The best cyclists in the world meet in the Guangxi Tour of China, the last big race of a stressful 2026 season
Faithful to his quote, the Guangxi Tournow known as Cotti Coffee Tour of Guangxi 2026will host the last race of the UCI WorldTour of the season, the highest level. It will start this Tuesday, October 13 in Chongzuo and will conclude, after six stages, with an exciting high finish in Nongla.
A total of 151 cyclists, representing 22 teams and 28 nations, will participate in the Cotti Coffee Tour of Guangxi 2026. From October 13 to 18, the platoon of UCI WorldTour will put the finishing touch to the season by competing in six stages through the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southwest China.
The route of this seventh edition of China’s most prestigious road cycling race offers three excellent opportunities for sprinters in Chongzuo (1st stage), Jingxi (2nd stage) and Yizhou (5th stage). The breakaway specialists will try to surprise the peloton in the two broken profile stages ending in Bama (3rd stage) and Tian’e (4th stage). Subsequently, the climbers will take center stage and fight for victory in the general classification in the high finish of Nongla (6th stage), a common scenario in the UCI WorldTour which, for the first time, will decide the race on the last day.
Given the category of the event and the quer points are still up for grabs, the list of registered cyclists is first class. Among the sprinters, the presence of Paul Magnier (Soudal-Quick Step), Sebastián Molano (UAE Team Emirates – XRG), Max Kanter (XDS Astana Team) or Olav Kooij (Decathlon-CMA CGM).
THE STAGES
arts, October 13. Stage 1: Chongzuo City Stage, 149.2 km
Wednesday, October 14. Stage 2: Chongzuo – Jingxi, 179.5 km
Thursday, October 15. Stage 3: Jingxi – Bama, 211.9 km
Friday, October 16. Stage 4: Bama – Tian’e, 164.6 km
Saturday, October 17. Stage 5: Jinchengjiang – Yizhou, 170.6 km
Sunday, October 18. Stage 6: Yizhou – Nongla, 165.6 km
Of the 22 participating teams there will only be one from Spanish, Movistar Teamin fact he is the only one who plays in the highest division of cycling, and along with the aforementioned riders we must highlight the presence of Afonso Eulálio (Bahraion-Victorius), one of the sensations of the season; Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek), Neilson Powless (EF Education-Easy Post), Kévin Vauquelin or Sam Welsford (Netcompany Ineos) or Alexey Lutsenko (NSN Cycling Team) or Tom Pidcock (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team).
The victory last year went to the British Paul Double, Team Jayco AlUla rider who will defend the victory this year, and the only Spanish cyclist who has achieved victory at the end in this race has been Enric Mas (2019). He Balearic Islands of Artà He will not be in the race this year, in which he has achieved two of his eight wins.
