The 2026 Tour of Chongming Island Women’s World Tour ends with Dutch rider Vibes crowned the overall champion
Chinese rider Tang Xin finished third in the stage, setting a new record for Chinese riders in the Tour of Chongming Island World Tour.
Quick Look
- The 2026 UCI Women's Road World Tour Tour of Chongming Island concluded in Shanghai.
- Dutch rider Lorena Vibes won all three stages and the individual championship.
- Chinese driver Tang Xin finished third in the third stage, setting a new record for a Chinese player in the event's history.
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Why It Matters
The Tour of Chongming Island Women's Road World Tour is a top-level event officially recognized by the UCI as 2.WWT level. The competitive standards are the same as the Women's Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, and Vuelta a España. This competition is also the final battle of the 2026 season.
China News Service, Shanghai, October 11 (Reporter Miao Lu) The 2026 International Cycling Union (UCI) Women's Road World Tour Tour of Chongming Island concluded on the 11th in Chongming, Shanghai. Lorena Vibes, a driver from the SD Works-Protim team from the Netherlands, took the lead in crossing the finish line of the Chongxi stage in 2 hours, 32 minutes and 34 seconds, thus winning the three stage championships and the individual championship in this competition.
UAE L'IMAD Team rider Lala Gillespie ranked second in this stage and in the overall personal standings. Liddel-Trek Racing Team driver Clara Coponi from Germany ranked third in the overall personal standings.
This event is officially approved by the UCI and recognized as the top women's road cycling event at the 2.WWT level. The competitive specifications are the same as the three top multi-day races of the Women's Tour de France, Women's Giro d'Italia and Women's Vuelta a España. The world's top female professional drivers from 14 countries including the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and China gathered here. The Tour of Chongming Island Women’s Road World Tour is also the final race of the UCI Women’s World Tour 2026 season.
The Chongxi stage that was held that day was 108.6 kilometers long, starting and ending at Xincheng Park on Chongming Avenue. The route is mainly flat and has slight ups and downs. The only grade-4 hill climbing competition point is located at 16.45 kilometers. The two sprint points are located in the middle of the course and near Xisha Country Park on Mingzhu Lake Road.
In this campaign, the tactical execution of SD Walkers-Protim Racing Team was perfect. 2 kilometers before the finish line, the group entered into a chaotic battle for blocking positions. Weibes finally blocked the position and occupied third place. Teammate Lisa Van Baylor, who kept the polka dot jersey in the first two stages, completed the final charge for him. 200 meters before the finish line, Weibes started his sprint to win the championship. In the last 50 meters or so, the outcome was basically decided.
While firmly wearing the yellow jersey that represents the first place in the overall score, Weibes also won the climbing king and sprint king of this stage, taking home both the polka dot jersey and the green jersey. The white jersey representing the best youth team changed hands. Chinese teenager Zhan Chunrui, who had held the white jersey for the first two stages, lost in the third stage, and his teammate Zhou Menghan took over.
It is worth mentioning that the third person to cross the finish line in the Chongxi stage was Chinese national team rider Tang Xin. She ultimately ranked sixth in the overall personal score list, setting a new record for a Chinese rider in the history of the Chongming Island World Tour.
"After the first two days of running in, the team's tacit understanding was much better on the third day, meeting the pre-match expectations. This result is not for me personally, but for the entire team." Tang Xin said after the game that this was also her last game of the season. "Getting third is a reflection of my year."
