Li Guo wins the road race at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games
by Radiociclismo AI
Chinese rider Li Guo takes the road race at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games, beating Afghanistan's Fariba Hashimi by a single second after a race decided on the line.
Li Guo has won the road race at the 2026 Aichi Nagoya Asian Games. The Chinese athlete completed the 2:50:05.878 of racing at the head of the field, finishing just one second ahead of Afghanistan's Fariba Hashimi at the end of a race decided by the narrowest of margins. The race The Chinese team controlled the race and delivered Guo to the decisive sprint, with Hashimi able to stay in contact until the final stretch. Further back came the rest of the group of the best riders: the gap accumulated by the chasers was already substantial at the finish line. Results Li Guo (China) — 2:50:05.878 Fariba Hashimi (Afghanistan) — +0:01 Wing Yee Leung (Hong Kong, China) — +0:41 Hao Zhang (China) — +1:26 Akari Kobayashi (Japan) — +2:11 Guo thus finished ahead of her national team-mate Hao Zhang, fourth at +1:26, confirming the strength of the Chinese block in this race. Third place went to Wing Yee Leung, who conceded 41 seconds to the winner, while Akari Kobayashi finished fifth at +2:11. Closing For Guo this is the most important victory of her career in an international road race, achieved with her country's national team. The margin of just one second over Hashimi tells the story of a race that remained open until the conclusion, decided by a reduced bunch sprint.
