Biesterbos surprises Magnier with a sprint in the second stage of the Tour de Guangx

The Dutch Frits Biesterbos (Picnic PostNL) has won the second stage of the Guangxi Tour, disputed between Chongzuo and Jingxi, 179.5 kilometers long, get over in it sprint to french Paul Magnier (Soudal Quick-Step), which follows leader of the general.

Biesterbos, who set a time of 3h45:19, surpassed in the final meters the French runner, who had taken the initiative in the final stretch and ended up losing by a narrow margin, with ‘photo finish’ including, before the Dutch cyclist, who achieved his first victory as professional.

In the general classification Magnier dominates with six seconds of advantage over Biesterbos and ten compared to the Australian Sam Welsford (Netcompany INEOS) and the Norwegian Fredrik Dversnes Lavik (Uno-X Mobility), while the Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narváez (UAE) is eighth to 13 and the Spanish Pau Miguel (Bahrain-Victorious) tenth to 13th.

This Thursday the third stage of the test that closes the calendar will be held WorldTour between Jingxi and Bama, with 212.3 kilometers and two climbs, one second and one third, whose summit is located 29 kilometers from the finish line.