NANNING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Australian cyclist Michael Matthews and Spanish star Mikel Landa have confirmed their participation in the Gree Tour of Guangxi, the last stop of this year's UCI WorldTour Series, after Team Sky and Team Sunweb disclosed their squad for the event earlier this week.
Team Sky currently rank first in this year's Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) WorldTour Series, and Mikel Landa was the fourth in the general classification of this yeas's Tour de France. He will be supported by his teammates Wouter Poels, Benat Intxausti, Danny Van Poppel, Joanthan Dibben, Owain Doull and Wisniowski Lukasz in the Tour of Guangxi.
Michael Matthews will be a strong competitor aiming for a good result in this year's Tour of Guangxi. He is ninth in the UCI WorldTour individual ranking. His fellows in Team Sunweb who will also participate in Tour of Guangxi include Wilco Kelderman, Sindre Lunke, Tom Stamsnijder, Albert Timmer, Mike Teunissen and Max Walscheid.
The only Chinese cyclist to participate in the Tour of Guangxi will be Wang Meiyin from Bahrain Merida. He will be joined by his teammates, Japanese veteran Yukiya Arashiro and Italian sprint cyclist Sonny Colbrelli.
The six-day Gree Tour of Guangxi will set off on Oct. 19 in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region with the participation of 18 elite teams recognized by the UCI.
