# 2024 Tour of Taihu Lake

The 2024 Tour of Taihu Lake is a men's road cycling stage race which takes place from 9 to 13 October 2024. It is the 12th edition of the Tour of Taihu Lake, which is rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2024 UCI ProSeries calendars.

## Teams

Six UCI ProTeams and sixteen UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-two teams in the race.
UCI ProTeams
* Burgos BH
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Team Corratec–Vini Fantini
* Lotto–Dstny
* Team TotalEnergies
* Team Novo Nordisk
UCI Continental Teams
* Bodywrap Men’s Cycling Team
* China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team
* CCACHE x Par Küp
* Hengxiang Cycling Team
* Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team
* Ljubljana Gusto Santic
* Li-Ning Star
* Team Medellín
* Mazowsze Serce Polski
* Giant Cycling Team
* Parkhotel Valkenburg
* Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team
* Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team
* Roojai Insurance
* St George Continental Cycling Team
* Van Rysel–Roubaix

## Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 9 October | Wuxi to Wuxi | 103 km (64 mi) | | Flat stage | Martin Laas (EST) |
| 2 | 10 October | Qidong to Qidong | 78.6 km (48.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) |
| 3 | 11 October | Wujiang to Wujiang | 116.8 km (72.6 mi) | | Flat stage | Martin Laas (EST) |
| 4 | 12 October | Huzhou to Changxing | 117 km (73 mi) | | Flat stage | Jason Tesson (FRA) |
| 5 | 13 October | Nanjing to Nanjing | 114.09 km (70.89 mi) | | Flat stage | Jelte Krijnsen (NED) |
| Total | Total | Total | 529.49 km (329.01 mi) | 529.49 km (329.01 mi) | 529.49 km (329.01 mi) | 529.49 km (329.01 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 9 October 2024 – Wuxi to Wuxi, 103 km (64 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | 2h 04' 27" |
| 2 | Wang Kuicheng (CHN) | Bodywrap Men’s Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 4 | Jesper Rasch (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 0" |
| 5 | Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 7 | Emmanuel Morin (FRA) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 0" |
| 8 | Jan Stockli (SUI) | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 9 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Siarhei Shauchenka | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | 2h 04' 17" |
| 2 | Wang Kuicheng (CHN) | Bodywrap Men’s Cycling Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 4" |
| 4 | Jesper Rasch (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 7" |
| 5 | Joshua Giddings (GBR) | Lotto–Dstny | + 7" |
| 6 | Norbert Banaszek (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 8" |
| 7 | Lorrenzo Manzin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 9" |
| 8 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 9" |
| 9 | Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | + 10" |
| 10 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 10 October 2024 – Qidong to Qidong, 78.6 km (48.8 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | 1h 38' 39" |
| 2 | Rait Ärm (EST) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 0" |
| 3 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Anton Popov | Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Norbert Banaszek (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 7 | Francesc Bennassar (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 8 | Georgios Bouglas (GRE) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 9 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 10 | Jesper Rasch (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | 3h 42' 52" |
| 2 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 3" |
| 3 | Rait Ärm (EST) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 8" |
| 4 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 8" |
| 5 | Wang Kuicheng (CHN) | Bodywrap Men’s Cycling Team | + 8" |
| 6 | Jesper Rasch (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 11" |
| 7 | Joshua Giddings (GBR) | Lotto–Dstny | + 11" |
| 8 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Team Medellín | + 11" |
| 9 | Māris Bogdanovičs (LAT) | Hengxiang Cycling Team | + 12" |
| 10 | Norbert Banaszek (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 12" |

### Stage 3
#### 11 October 2024 – Wujiang to Wujiang, 116.8 km (72.6 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | 2h 16' 21" |
| 2 | Daniel Babor (CZE) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | + 0" |
| 4 | Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 6 | Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 7 | Rait Ärm (EST) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 0" |
| 8 | Lucas Carstensen (GER) | Roojai Insurance | + 0" |
| 9 | Jesper Rasch (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 0" |
| 10 | Francesc Bennassar (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | 5h 59' 03" |
| 2 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 9" |
| 3 | Rait Ärm (EST) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 17" |
| 4 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 18" |
| 5 | Daniel Babor (CZE) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 18" |
| 6 | Wang Kuicheng (CHN) | Bodywrap Men’s Cycling Team | + 18" |
| 7 | Joshua Giddings (GBR) | Lotto–Dstny | + 19" |
| 8 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team | + 20" |
| 9 | Jakub Mareczko (ITA) | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini | + 20" |
| 10 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 20" |

### Stage 4
#### 12 October 2024 – Huzhou to Changxing, 117 km (73 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 2h 19' 53" |
| 2 | Graeme Frislie (AUS) | CCACHE x Par Küp | + 0" |
| 3 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 6 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 7 | Joshua Giddings (GBR) | Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 8 | Anton Popov | Pingtan International Tourism Island Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Rait Ärm (EST) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 0" |
| 10 | Francesc Bennassar (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | 8h 18' 56" |
| 2 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 9" |
| 3 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 14" |
| 4 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team | + 15" |
| 5 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 16" |
| 6 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 16" |
| 7 | Daniel Babor (CZE) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 18" |
| 8 | Wang Kuicheng (CHN) | Bodywrap Men’s Cycling Team | + 18" |
| 9 | Graeme Frislie (AUS) | CCACHE x Par Küp | + 18" |
| 10 | Joshua Giddings (GBR) | Lotto–Dstny | + 19" |

### Stage 5
#### 13 October 2024 – Nanjing to Nanjing, 114.09 km (70.89 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jelte Krijnsen (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 2h 33' 17" |
| 2 | Marcin Budziński (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 3 | Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Wilmar Paredes (COL) | Team Medellín | + 0" |
| 5 | Gorka Sorrarain (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 6 | Cristian Raileanu (ROM) | Li-Ning Star | + 0" |
| 7 | Célestin Guillon (FRA) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 0" |
| 8 | Ander Okamika (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 9 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 10 | Dylan Hopkins (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jelte Krijnsen (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 10h 52' 22" |
| 2 | Marcin Budziński (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 8" |
| 3 | Wilmar Paredes (COL) | Team Medellín | + 10" |
| 4 | Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | + 11" |
| 5 | Gorka Sorrarain (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 12" |
| 6 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | + 14" |
| 7 | Paul Ourselin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 14" |
| 8 | Dylan Hopkins (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 15" |
| 9 | Cristian Raileanu (ROM) | Li-Ning Star | + 15" |
| 10 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 15" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Martin Laas | Martin Laas | Martin Laas | Joshua Giddings | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini |
| 2 | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Martin Laas | Martin Laas | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Mazowsze Serce Polski |
| 3 | Martin Laas | Martin Laas | Martin Laas | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini |
| 4 | Jason Tesson | Martin Laas | Martin Laas | Steffen De Schuyteneer | Team Corratec–Vini Fantini |
| 5 | Jelte Krijnsen | Jelte Krijnsen | Martin Laas | Jelte Krijnsen | Team TotalEnergies |
| Final | Final | Jelte Krijnsen | Martin Laas | Jelte Krijnsen | Team TotalEnergies |

## 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) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jelte Krijnsen (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 10h 52' 22" |
| 2 | Marcin Budziński (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 8" |
| 3 | Wilmar Paredes (COL) | Team Medellín | + 10" |
| 4 | Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | + 11" |
| 5 | Gorka Sorrarain (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 12" |
| 6 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | + 14" |
| 7 | Paul Ourselin (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | + 14" |
| 8 | Dylan Hopkins (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 15" |
| 9 | Cristian Raileanu (ROM) | Li-Ning Star | + 15" |
| 10 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 15" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Martin Laas (EST) | Ferei Quick-Panda Podium Mongolia Team | 46 |
| 2 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | 27 |
| 3 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | Team TotalEnergies | 25 |
| 4 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | China Glory–Mentech Continental Cycling Team | 25 |
| 5 | Karl Patrick Lauk (EST) | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | 24 |
| 6 | Jelte Krijnsen (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 22 |
| 7 | Tobiasz Pawlak (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | 21 |
| 8 | Wilmar Paredes (COL) | Team Medellín | 16 |
| 9 | Jesper Rasch (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 16 |
| 10 | Rait Ärm (EST) | Van Rysel–Roubaix | 16 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jelte Krijnsen (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | 10h 52' 22" |
| 2 | Dylan Hopkins (AUS) | Ljubljana Gusto Santic | + 15" |
| 3 | Logan Currie (NZL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 15" |
| 4 | Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) | Lotto–Dstny | + 23" |
| 5 | Graeme Frislie (AUS) | CCACHE x Par Küp | + 32" |
| 6 | Michał Pomorski (POL) | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 37" |
| 7 | Wu Junjie (CHN) | Giant Cycling Team | + 38" |
| 8 | William Heffernan (AUS) | CCACHE x Par Küp | + 38" |
| 9 | Francesc Bennassar (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 38" |
| 10 | Lin Chuanyang (CHN) | Giant Cycling Team | + 38" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team TotalEnergies | 32h 38' 37" |
| 2 | Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
| 3 | Van Rysel–Roubaix | + 0" |
| 4 | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 5 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 6 | Lotto–Dstny | + 0" |
| 7 | Huansheng–SCOM–Taishan Sport Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 0" |
| 9 | Li-Ning Star | + 0" |
| 10 | Team Medellín | + 0" |