Top Contenders of the 2023 Guangxi Road Cycling World Tour Thrill Spectators on Guilin’s Breathtaking Racecourse
Guilin, October 17 – The highly anticipated final day of the six-day Guangxi Road Cycling World Tour 2023 took place amidst the awe-inspiring beauty of Guilin. This picturesque city set the stage for 18 world-class riders from elite professional teams to showcase their exceptional skills along the epic 168-kilometer racecourse, renowned as the “most beautiful track” in Guilin.
Spanning a thrilling distance of 168.3 kilometers, the Guilin city stage track featured three dazzling sprint points strategically positioned at 23.7 kilometers, 63.8 kilometers, and 150.3 kilometers. With a cumulative climb of 1,304 meters, this challenging route pushed the riders to their limits. Renowned teams such as Alkaea-Sansik Racing Team, Tudor Professional Team, and the Chinese National Team embarked on this grand journey, galloping through the celebrated Guilin landscape and across the enchanting Guiyang Cultural Tourism Avenue.
The cyclists blazed through the city and countryside, igniting an exhilarating display of speed and passion. After almost four hours of fierce competition, the riders reached the finish line at the city center square, leaving spectators in awe of their remarkable feats.
Embracing triumph, VADER Milan from the Jumbo-Visma Racing Team secured the coveted red jersey, clinching the glorious title of individual overall score champion and claiming the prestigious Tour of Guangxi “Zhuanggu” championship trophy. De Bondt Dries of the OBEQ-Deconic team emerged as the unrivaled sprint king, triumphantly donning the blue jersey. Wandahl Frederik from the Bora-Hansgrohe Racing Team displayed exceptional strength, conquering the climb points and earning the revered polka dot shirt as the climbing king. Meanwhile, Ethan HAYTER of the Ineos Grenadier Racing Team displayed prodigious talent, earning him the white jersey for best youth driver. Rune Herregodts from the Intermasi-Wanti Racing Team battled fiercely throughout the competition, emerging as the brave recipient of the Dare to Fight Award. Showcasing exceptional team synergy, the French Cofidi team ultimately secured the team championship.
Simultaneously, the 2023 Guangxi Women’s Road Cycling World Tour commenced in Guilin. The stage championship was clinched by PIKULIK Daria of the Humanist Health Women’s Team, with CONSONNI Chiara from the United Arab Emirates ADQ Racing Team and Mia GRIFFIN from the Israeli Pottery Racing Team capturing second and third positions, respectively. Representing the Chinese national team, Tang Xin clinched the prestigious title of best Asian driver in the competition. NELSON Josie from the Norwegian Coop-Hitec team outmatched fellow athletes to secure the sprint champion title, while FDJ – GUILMAN Victorie from Team Suez emerged triumphant as the climbing champion.
(Reported by Xu Dawei – Headquarters)
Original title: Top riders of the 2023 Guangxi Road Cycling World Tour compete at Guilin’s “most beautiful track”
On October 17, the six-day Guangxi Road Cycling World Tour 2023 led the final competition day in Guilin. 18 of the world’s best professional team riders showed off their skills on the 168 kilometer “most beautiful track” in Guilin. fast and Furious.
The Guilin city stage track is 168.3 kilometers long, with three sprint points located at 23.7 kilometers, 63.8 kilometers and 150.3 kilometers respectively. The entire track has a cumulative climb of 1,304 meters. Drivers from 18 of the world’s top professional teams, including Alkaea-Sansik Racing Team, Tudor Professional Team, and the Chinese National Team, use the world-famous landscape of Guilin as a backdrop and the beautiful Guiyang Cultural Tourism Avenue as the track to pass through . the city. , across the countryside, displaying speed and passion. After nearly 4 hours of intense competition, the cyclists arrived at the end of the race in the city center square.
After the final race, VADER Milan of the Jumbo-Visma Racing Team won the red jersey of the individual overall score and won the Tour of Guangxi “Zhuanggu” championship trophy. De Bondt Dries of the OBEQ-Deconic team won the blue jersey of the sprint king. Wandahl Frederik from the Bora-Hansgrohe Racing Team broke through actively and won first place in the climb points with his strength, and finally the polka dot shirt climbing king won. Ethan HAYTER of the Ineos Grenadier Racing Team wears the white jersey of the best youth driver. Herregodts (Rune) from the Intermasi-Wanti Racing Team showed a positive performance and was very active in the competition and won the Dare to Fight Award. The French Cofidi team had a strong overall strength and finally won the team championship.
On the same day, the 2023 Guangxi Women’s Road Cycling World Tour also started in Guilin. In the end, the stage championship was won by PIKULIK Daria, rider No. 12 of the Humanist Health Women’s Team, with the second and third CONSONNI Chiara, driver No. 52 of the United Arab Emirates ADQ Racing Team, and Mia GRIFFIN, driver of the No. 23 of the Israeli Pottery Racing Team. The best driver in Asia in this competition is the athlete No. 174, Tang Xin from the Chinese national team. The sprint champion is won by the driver No. 146, NELSON Josie from the Norwegian Coop-Hitec team. The climbing champion is won by FDJ – GUILMAN Victorie from Team Suez won.
(Headquarters reporter Xu Dawei)
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