Walscheid racks up his first three pro wins in Tour of Hainan

Max Walscheid (Team Giant-Alpecin)

Max Walscheid (Team Giant-Alpecin) (Image credit: Team Giant-Alpecin)

The 2016 season did not start out well for Max Walscheid, but the 23-year-old from Giant-Alpecin is closing out his year with a string of victories in the Tour of Hainan. Walscheid claimed his third win in a row today on a hilly 184.9km stage to Changjiang, topping Rafael Andriato (Wilier-Southeast) and Roberto Ferrari (Lampre-Merida) in the bunch sprint..