{"id":934949,"date":"2026-10-16T08:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934949\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T08:10:11","slug":"tour-of-guangxi-paul-magnier-claims-victory-and-the-race-lead-as-sprinters-survive-hilly-stage-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/934949\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour of Guangxi: Paul Magnier claims victory and the race lead as sprinters survive hilly stage 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

A day after losing the race lead to a mechanical incident in the sprint, Paul Magnier<\/a> (Soudal-QuickStep) reclaimed the Tour of Guangxi <\/a>red jersey with a fine sprint victory in Tian’e as the fast men survived the hilly day and a late crash.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman \u2013 who won every single sprint stage at this race last year for a five-victory haul \u2013 has had his supremacy challenged this year, winning on the opening day but then beaten twice in a row, but he was back to his best on Friday.<\/p>\n

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He outpowered Decathlon CMA CGM’s Cees Bol to the line, sprinting in place of Olav Kooij, with Max Kanter (XDS Astana) coming up in third.<\/p>\n

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A big crash on one of the late corners saw a lot of riders taken out of contention, with only a reduced group coming to the line. Magnier took to the front of the sprint early and had a long effort to the line, but kept his speed and power for a good 150 metres to hold off his rivals and claim the win.<\/p>\n

With his victory, Magnier goes back into the race lead, leapfrogging stage 2 winner Frits Biesterbos<\/a> (Picnic PostNL) who finished fourth on the day.<\/p>\n

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The sprint for the line (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Featuring over 2,700m of climbing, stage 4 from Bama to Tian’e was not a nailed-on sprint, with plenty of opportunities for attacks, but whilst those attacks did come and plenty of riders tried to catch the sprinters out, the sprint squads worked hard to keep things together and bring a big bunch to the line in Tian’e.<\/p>\n

A similar parcours is on the menu on Saturday, a day that is hilly early on but survivable for the sprinters, before the hilltop finish on Sunday should decide the general classification at this edition of the Tour of Guangxi.<\/p>\n

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Results<\/p>\n

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Top 20<\/p>\n

Position<\/p>\n

Rider (Country) Team<\/p>\n

Time Gap<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Paul Magnier (Fra) Soudal-QuickStep<\/p>\n

3:41:55<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Cees Bol (Ned) Decathlon CMA CGM<\/p>\n

Row 1 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Max Kanter (Ger) XDS Astana<\/p>\n

Row 2 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Frits Biesterbos (Ned) Picnic PostNL<\/p>\n

Row 3 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Pau Miquel Delgado (Spa) Bahrain Victorious<\/p>\n

Row 4 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

6<\/p>\n

Sebastian Kolze Changizi (Den) Tudor Pro Cycling<\/p>\n

Row 5 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

7<\/p>\n

Brady Gilmore (Aus) NSN Cycling Team<\/p>\n

Row 6 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

8<\/p>\n

Loe Van Belle (Ned) Visma-Lease a Bike<\/p>\n

Row 7 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

9<\/p>\n

Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) UAE Team Emirates-XRG<\/p>\n

Row 8 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

10<\/p>\n

Marijn Van Den Berg (Ned) EF Education-EasyPost<\/p>\n

Row 9 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

11<\/p>\n

Lionel Taminiaux (Bel) Lotto-Intermarch\u00e9<\/p>\n

Row 10 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

12<\/p>\n

Jordi Meeus (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe<\/p>\n

Row 11 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

13<\/p>\n

Urianstad Martin Bugge (Nor) Uno-X Mobility<\/p>\n

Row 12 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

14<\/p>\n

Arjen Livyns (Bel) XDS Astana<\/p>\n

Row 13 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

15<\/p>\n

K\u00e9vin Vauquelin (Fra) Ineos Grenadiers<\/p>\n

Row 14 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

16<\/p>\n

Nadav Raisberg (Isr) NSN Cycling Team<\/p>\n

Row 15 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

17<\/p>\n

Milan Vader (Ned) Pinarello-Q36.5<\/p>\n

Row 16 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

Cyril Barthe (Fra) Groupama-FDJ United<\/p>\n

Row 17 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

19<\/p>\n

Arne Marit (Bel) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe<\/p>\n

Row 18 – Cell 2 <\/p>\n

20<\/p>\n

Sean Flynn (GBr) Picnic PostNL<\/p>\n

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