Widar wins Guangxi finale and overall title in China

Jarno Widar won the Tour of Guangxi’s sixth and final stage at Nongla on 18 October, also securing the overall title in China, according to Lotto-Intermarché’s race report.

The team describes a 166-kilometre stage from Yizhou, decided on the final climb. The victory gave the 20-year-old Belgian his first WorldTour-level win.

Team-mate Baptiste Veistroffer won the mountains classification.

For readers following racing across Asia, Guangxi adds a Chinese road-racing result to a weekend that also included Japan’s Kumamoto MTB meeting and Japan Cup. Those separate events should be read through their own classifications.