Frits Biesterbos of Picnic-PostNL won the second stage of the Tour of Guangxi in a bunch sprint, beating Paul Magnier and fellow Dutch rider Olav Kooij. It was the 24-year-old's first professional road victory.

In the third stage, Biesterbos finished second behind Belgian rider Milan Fretin and took the overall leader's jersey. Fabio Jakobsen finished just outside the stage podium.