Tour of South China Sea

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Tour of South China Sea
Race details
DateDecember
Region GuangdongHong KongMacau
Local name(s)环南中国海自行车赛 (in Chinese)
Discipline Road race
Competition UCI Asia Tour 1.2
Type Classic one-day race
Web site www.tourscs.com/en/ OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1996 (1996)
Editions14 (as of 2010)
First winnerFlag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Wong Kam-po  (HKG)
Most winsFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Wong Kam-po  (HKG)
(4 wins)
Most recentFlag of Japan.svg  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.

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Past winners

General classification

YearCountryRiderTeam
1996Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong Wong Kam-po
1997Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Wong Kam-po
1998Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kosie Loubser
1999Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Wong Kam-po
2000Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Neil McDonald HSBC
2001Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Wong Kam-po Pocari Hong Kong Team
2002Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Nicholas White HSBC
2003Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Oleg Grishkine Moscow City Sports
2004Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexander Khatuntsev Moscow City Sports
2005Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Wu Kin San Purapharm
2006Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Alexander Khatuntsev Omnibike Dynamo Moscow
2007Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Tang Wang Yip Hong Kong Pro Cycling [3]
2008Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Xu Gang Hong Kong HSS Shanghai Sports Institute
2009No race
2010Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kazuhiro Mori Aisan Racing Team
2011–2012No race

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