Women’s WorldTour title to be decided at 2019 Tour of Guangxi - Preview

Arlenis Sierra wins 2018 Tour of Guangxi (Image credit: Getty Images)

A world-class peloton will travel to China for the final round of the Women’s WorldTour held at the Tour of Guangxi in Guilin on October 22. The series is currently led by Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) but only by a mere five points ahead of Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv) and 170 to third-placed Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel-Valkenburg). The one-day race will ultimately decide and crown the overall winner of the 2019 Women’s WorldTour.

Van Vleuten is not registered to compete in the final event after leading the series for more than half of the season. The versatile Dutch rider has had an outstanding year with victories at Strade Bianche, Liège-Bastogne-Liège and a strong of second places at Amstel Gold Race, Flèche Wallonne and Tour of Flanders. She went on to win her second consecutive Giro Rosa and then culminating her successful season with a victory in the road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Yorkshire in September.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.

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