Tour of South China Sea
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | December |
| Region | Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau |
| Local name(s) | 中国南海之旅 (Chinese) |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 1.2 |
| Type | Classic one-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1996 |
| Editions | 14 (as of 2010) |
| First winner |
.svg.png){kind=small} Wong Kam-po (HKG) |
| Most wins |
 Wong Kam-po (HKG)(4 wins) |
| Most recent |
 Kazuhiro Mori (JPN) |
The Tour of South China Sea is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It has been held during Christmas holiday every year since 1996 to celebrate the handover of Hong Kong and Macau to China.[1][2] The race was won four times by Wong Kam-po. The race is currently rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 1.2 category race.
Past winners
General classification
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | |
Kam-po, WongWong Kam-po (HKG) | ||
| 1997 | |
Kam-po, WongWong Kam-po (HKG) | ||
| 1998 |  |
Loubser, KosieKosie Loubser (RSA) | ||
| 1999 | |
Kam-po, WongWong Kam-po (HKG) | ||
| 2000 | |
McDonald, NeilNeil McDonald (RSA) | HSBC | |
| 2001 | |
Kam-po, WongWong Kam-po (HKG) | Pocari Hong Kong Team | |
| 2002 | |
White, NicholasNicholas White (RSA) | HSBC | |
| 2003 |  |
Grishkin, OlegOleg Grishkin (RUS) | Moscow City Sports | |
| 2004 | |
Khatuntsev, AlexanderAlexander Khatuntsev (RUS) | Moscow City Sports | |
| 2005 | |
Kin-San, WuWu Kin-San (HKG) | Purapharm | |
| 2006 | |
Khatuntsev, AlexanderAlexander Khatuntsev (RUS) | Omnibike Dynamo Moscow | |
| 2007 | |
Wang Yip, TangTang Wang Yip (HKG) | Hong Kong Pro Cycling[3] | |
| 2008 |  |
Gang, XuXu Gang (CHN) | Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute | |
| 2009 | No race | |||
| 2010 | |
Mori, KazuhiroKazuhiro Mori (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team | |
| 2011–2012 | No race | |||
References
- ↑ Watch me in Coloane, warns Wong, SCMP, 30 Dec 2003
- ↑ Tour of South China Sea shortened to one race, SCMP, 6 Dec 2010
- ↑ Tang leads race for Beijing, SCMP, 3 Jan 2008
External links
- Official website
- Tour of South China Sea Palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Tour of South China Sea at cqranking.com
- Tour of South China Sea on Facebook
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