7	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
9	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
10	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
11	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
12	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
13	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
14	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
15	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
16	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
17	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
18	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
19	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
20	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
21	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
22	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
23	Michel Heßmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
24	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
25	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
26	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
27	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
28	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
29	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
30	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
31	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
32	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
33	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
34	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
35	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
36	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
37	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
38	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
39	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
40	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
42	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
44	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
45	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
46	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
47	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
48	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
49	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
50	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
51	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
52	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
53	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
54	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
55	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
56	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
57	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
58	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
59	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
60	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
61	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
62	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
63	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
64	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
65	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
66	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
68	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
69	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
70	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
71	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
72	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
73	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	@ 49sec
74	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	@ 0sec
75	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	@ 0sec
76	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	@ 0sec
77	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	@ 0sec
78	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	0:55
79	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
80	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
81	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
82	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
83	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:58
84	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
85	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
86	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
88	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
89	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:03
90	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:07
91	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	1:08
92	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	@ 0sec
93	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	@ 0sec
94	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	1:12
95	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	@ 0sec
96	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	@ 0sec
97	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	@ 0sec
98	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:35
99	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	@ 0sec
100	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	1:57
101	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	@ 0sec
102	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	2:13
103	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2:32
104	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	3:02
105	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	@ 0sec
106	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	@ 0sec
107	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 0sec
108	Robbe Dhondt	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 0sec
109	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	6:34
110	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	10:05
111	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
112	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	10:26
113	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
114	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
115	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
116	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
117	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	11:23
118	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
119	Camille Charret	Cofidis	17:11
120	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
121	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
122	Chenglu Liu	China	s.t.
123	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
124	Ruidong Wang	China	s.t.
125	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
126	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
127	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
128	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
129	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
130	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
131	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
132	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
133	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
134	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
135	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
136	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
137	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
138	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
139	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
140	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
141	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
142	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
143	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
144	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
DNF	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious

 

GC after stage 4:

• GC leader: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Mountains classification leader: Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarché)
• Points classification leader: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Teams classification leader: NSN Cycling Team

707.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.187 km/hr

1	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	14hr 59min 6sec
2	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 10sec
3	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	0:16
4	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	0:20
5	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
6	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:21
7	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	0:22
8	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
9	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
10	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	0:23
11	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	0:24
12	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:25
13	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	0:26
14	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
15	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
16	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
17	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
18	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
19	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
20	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
21	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
22	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
23	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
24	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
25	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
26	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
27	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
28	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
29	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
30	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
31	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
32	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
33	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
34	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
35	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
36	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
37	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
38	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
40	Michel Heßmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
41	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
42	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
43	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
44	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
45	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
46	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
47	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
48	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
49	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
50	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
52	Robbe Dhondt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
53	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
54	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
55	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
56	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
57	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
58	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
59	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
60	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
61	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
62	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
63	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
64	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
65	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
66	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
67	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
68	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
69	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
70	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
71	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
72	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
73	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
74	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
76	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
77	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
78	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
79	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	0:55
80	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
81	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
82	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	1:15
83	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	1:18
84	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	1:21
85	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
86	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:22
87	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	1:24
88	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
89	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
90	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	1:33
92	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	1:34
93	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	1:38
94	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	2:23
95	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	2:31
96	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	2:35
97	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	2:38
98	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	2:41
99	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2:58
100	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	3:28
101	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	4:26
102	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	6:02
103	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	6:06
104	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	7:00
105	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	8:53
106	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
107	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	10:31
108	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	10:52
109	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
110	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
111	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
112	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	11:18
113	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
114	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	11:49
115	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
116	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
117	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	12:23
118	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	15:45
119	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	17:31
120	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	17:37
121	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
122	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
123	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
124	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
125	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
126	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
127	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
128	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
129	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
130	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	20:08
131	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	21:03
132	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	22:30
133	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	26:04
134	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
135	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	27:01
136	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	28:29
137	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
138	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
139	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	28:46
140	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	28:57
141	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	29:28
142	Chenglu Liu	China	30:26
143	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	31:10
144	Ruidong Wang	China	31:18

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

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Thursday, October 15: Stage 3, Jingxi - Bama, 212.3 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Milan Fretin (Cofidis) is the stage winner. Photo: Getty Images

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Weather at the finish city of Bama at 11:30, local time: 30C (86F), fair, with the wind from the south at 18 km/hr (11 mph). There is just a 3% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Milan Fretin's Team Cofidis.

The Belgian sprinter Milan Fretin claimed victory in the bunch sprint this Thursday. After missing out on the sprint yesterday, he has made amends in the best possible way. This marks his 4th win of the season, his first at the UCI WorldTour level, and the 17th victory for the Cofidis team this season!

As he crossed the finish line, he tapped his helmet, clearly delighted to have seen it through and turned the race in his favor. Milan Fretin has secured his maiden UCI WorldTour win—a victory that required an extraordinary effort. On the wide streets of Bama, the finish point for this third stage of the Tour of Guangxi, he surged up the right side before unleashing a burst of incredible intensity. He won by a narrow margin, edging out yesterday’s winner, Frits Biesterbos, as well as sprint specialists Jordi Meeus and Fabio Jakobsen.

Above all, Milan Fretin has shown his resilience; he made no secret of his disappointment after failing to contend for the win in Hong Kong on Sunday and again yesterday. Milan is establishing himself as a rising talent in the world of sprinting. This is his 4th victory of the season, following strong performances at the Tour of Andalusia in February and two stage wins at the Tour de Nouvelle-Aquitaine this past August.

His upward trajectory was also evident during the Tour de France, where he came close to victory in Nevers (4th), Chalon-sur-Saône (5th), and even in Paris (9th). With this result, Milan delivers a 17th win for Cofidis this season. There are still three stages to go—three more opportunities for the team to shine, following a season in which they have truly sparkled from start to finish.

Milan Fretin:
“This is an incredible victory! It feels great, especially since the last few weeks haven’t been easy—particularly after my crash in Isbergues. It took some time for my body to recover and for me to get back to feeling like myself. This is my first UCI WorldTour win, so it’s extra special. I really felt like I’d come back stronger and reached a new level after the Tour de France, and I was eager to prove it. I’m feeling really good again… and we still have three stages left to shine as a team!”

Benjamin Giraud, Sports Director:
“This was the longest stage of the week here at the Tour of Guangxi. We knew it would come down to a bunch sprint. All of our riders did a fantastic job; they really rallied together after a tougher start to the week. The team responded brilliantly, and Milan has secured a great win against a top-tier field. We’re absolutely thrilled for him and for all the riders. And we’re going to give it our all right to the very end!”

Complete results:

212.3 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.845 km/hr

1	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	4hr 31min 55sec
2	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
3	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
4	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
5	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
6	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
7	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
8	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
9	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
10	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
11	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
12	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
13	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
14	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
15	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
16	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
17	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
18	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
19	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
20	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
21	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
22	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
23	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
24	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
25	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
26	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
27	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
28	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
29	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
30	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
31	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
32	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
33	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
34	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
35	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
36	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
37	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
38	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	s.t.
42	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
43	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
44	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
45	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
46	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
47	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
48	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
49	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
50	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
52	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
53	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
54	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
55	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
56	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
57	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
58	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
59	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
60	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
61	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
62	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
63	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
64	Olav Kooij	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
65	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
66	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
67	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
68	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
69	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
70	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
71	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
72	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
73	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
74	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
75	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
76	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
77	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
78	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
79	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
80	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
81	Robbe Dhondt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
82	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
83	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
85	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
86	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
87	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
88	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
89	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
90	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
91	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
92	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
93	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
94	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
95	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
96	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
97	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
98	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
99	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
100	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
101	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
102	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
103	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
104	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
105	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
106	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
107	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
108	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
109	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
110	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
111	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
112	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
113	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
114	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
115	Chenglu Liu	China	s.t.
116	Owain Doull	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
117	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
118	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
119	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
120	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
121	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
122	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
123	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
124	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
125	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
126	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
127	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
128	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
129	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
130	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
131	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
132	Michel Hessmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
133	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
134	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	@ 17sec
135	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
136	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	0:30
137	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	0:43
138	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	1:14
139	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
140	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:23
141	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
142	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
143	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:46
144	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
145	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:53
146	Ruidong Wang	China	2:50
147	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	7:14
DNF	Haijie Hu	China

 

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Frits Biesterbos (Picnic-PostNL)
• Mountains classification leader: Ruidon Wang (China)
• Points classification leader: Frits Biesterbos (Picnic-PostNL)
• Best young rider: Frits Biesterbos (Picnic-PostNL)
• Teams classification leader: NSN Cycling Team

541.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 47.958 km/hr

1	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	11hr 17min 21sec
2	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	@ 10sec
4	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
6	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
7	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	0:12
8	Olav Kooij	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
9	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
10	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
11	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	0:13
12	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	0:14
13	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
14	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
15	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:15
16	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	0:16
17	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
18	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
19	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
20	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
21	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
22	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
23	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
24	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
25	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
26	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
27	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
28	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
29	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
30	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	s.t.
31	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
32	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
33	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
34	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
35	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
36	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
37	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
38	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
42	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
43	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
44	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
45	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
46	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
47	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
48	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
49	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
50	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
51	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
52	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
53	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
54	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
55	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
56	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
57	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
58	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
59	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
60	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
61	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
62	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
63	Robbe Dhondt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
64	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
65	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
66	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
68	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
69	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
70	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
71	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
72	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
73	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
74	Michel Hessmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
75	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
76	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
77	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
78	Owain Doull	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
79	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
80	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
81	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
82	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
83	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
84	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
85	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
86	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
87	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
88	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
89	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
90	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
91	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
92	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
93	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
94	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
95	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
96	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
97	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
98	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
99	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
100	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
101	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
102	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
103	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
104	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
105	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
106	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
107	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
108	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
109	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
110	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
111	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
112	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
113	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
114	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
115	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	0:42
116	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	0:45
117	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
118	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
119	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:46
120	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	1:30
121	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	1:39
122	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	2:04
123	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	2:08
124	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	2:31
125	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	2:47
126	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	3:42
127	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	4:57
128	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	5:09
129	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	5:56
130	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:43
131	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
132	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
133	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
134	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	9:40
135	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	10:36
136	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	11:08
137	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
138	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
139	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
140	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	11:25
141	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
142	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	11:36
143	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	12:07
144	Chenglu Liu	China	13:05
145	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	13:49
146	Ruidong Wang	China	13:57
147	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	15:37

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Wednesday, October 14: Stage 2, Chongzuo - Jingxi, 179.5 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Frits Biesterbos is just a little bit faster than everyone else.

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Weather at the finish city of Jingxi at 11:50 AM, local time: 28C (82F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south-southeast at 11 km/hr (7 mph). There is a 5% chance of rain.

The race: Piet Allegaert (Cofidis) did not start.

Here's the race report from stage winner Frits Biesterbos' Team Picnic-PostNL:

Stage 2 of the Tour of Guangxi was expected to end in a bunch sprint, but the day began with an active breakaway formation phase, with Team Picnic PostNL involved in the early moves, but a break of four eventually went without the team in it. By the foot of the only climb of the day, three riders remained out front but their escape came to an end as the peloton caught them towards the top of the climb.

Several attacks followed in the finale, which the team marked, but the race ultimately came down to the expected sprint. Team Picnic PostNL moved forward excellently as a unit and positioned Frits Biesterbos perfectly at the front, allowing him to launch his sprint with everything he had. In a thrilling finish, Biesterbos timed his bike throw perfectly to beat race leader Magnier to the line and take a first professional victory with Team Picnic PostNL.

After the stage, Biesterbos said: “I’m extremely happy with my first victory, and for it to come at WorldTour level makes it even better. Just like yesterday, the team delivered another incredible lead-out, and I’m glad I was able to finish it off today.”

Team Picnic PostNL coach Joey van Rhee added: “It was a fantastic day. Right from the start, everyone was sharp and we wanted to secure bonus seconds with Robbe for the general classification. He got into a few early breakaway attempts, but they kept getting brought back. In the end, it took until 60 kilometers in for a group to finally get away, after which we shifted our focus to the final. Based on last year, we knew what to expect from the finish and built a strong plan around it. We emphasized remaining calm if things didn’t go to plan, and the guys executed that brilliantly. They stayed together, communicated well, and delivered Frits right onto Magnier’s wheel. For him to then beat him in the sprint is incredible. It’s a great day for the guys here and for the entire team. You don’t just pick up a WorldTour victory easily these days, so this feels amazing.”

Complete results:

179.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 47.853 km/hr

1	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	3hr 45min 19sec
2	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
3	Olav Kooij	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
4	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
5	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
6	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
7	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
9	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
10	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
11	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
12	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
13	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
14	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
15	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
16	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
17	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
18	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
19	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
20	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
21	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
22	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
23	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
24	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
25	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
26	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
27	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
28	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
29	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	s.t.
30	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
31	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
32	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
33	Michel Hessmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
34	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
35	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
36	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
37	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
38	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
40	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
41	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
42	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
43	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
44	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
45	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
46	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
47	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
48	Robbe Dhondt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
49	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
50	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
51	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
52	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
53	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
55	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
56	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
57	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
58	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
59	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
60	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
61	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
62	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
63	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
64	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
65	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
66	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
67	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
68	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
69	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
70	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
71	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
72	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
73	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
74	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
75	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
76	Owain Doull	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
77	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
78	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
79	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
81	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
82	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
83	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
84	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
85	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
86	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
87	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
88	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
89	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
90	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
91	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
92	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
93	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
94	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
95	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
96	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
97	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
98	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
99	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
100	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
101	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
102	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
103	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
104	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
105	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
106	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
107	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
108	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
109	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
110	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
111	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
112	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
113	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
114	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
115	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
116	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
117	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
118	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
119	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
120	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
121	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	@ 26sec
122	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:30
123	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:11
124	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
125	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:19
126	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:28
127	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	1:32
128	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	2:24
129	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	2:41
130	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	5:40
131	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:27
132	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
133	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
134	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
135	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
136	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	10:52
137	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
138	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
139	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
140	Ruidong Wang	China	s.t.
141	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
142	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
143	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
144	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
145	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
146	Chenglu Liu	China	12:49
147	Haijie Hu	China	s.t.
148	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	15:23

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Mountains classification leader: Afonso Eulalio (Bahrain Victorious)
• Points classification leader: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Teams classification leader: NSN Cycling Team

329.1 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 48.703 km/hr

1	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	6hr 45min 26sec
2	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 6sec
3	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	0:10
4	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
5	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	0:12
6	Olav Kooij	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
7	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
8	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:13
9	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
10	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	0:14
11	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
12	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:15
13	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	0:16
14	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
15	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
16	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
17	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
18	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
19	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
20	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
21	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
22	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
23	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
24	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
25	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
26	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
27	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	s.t.
28	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
29	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
30	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
31	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
32	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
33	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
34	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
35	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
36	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
37	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
38	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
39	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
40	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
41	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
42	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
44	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
45	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
46	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
47	Michel Heßmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
48	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
49	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
50	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
51	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
52	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
53	Robbe Dhondt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
54	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
55	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
56	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
57	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
58	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
59	Owain Doull	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
60	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
61	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
62	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
63	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
64	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
65	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
66	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
67	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
68	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
69	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
70	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
71	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
72	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
73	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
74	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
75	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
76	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
77	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
78	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
79	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
80	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
81	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
82	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
83	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
84	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
85	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
86	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
88	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
89	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
90	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
91	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
92	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
93	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
94	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
95	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
96	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
97	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
98	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
99	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
100	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
101	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
102	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
103	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
104	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
105	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
106	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
107	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
108	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
109	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
110	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
111	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
112	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
113	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
114	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
115	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
116	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
117	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	0:42
118	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:45
119	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
120	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
121	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
122	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:46
123	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	1:48
124	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	1:56
125	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	2:04
126	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	2:26
127	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	2:57
128	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	3:11
129	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	3:46
130	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	5:56
131	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:43
132	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
133	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
134	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
135	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
136	Ruidong Wang	China	11:08
137	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
138	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
139	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
140	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
141	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
142	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
143	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	11:36
144	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	11:37
145	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	12:35
146	Chenglu Liu	China	13:05
147	Haijie Hu	China	s.t.
148	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	15:37

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Tuesday, October 13: Stage 1, Chongzuo - Chongzuo, 149.4 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Paul Magnier wins the first stage. Team Netcompany INEOS photo

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Weather at the start/finish city of Chongzuo at 11:10 AM, local time: 31C (87F), sunny, with the wind from the north-northeast at 3 km/hr (2 mph). There is a 5% chance of rain.

The race: Jacob Eriksson (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) did not start.

Here's the race report from winner Paul Magnier's Team Soudal Quick-Step:

Paul Magnier began the Tour of Guangxi in style, powering to victory on Tuesday’s opening stage. The Frenchman finished ahead of Max Kanter and Sam Welsford, picking up where he left off after winning five stages at last year’s edition.

The 149.4km stage, starting and finishing in Chongzuo, saw three riders form the day’s main breakaway. Soudal Quick-Step helped control their advantage, sharing the chase with the other sprint teams and bringing the escapees back inside the final ten kilometres.

A late attack kept the peloton working until two kilometres from the finish, but our riders remained prominent as the pace increased for the sprint. Paul found his position in the fast finale and produced a powerful acceleration to take a clear victory.

“It was a really fast day, with an average speed of around 49km/h, so it certainly wasn’t easy, especially in the heat. Ayco did a great job controlling the race, and then my teammates delivered a really nice lead-out. I’m very happy to finish off their work with a win and to be back racing here,” said Paul.

Complete results:

149.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 49.694 km/hr

1	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 0min 23sec
2	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
4	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
6	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
7	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
8	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
9	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
10	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
11	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
12	Olav Kooij	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
13	Ruidong Wang	China	s.t.
14	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
15	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
16	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
17	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
18	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
19	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
20	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
21	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
22	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
23	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
24	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
25	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
26	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
27	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
28	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	s.t.
29	Martin Urianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
30	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
31	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
32	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
33	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
34	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
35	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
36	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
37	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
38	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
39	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
40	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
41	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
42	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
44	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
45	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
46	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
47	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
48	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
49	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
50	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
52	Owain Doull	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
53	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
54	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
55	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
56	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
57	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
58	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
59	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
60	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
61	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
62	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
63	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
64	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
65	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
66	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
67	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
68	Robbe Dhondt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
69	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
70	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
71	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
72	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
73	Michel Hessmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
74	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
75	Chenglu Liu	China	s.t.
76	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
77	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
78	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
79	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
80	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
81	Haijie Hu	China	s.t.
82	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
83	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
84	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
85	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
86	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
87	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
88	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
89	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
90	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
91	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
92	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
93	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
95	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
96	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
97	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
98	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
99	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
100	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
101	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
102	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
103	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
104	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
105	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
106	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
107	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
108	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
109	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
110	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
111	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
112	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
113	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
114	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
115	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
116	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
117	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
118	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
119	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
120	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
121	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
122	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
123	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
124	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
125	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
126	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
127	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
128	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
129	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
130	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
131	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
132	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
133	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
134	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
135	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	@ 29sec
136	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
137	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
138	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
139	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
140	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
141	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
142	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
143	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 0sec
144	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	0:59
145	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	@ 0sec
146	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	1:06
147	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:27
148	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
149	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	@ 0sec
DNF	Yevgeniy Fedorov	XDS Astana Team

 

GC after stage 1:

• GC leader: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Points classification leader: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Best young rider: Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step)
• Teams classification leader: NSN Cycling Team

1	Paul Magnier	Soudal Quick-Step	3hr 0min 13sec
2	Sam Welsford	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	@ 4sec
3	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
4	Max Kanter	XDS Astana Team	0:06
5	Neilson Powless	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
6	Patrick Gamper	Team Jayco-AlUla	0:08
7	Oded Kogut	NSN Cycling Team	0:10
8	Arvid de Kleijn	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
9	Matteo Milan	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
10	Erlend Blikra	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
11	Luke Lamperti	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
12	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
13	Itamar Einhorn	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
14	Matteo Moschetti	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
15	Olav Kooij	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
16	Ruidong Wang	China	s.t.
17	Matevz Govekar	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
18	Frits Biesterbos	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
19	Fabio Jakobsen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
20	Manlio Moro	Movistar Team	s.t.
21	Milan Fretin	Cofidis	s.t.
22	Mattia Agostinacchio	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
23	Cyril Barthe	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
24	Brady Gilmore	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
25	Joe Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
26	Dries De Pooter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
27	Zak Erzen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
28	Jordi Meeus	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
29	Cees Bol	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
30	Henrik Pedersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
31	Pavel Novak	Movistar Team	s.t.
32	MartinUrianstad Bugge	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
33	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
34	Clément Champoussin	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
35	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
36	Arne Marit	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
37	Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
38	Dries van Gestel	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
39	Tom Donnenwirth	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
40	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
41	Tord Gudmestad	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
42	Artem Shmidt	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
43	Nadav Raisberg	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
44	Marijn van den Berg	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
45	Milan Vader	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
46	Max Walker	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
47	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
48	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
49	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
50	Enzo Paleni	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
51	Afonso Eulalio	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
52	Jan Maas	Cofidis	s.t.
53	Alessandro Pinarello	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
54	Pau Miquel Delgado	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
55	Owain Doull	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
56	Tobias Bayer	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
57	Arjen Livyns	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
58	Joshua Giddings	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
59	Rudy Porter	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
60	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
61	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
62	Jarno Widar	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
63	Zhicheng Liu	China	s.t.
64	Tobias Svarre	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
65	Anton Schiffer	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
66	Kaden Groves	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
67	Matthew Fox	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
68	Camille Charret	Cofidis	s.t.
69	Pelayo Sanchez	Movistar Team	s.t.
70	Paul Double	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
71	Robbe Dhondt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
72	Léo Bisiaux	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
73	Diego Pescador	Movistar Team	s.t.
74	Martin Tjøtta	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
75	Max van der Meulen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
76	Michel Heßmann	Movistar Team	s.t.
77	Jasha Sütterlin	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
78	Chenglu Liu	China	s.t.
79	Rémy Rochas	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
80	Loe van Belle	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
81	Lennard Kämna	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
82	Jhonatan Narvaez	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
83	Victor Langellotti	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
84	Haijie Hu	China	s.t.
85	Binyan Ma	China	s.t.
86	Torstein Træen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
87	Adrien Boichis	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
88	Ilan Van Wilder	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
89	Louis Barré	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
90	Dries De Bondt	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
91	Clément Braz Afonso	Groupama-FDJ United	s.t.
92	Robert Donaldson	Team Jayco-AlUla	s.t.
93	Haoyu Su	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
94	Steff Cras	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
95	Davide Formolo	Movistar Team	s.t.
96	Brent Van Moer	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
97	Vlad Van Mechelen	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
98	Yutao Shen	China	s.t.
99	Daniel Skerl	Bahrain Victorious	s.t.
100	Reuben Thompson	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
101	Mikkel Honore	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
102	Peter Øxenberg	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
103	Sébastien Grignard	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
104	Emanuel Buchmann	Cofidis	s.t.
105	Daan Hoole	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
106	Martin López	XDS Astana Team	s.t.
107	Florian Vermeersch	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
108	Marc Soler	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
109	Rick Pluimers	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
110	Daniel Martinez	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
111	Brandon Rivera	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
112	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
113	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
114	Jamie Meehan	Cofidis	s.t.
115	Carlos Verona	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
116	Samuele Battistella	EF Education-EasyPost	s.t.
117	Alexey Lutsenko	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
118	William Barta	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
119	Chenli Zhao	China	s.t.
120	Javier Romo	Movistar Team	s.t.
121	Oscar Riesebeek	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
122	Andrea Bagioli	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
123	Rotem Tene	NSN Cycling Team	s.t.
124	Óscar Rodríguez	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
125	Julius Johansen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
126	Emils Liepins	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
127	Nickolas Zukowsky	Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
128	Timo de Jong	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
129	Rune Herregodts	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
130	Dillon Corkery	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
131	Simon Carr	Cofidis	s.t.
132	Baptiste Veistroffer	Lotto-Intermarché	s.t.
133	Sebastian Kolze Changizi	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
134	Robin Froidevaux	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
135	Sean Flynn	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
136	AJ August	Netcompany INEOS Cycling Team	s.t.
137	Piet Allegaert	Cofidis	s.t.
138	Titouan Fontaine	Groupama-FDJ United	0:39
139	Laurenz Rex	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.
140	Robbe Ghys	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	s.t.
141	Niklas Behrens	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
142	Jarrad Drizners	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
143	Søren Kragh Andersen	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
144	Jonas Rickaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
145	Edward Planckaert	Alpecin-Premier Tech	s.t.
146	Warre Vangheluwe	Soudal Quick-Step	1:09
147	Oliver Peace	Team Picnic PostNL	1:16
148	Stan Dewulf	Decathlon CMA CGM Team	1:37
149	Ayco Bastiaens	Soudal Quick-Step	s.t.

 

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile