The 2026 Tour of Magnificent Qinghai was a road cycling stage race that took place between 11 and 18 July 2026 in China. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2026 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 25th edition of the Tour of Magnificent Qinghai.
Teams One UCI WorldTeam, eight UCI ProTeams, and thirteen UCI Continental teams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route + Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner 1 11 July Xining to Xining Flat stage 2 12 July Huangyuan to Menyuan Hilly stage 3 13 July Menyuan to Huhzu Intermediate stage 4 14 July Huzhu to Guide Intermediate stage 5 15 July Guide to Gonghe Hilly stage 6 16 July Gonghe to Gangcha Flat stage No winner 7 17 July Gangcha to Xihaizhen Hilly stage 8 18 July Xihaizhen to Qinghai Lake Scenic Area Hilly stage Total
Stages Stage 1 11 July 2026 — Xining to Xining,
Stage 2 12 July 2026 — Huangyuan to Menyuan,
Stage 3 13 July 2026 — Menyuan to Huhzu,
Stage 4 14 July 2026 — Huzhu to Guide,
Stage 5 15 July 2026 — Guide to Gonghe,
Stage 6 16 July 2026 — Gonghe to Gangcha,
The stage was neutralized after the 2nd KOM finish, and cancelled afterwards due to bad weather. Only the KOM points collected before the cancellation stands.
Stage 7 17 July 2026 — Gangcha to Xihaizhen,
Stage 8 18 July 2026 — Xihaizhen to Qinghai Lake Scenic Area,
Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Team classification 1 Alexander Salby Alexander Salby Alexander Salby Markus Pajur 2 Gabriele Bessega Gabriele Bessega Marco Manenti Jonathan Klever Caicedo 3 Henok Mulubrhan Jonathan Klever Caicedo Alexander Salby Jon Agirre 4 Santiago Umba Jan Castellon 5 Christian Bagatin Jonathan Klever Caicedo Jonathan Klever Caicedo Cristián Rodríguez 6 No winner Jonas Rapp 7 César Macías Henok Mulubrhan 8 Iúri Leitão Cristián Rodríguez Final Jonathan Klever Caicedo Henok Mulubrhan
Classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 24h 23' 26" 2 + 12" 3 + 15" 4 + 34" 4 + 39" 6 + 2' 31" 7 + 3' 58" 8 + 4' 02" 9 + 6' 42" 10 + 7' 02"
Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 63 2 55 3 49 4 48 5 41 6 35 7 33 8 33 9 31 10 31
Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 18 2 17 3 16 4 16 5 12 6 12 7 5 8 5 9 5 10 3
Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 73h 23' 09" 2 + 13' 51" 3 + 14' 42" 4 + 23' 19" 5 + 23' 41" 6 + 24' 27" 7 + 27' 39" 8 + 52' 11" 9 + 59' 38" 10 + 59' 48"
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