Tom Pidcock, Juan Ayuso and Jakobsen's World Tour debut for Visma - Tour of Guangxi confirms big names
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The Tour of Guangxi will once again be the final World Tour event of the season, and will wrap up competition at the highest level in mid-November. The Chinese race has confirmed the presence of Tom Pidcock, Juan Ayuso and other big names.
The race will take place from the 13th to 18th of October and, ever since its creation back in 2017, it has become one of the final high-level races of the year. Providing lots of valuable UCI points at a time of year where many have brought their season to an ending, it proves to be a very attractive option for the lower-level teams to put a lot of focus on.
But on the opposite side of the spectrum are the riders looking to take a final big win to end their season with. The Chinese race is a World Tour event, and provides riders with a strong opportunity to take a win at the highest level.
In 2025 it was Paul Double who took the overall win, grabbing the GC following victory on the queen stage. Previous winners of the race include Tim Wellens, Enrric Mas and Lennert van Eetvelt.
Paul Double won the Tour of Guangxi in 2025
Tom Pidcock and Juan Ayuso to fight for GC win
Will a new rider add his name to the race's palmarès this year? That could well be, as the race organizers announced several star names to be confirmed at the start in two weeks. Tom Pidcock, leader of Pinarello - Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team, is perhaps going to be the biggest name at the start.
Juan Ayuso of Lidl-Trek is another big name, looking to end his debut season with the German team on a high, after not having been able to take the big wins that looked to be quite possible after he beat Paul Seixas at the Volta ao Algarve back in February.
Defending champion Paul Double has also been confirmed at the start, looking to defend his title for a Team Jayco AlUla that has recently had its leaders in great form at the World Championships.
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Fabio Jakobsen to race Guangxi with Visma
After signing with Team Visma | Lease a Bike back in August, Fabio Jakobsen has been having a period of adaptation to the Dutch team. He has raced some non-professional events, even taking his first win with the 'bees' in the meantime at the GP Dr. Eugeen Roggeman. Jakobsen will make his debut with the team this weekend professionally at the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro, and the plenty flat stages in Guangxi will be a great opportunity to return to competitive form.
The Chinese race organizers have also confirmed the participation of Olav Kooij, the sprinter who has won this year's first bunch sprint at the Tour de France - coming as leader of Decathlon CMA CGM Team.
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