Tour of Chongming Island canceled due to Covid -19

The UCI has stated that the Tour of Chongming Island has been canceled for the third year in a row due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The race was supposed to be the Women's WorldTour closer this year. The sport's governing organization, however, said on Tuesday that the three-day race will not take place in October - as is the case of the Tour of Guangxi. "In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UCI must announce that the Tour of Chongming Island, a UCI Women's WorldTour event which was due to take place from 13 to 15 October 2022, has had to be canceled, This cancellation follows the decision taken by the event organizer due to the COVID-19 pandemic control measures that remain applicable," it was said in a press release. 

The end date of the 2022 road season remains 18 October, as confirmed by the UCI Management Committee at its recent meeting, The UCI would like to thank the event organizer and the Chinese National Federation for cycling for their cooperation in this difficult situation, as well as the athletes, teams and all parties concerned for their understanding," the organizers concluded. The Tour of Chongming Island has been running since 2007, and it was promoted to the Women's World Tour status in 2016.

The last time the race was held was back in 2019 where Lorena Wiebes took home the overall classification.