Tour of Guangxi: Paul Magnier scorches to victory on stage 1 to make it six wins from past seven stages of the WorldTour race in China

Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) made it six victories from the past seven stages of the Tour of Guangxi , powering to the line in Chongzuo on stage 1 of the 2026 edition. The Frenchman timed his effort perfectly on the opener amid a hectic sprint on wide highway roads, getting the jump on co-favourite for the flat stages, Olav Kooij (Decathlon CMA CGM), whose team had completed the best lead-out. After Magnier speared past him alongside the barriers, he won with relative ease ahead of Sam Welsford (Netcompany Ineos) and Max Kanter (XDS Astana).