President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Brian Cookson, Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin, Guangxi autonomous region official Lan Tianli and Wang Jingdong of Gree Electric Appliances (background L- 4th R) attend a signing ceremony for a China hosted Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) world tour cycling race in Beijing, China, December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will return to global cycling's most prestigious circuit with a new stage race next year after the country's richest man, Wang Jianlin, announced an agreement with the sport's governing body (UCI) on Thursday.
The first race, part of a revised UCI WorldTour calendar, will be held in southern China's Guangxi autonomous region next October, organiser Dalian Wanda Group and the UCI revealed at a joint event in Beijing.
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