Hong Kong Challenge

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Hong Kong Challenge
Race details
DateOctober
Region Hong Kong
DisciplineRoad
Competition UCI Asia Tour
Type One-day race
History
First edition2017 (2017)
Editions2 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Most recentFlag of Austria.svg  Lukas Pöstlberger  (AUT)

The Hong Kong Challenge (officially known as the Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge) is a one-day professional cycling race held annually in Hong Kong since 2017. It is part of UCI Asia Tour in category 1.1. [1]

The race was replaced with Hammer Hong Kong in 2018, and returned in 2023 Hong Kong Cyclothon event.

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2017 Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Matej Mohorič UAE Team Emirates
2023 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Lukas Pöstlberger Team Jayco–AlUla

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References

  1. "2017 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 October 2017.