National team driver wins first polka dot shirt, creating a new history of Chinese road cycling

2026-10-15 20:33

Economic Observation Network According to CCTV News, on October 15th, the dust settled on the third stage of the 2026 Guangxi Road Cycling World Tour,Chinese national team drivers have won the blue and white polka dot shirt for the first time, achieving a historic breakthrough in Chinese road cycling.

The third stage starts from Jinxiu Ancient Town in Jingxi City, crosses the karst mountains in southwestern Guangxi, and heads towards Bama in Hechi City. The total length of this stage is 211.9 kilometers, which is the longest race mileage of this year. It has 2 sprint points (38.7km and 112.4km), 1 level 2 climbing point (149.3km), and 1 level 3 climbing point (183.2km). The two climbing points in this stage are located in the latter half of the race, and the longest race distance is added to the two climbing points in the latter half, making the third stage an endurance battle. During the competition,National team driver Wang Ruidong decisively entered the breakout group, sprinted with all his might at the first second level climbing point to grab points, and held on until the end.

As a top tier UCI event, the Tour of Guangxi gathers the world's top professional teams for competition,The polka dot shirt is the highest honor of the climbing king.For a long time, climbers have been a traditional advantage territory for European drivers. In front of 21 top professional racing teams around the world, Chinese national team drivers broke through the encirclement and won the climbing king polka dot shirt, marking the official entry of Chinese road cycling into the honor competition sequence of the world's top stage.