| 2023 UCI Asia Tour | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 22, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 103.2 km (64.13 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2h 29' 24" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 2023 Hong Kong Cyclothon UCI 1.1 Road Race was the 2nd edition of the Hong Kong Challenge one-day race. The race was held on October 23, and was rated as a 1.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour. [1]
Lukas Pöstlberger of Austria won the race, followed by Kane Richards of Australia second and Zdeněk Štybar of Czech third. [2]
Fourteen teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders: [3]
WorldTeams
ProTeams
Continental teams
National teams
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lukas Pöstlberger  | Team Jayco–AlUla | 2h 29' 24" |
| 2 |  Kane Richards | ARA Skip Capital | + 1' 18" |
| 3 |  Zdeněk Štybar | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 1' 18" |
| 4 | Blake Quick | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 1' 42" |
| 5 |  Polychronis Tzortzakis | Roojai Online Insurance | + 1' 42" |
| 6 |  Red Walters | X-Speed United | + 1' 42" |
| 7 |  Aiman Cahyadi | Terengganu Polygon Cycling Team | + 1' 42" |
| 8 | Rudy Porter | Team Jayco–AlUla | + 1' 43" |
| 9 |  Batsaikhany Tegshbayar | Roojai Online Insurance | + 1' 43" |
| 10 |  Nicolas Dalla Valle | Team Corratec–Selle Italia | + 1' 43" |
A total of 15 teams, including one WorldTeam, one ProTeam, 12 Continental teams, and 1 national team, were invited to participate in the 2023 SHKP Hong Kong Challenge. As the Chinese continental team Shenzhen Xidesheng Cycling Team was unable to attend, there were 76 riders in the remaining 14 teams taking part in the race. [4]
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