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Kit Yi Leung and Blokhin Ivan take victory at 2026 UCI Gran Fondo Qiandao Lake

The UCI Gran Fondo World Series headed to China this weekend for the second edition of the UCI Gran Fondo Qiandao Lake, building on the strong foundations laid during its debut last year. After attracting around 1,000 riders in its inaugural edition, the event has seen remarkable growth, selling out for 2026 with 4,000 participants representing more than 40 countries.

Kit Yi Leung and Blokhin Ivan take victory at 2026 UCI Gran Fondo Qiandao Lake

Racing began on Saturday with a 21 km individual time trial in Liangzhou, located approximately 30 minutes northwest of Hangzhou city centre. The course is designed as a straightforward out-and-back route along the river, offering ideal conditions for specialists.
 
With just 11 metres of elevation, the course is almost completely flat, favouring powerful riders capable of maintaining high speeds throughout. Precision pacing and aerodynamics will be key on what is expected to be one of the fastest time trials of the season in the series.
 
China’s Zhaoliang Xu and Lu Bian were fastest at the Individual Time Trial on Saturday, claiming the men’s and women’s Time Trial Titles in Zhejiang Province.
 
On Sunday, attention shifted to the 97 km Granfondo, which has been redesigned compared to last year’s edition. This time, the route takes riders to the north side of Qiandao Lake, offering a varied but still accessible profile. The course featured, 4 categorised climbs, 755 metres of climbing. While none of the climbs are particularly long or steep, the repeated efforts are likely to split the field, rewarding riders who can combine endurance with punchy climbing ability.
 
Blokhin Ivan was fastest in a time of 2:16:33, ahead of Nicolas Marini in second who just beat Shengnan Ge on the line 6 minutes behind.
 
In the women's category, Kit Yi Leung outsprinted Lin Yang 2:43:01 and Xiaomei Cai in a time of 2:43:00.
 
2026 UCI Gran Fondo Qiandao Lake Top 10 Men
 
1. Blokhin IVAN 2:16:33
2. Nicolas MARINI 2:22:57
3. Shengnan GE 2:22:57
4. Hunter NATHAN 2:22:58
5. Luke CHAMBERS 2:22:58
6. Evgenii BALAEV 2:22:59
7. Nikita NIKULSHIN 2:22:59
8. Zhonghao REN 2:22:59
9. Yunzhe DUAN 2:23:00
10. Kidokoro KOSUK 2:23:01
 
2026 UCI Gran Fondo Qiandao Lake Top 10 Women
 
1. Kit Yi LEUNG 2:43:00
2. Lin YANG 2:43:01
3. Xiaomei CAI 2:43:01
4. Anzhi LI 2:44:36
5. Yan HE 2:46:09
6. Jiaqian WENG 2:46:17
7. Yingying WU 2:46:30
8. Liu Xi LI 2:46:43
9. Minyi XIE 2:47:28
10. Jindan HU 2:47:28
 
2026 UCI Gran Fondo Qiandao Lake Results: https://my.raceresult.com/394864/results
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