Tour of Guangxi: Milan Fretin wins again on stage 5 as Paul Magnier crashes in final kilometre

YIZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 17: Milan Fretin of Belgium and Cofidis Team celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 7th Tour of Guangxi 2026, Stage 5 a 170.1km stage from Jinchengjiang to Yizhou / #UCIWT / on October 17, 2026 in Yizhou, China. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images)
Milan Fretin celebrates the win on stage 5 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Milan Fretin (Cofidis) struck again at the Tour of Guangxi, the Belgian prevailing in a bunch sprint in Yizhou as overall leader Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) crashed in the final kilometre.

As was the case in the previous four stages of the race, stage 5 was always set to come down to a mass sprint finish, and so it proved as the peloton once again raced to finish as one.

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