Jarno Widar wins the last stage and the final overall of the Tour of Guagxi

ByDavid Mitchell

Jarno Widar (Lotto Intermarché) has won the overall standings of the Tour of Guagxi after winning the last stageheld this Sunday between Yizhou and NongLa, 165.8 kilometers long.

The Belgian, only 20 years old, gave the final blow in the final 250 meters of the wall with which he put the finishing touch to the Chinese round, in which he starred in the change of pace that overtook all his rivals, including the British Tom Pidcock (Pinarello Q36.5), whom he surpassed by six seconds, while the Frenchman Louis Barre (Visma) crossed the finish line ten seconds behind.

In the final general classification the Belgian, who at the beginning of the month won the Tres Valles Varesinos and was thirteenth in Il Lombardia, finished nine seconds and 16 seconds ahead of Pidcock and Barré, respectively.

The Spanish Juan Ayuso (Lid-Trek) was sixth at sixteen seconds, which allowed him to finish in the same place at 26just ahead of the Ecuadorian Jhonatan Narváez (UAE), seventh at 29; while Javier Romo, leader of Movistar, finished in twelfth place, 37th.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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