Tour of South China Sea

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.

Tour of South China Sea
Race details
DateDecember
RegionGuangdongHong KongMacau
Local name(s)环南中国海自行车赛 (in Chinese)
DisciplineRoad race
CompetitionUCI Asia Tour 1.2
TypeClassic one-day race
Web sitewww.tourscs.com/en/ Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1996 (1996)
Editions14 (as of 2010)
First winner Wong Kam-po (HKG)
Most wins Wong Kam-po (HKG)
(4 wins)
Most recent Kazuhiro Mori (JPN)

Past winners

General classification

YearCountryRiderTeam
1996  Hong KongWong Kam-po
1997  Hong KongWong Kam-po
1998  South AfricaKosie Loubser
1999  Hong KongWong Kam-po
2000  South AfricaNeil McDonaldHSBC
2001  Hong KongWong Kam-poPocari Hong Kong Team
2002  South AfricaNicholas WhiteHSBC
2003  RussiaOleg GrishkineMoscow City Sports
2004  RussiaAlexander KhatuntsevMoscow City Sports
2005  Hong KongWu Kin SanPurapharm
2006  RussiaAlexander KhatuntsevOmnibike Dynamo Moscow
2007  Hong KongTang Wang YipHong Kong Pro Cycling[3]
2008  ChinaXu GangHong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute
2009No race
2010  JapanKazuhiro MoriAisan Racing Team
2011–2012No race

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