Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai

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Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai
Race details
Region Hong Kong/China
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Asia Tour
TypeStage race
History
First edition2006 (2006)
Editions3
Final edition2008
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Geert Steurs  (BEL)
Most winsNo repeat winners
Final winnerFlag of South Africa.svg  Christoff van Heerden  (RSA)

The Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai was a professional cycling race held annually in Hong Kong. It was part of UCI Asia Tour in category 2.2. [1]

Winners

YearCountryRiderTeam
2006Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Geert Steurs
2007Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia James Meadley
2008Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Christoff van Heerden Team Konica Minolta–Bizhub

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References

  1. "2008 Tour of Hong Kong Shanghai". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 August 2016.