Liepiņš finishes sixth stage of Chinese multi-day race in 81st place
Latvian cyclist Liepiņš finished the final stage of the Tour of Guangxi road race in China in 81st place and ended 107th overall. Belgian Jarno Vidar won both the stage and the overall classification.
The multi-day road cycling race Tour of Guangxi in China has ended, taking place for the seventh time. In the sixth and final stage, Latvian cyclist Liepiņš, who rides for the team Pinarello Q36,5, crossed the line in 81st place among 143 riders and finished 107th in the overall standings.
The stage
Riders covered 166 kilometres on the closing day. The route included one first-category climb and one third-category climb, as well as two intermediate sprints.
Belgian rider Jarno Vidar of Lotto Intermarche won, finishing in three hours, 39 minutes and five seconds. He beat Tom Pidcock of Great Britain (Pinarello Q36,5) by six seconds. Frenchman Louis Barré of Visma/Lease a Bike was ten seconds behind and completed the podium.
Overall classification
Vidar also took the overall victory in the race, even though he had been near the end of the top fifty before the final stage. Pidcock was second overall, nine seconds behind.
Liepiņš lost five minutes and seven seconds to the stage winner, placing him near the end of the top hundred. In the overall standings the Latvian trailed Vidar by 16 minutes and 40 seconds, which gave him 107th place.
Source of information: the LETA agency.
