2025 Tour of Taihu Lake

2025 Tour of Taihu Lake
2025 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates	9–12 October 2025
Stages	4
Distance	435.2 km (270.4 mi)
Winning time	8h 56' 54"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Youth
	Team
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Last updated October 29, 2025

The 2025 Tour of Taihu Lake was a men's road cycling stage race which took place from 9 to 12 October 2025. It was the 13th edition of the Tour of Taihu Lake, which was rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2025 UCI ProSeries calendar.

Teams

Two UCI WorldTeams, six UCI ProTeams and fourteen UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-two teams in the race.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Route	Distance		Stage winner
1	9 October	Nanjing to Nanjing	96.5 km (60.0 mi)	Hilly stage	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)
2	10 October	Wujiang to Wujiang	122 km (76 mi)	Flat stage	Alexander Salby (DEN)
3	11 October	Huilongzhen to Binhan Village	79.2 km (49.2 mi)	Flat stage	Martin Laas (EST)
4	12 October	Wuxi to Wuxi	137.5 km (85.4 mi)	Flat stage	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)
Total			435.2 km (270.4 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

9 October 2025 – Nanjing to Nanjing, 96.5 km (60.0 mi)^[2]

Stage 1 Result^[3]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	2h 10' 18"
2	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	+ 0"
3	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 0"
4	Milan Menten (BEL)	Lotto	+ 0"
5	Aaron Gate (NZL)	XDS Astana Team	+ 0"
6	Lev Gonov	XDS Astana Team	+ 0"
7	Petr Rikunov	Chengdu DYC Cycling Team	+ 0"
8	Xabier Berasategi (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 0"
9	Jesper Rasch (NED)	Parkhotel Valkenburg	+ 0"
10	Blake Quick (AUS)	Roojai Insurance	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1^[3]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	2h 10' 08"
2	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	+ 4"
3	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 5"
4	Milan Menten (BEL)	Lotto	+ 7"
5	Willie Smit (RSA)	China Anta–Mentech Cycling Team	+ 7"
6	Jonas Rapp (GER)	FNIX–SCOM–Hengxiang Cycling Team	+ 8"
7	Aaron Gate (NZL)	XDS Astana Team	+ 10"
8	Lev Gonov	XDS Astana Team	+ 10"
9	Petr Rikunov	Chengdu DYC Cycling Team	+ 10"
10	Xabier Berasategi (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 10"

Stage 2

10 October 2025 – Wujiang to Wujiang, 122 km (76 mi)^[2]

Stage 2 Result^[4]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alexander Salby (DEN)	Li-Ning Star	2h 34' 35"
2	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	+ 0"
3	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 0"
4	Martin Laas (EST)	Quick Pro Team	+ 0"
5	Attilio Viviani (ITA)	Team Solution Tech–Vini Fantini	+ 0"
6	Filippo Fortin (ITA)	Team Solution Tech–Vini Fantini	+ 0"
7	Vlas Shichkin	Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team	+ 0"
8	Blake Quick (AUS)	Roojai Insurance	+ 0"
9	Wan Abdul Rahman Hamdan (MAS)	Terengganu Cycling Team	+ 0"
10	David Dekker (NED)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 2^[4]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	4h 44' 37"
2	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 7"
3	Willie Smit (RSA)	China Anta–Mentech Cycling Team	+ 7"
4	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	+ 10"
5	Josh Kench (NZL)	Li-Ning Star	+ 12"
6	Milan Menten (BEL)	Lotto	+ 13"
7	Jonas Rapp (GER)	FNIX–SCOM–Hengxiang Cycling Team	+ 14"
8	Blake Quick (AUS)	Roojai Insurance	+ 16"
9	David Dekker (NED)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 16"
10	Lev Gonov	XDS Astana Team	+ 16"

Stage 3

11 October 2025 – Huilongzhen to Binhan Village, 79.2 km (49.2 mi)^[2]

Stage 3 Result^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Martin Laas (EST)	Quick Pro Team	1h 27' 40"
2	Jesper Rasch (NED)	Parkhotel Valkenburg	+ 0"
3	David Dekker (NED)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 0"
4	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	+ 0"
5	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 0"
6	Filippo Fortin (ITA)	Team Solution Tech–Vini Fantini	+ 0"
7	Lorenzo Magli (ITA)	VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè	+ 0"
8	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	+ 0"
9	Nicolas Gojković (CRO)	Pogi Team Gusto Ljubljana	+ 0"
10	Cristian David Pita (ECU)	Huansheng–Vonoa–Taishan Sport Cycling Team	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 3^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	6h 12' 13"
2	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 11"
3	Willie Smit (RSA)	China Anta–Mentech Cycling Team	+ 11"
4	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	+ 14"
5	Jesper Rasch (NED)	Parkhotel Valkenburg	+ 14"
6	David Dekker (NED)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 16"
7	Milan Menten (BEL)	Lotto	+ 16"
8	Josh Kench (NZL)	Li-Ning Star	+ 16"
9	Blake Quick (AUS)	Roojai Insurance	+ 17"
10	Enrico Zanoncello (ITA)	VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè	+ 17"

Stage 4

12 October 2025 – Wuxi to Wuxi, 137.5 km (85.4 mi)^[2]

Stage 4 Result^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	2h 44' 51"
2	Martin Laas (EST)	Quick Pro Team	+ 0"
3	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	+ 0"
4	Alexander Salby (DEN)	Li-Ning Star	+ 0"
5	Milan Menten (BEL)	Lotto	+ 0"
6	Đorđe Đurić (SRB)	Team Solution Tech–Vini Fantini	+ 0"
7	David Dekker (NED)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 0"
8	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 0"
9	Enrico Zanoncello (ITA)	VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè	+ 0"
10	Norman Vahtra (EST)	China Anta–Mentech Cycling Team	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 4^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	8h 56' 54"
2	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 18"
4	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	+ 19"
4	Willie Smit (RSA)	China Anta–Mentech Cycling Team	+ 21"
5	Jesper Rasch (NED)	Parkhotel Valkenburg	+ 22"
6	Milan Menten (BEL)	Lotto	+ 24"
7	David Dekker (NED)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 26"
8	Josh Kench (NZL)	Li-Ning Star	+ 26"
9	Blake Quick (AUS)	Roojai Insurance	+ 27"
10	Enrico Zanoncello (ITA)	VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè	+ 27"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Matteo Malucelli	Matteo Malucelli	Matteo Malucelli	Steffen De Schuyteneer	XDS Astana Team
2	Alexander Salby
3	Martin Laas
4	Matteo Malucelli
Final		Matteo Malucelli	Matteo Malucelli	Steffen De Schuyteneer	XDS Astana Team

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	10h 52' 22"
2	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	+ 18"
3	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	+ 19"
4	Willie Smit (RSA)	China Anta–Mentech Cycling Team	+ 21"
5	Jesper Rasch (NED)	Parkhotel Valkenburg	+ 22"
6	Milan Menten (BEL)	Lotto	+ 24"
7	David Dekker (NED)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 26"
8	Josh Kench (NZL)	Li-Ning Star	+ 26"
9	Blake Quick (AUS)	Roojai Insurance	+ 27"
10	Enrico Zanoncello (ITA)	VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè	+ 27"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Matteo Malucelli (ITA)	XDS Astana Team	54
2	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Cofidis	35
3	Martin Laas (EST)	Quick Pro Team	34
4	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	26
5	Alexander Salby (DEN)	Li-Ning Star	22
6	Milan Menten (BEL)	Lotto	18
7	Jesper Rasch (NED)	Parkhotel Valkenburg	17
8	Willie Smit (RSA)	China Anta–Mentech Cycling Team	15
9	David Dekker (NED)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	15
10	Filippo Fortin (ITA)	Team Solution Tech–Vini Fantini	10

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)^[6]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)	Lotto	8h 57' 13"
2	Matyáš Kopecký (CZE)	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 11"
3	Sam Maisonobe (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 11"
4	Lorenzo Conforti (ITA)	VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè	+ 11"
5	Unai Zubeldia (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 11"
6	Otto van Zanden (NED)	Parkhotel Valkenburg	+ 11"
7	Mauro Cuylits (BEL)	Lotto	+ 19"
8	Joshua Giddings (GBR)	Lotto	+ 26"
9	Vlas Shichkin	Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team	+ 43"
10	Daniel Cavia (ESP)	Burgos Burpellet BH	+ 43"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)^[6]
Rank	Team	Time
1	XDS Astana Team	26h 52' 12"
2	Burgos Burpellet BH	+ 0"
3	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 0"
4	Lotto	+ 0"
5	VF Group–Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè	+ 0"
6	Cofidis	+ 0"
7	Li-Ning Star	+ 0"
8	Team Novo Nordisk	+ 0"
9	China Anta–Mentech Cycling Team	+ 0"
10	Roojai Insurance	+ 0"

References

↑ "Start List Tour of Taihu Lake". ProCyclingStats. 12 October 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 "Stage Profiles". ProCyclingStats. 12 October 2025.
1 2 "Stage 1". ProCyclingStats. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
1 2 "Stage 2". ProCyclingStats. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
1 2 "Stage 3". ProCyclingStats. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Stage 4". ProCyclingStats. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

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[1] "Start List Tour of Taihu Lake". ProCyclingStats. 12 October 2025.

[stages-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Stage Profiles". ProCyclingStats. 12 October 2025.

[S1-3] 1 2 "Stage 1". ProCyclingStats. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[S2-4] 1 2 "Stage 2". ProCyclingStats. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[S3-5] 1 2 "Stage 3". ProCyclingStats. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[S4-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Stage 4". ProCyclingStats. 12 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

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