Iúri Leitão wins stage eight of the Tour of Magnificent Qinghai 2026
by Radiociclismo Reporter
Iúri Leitão (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) claimed victory on the eighth and final stage of the Tour of Magnificent Qinghai 2026, prevailing in the concluding bunch sprint at the end of a stage that closed the Chinese 2.Pro-ranked race.
Iúri Leitão (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) claimed victory on the eighth and final stage of the Tour of Magnificent Qinghai 2026, prevailing in the concluding bunch sprint at the end of a stage that closed the Chinese 2.Pro-ranked race.The Portuguese rider clearly outpaced Alexis Renard (Cofidis) and Enrico Zanoncello (Bardiani CSF 7 Saber), both finishing with the same time as the winner. Fourth place went to Cesar Macias Estrada (Burgos-Burpellet-BH) and fifth to Petr Rikunov (Wheeltop Rotor Chengdu Team), all grouped together in the same sprint.The stage, marked by the extreme weather conditions that characterized the entire race on the Tibetan plateau, ended with a bunch sprint that rewarded the speed of the Caja Rural-Seguros RGA rider, who had already finished second on the opening stage.As for the general classification, Jonathan Caicedo (Wheeltop Rotor Chengdu Team) confirmed the leadership he had seized in the previous stages, securing the overall victory ahead of Jan Castellon (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), 12" behind, and Henok Mulubrhan (XDS Astana), third at 15".
