Tom Van Damme: Tour of Guangxi can trigger development of cycling in China

When the inaugural Tour of Guangxi was announced as a late addition to the 2017 WorldTour calendar earlier in the year, the news came as a surprise. The Wanda Sports-backed venture was a project that came together behind the scenes with little information forthcoming before the announcement, which came after the UCI had finalised the 2017 WorldTour calendar.