Tour of the South China Sea ( English Tour of South China Sea ) - multi-day road cycling, from 1996 to 2010, held in south-eastern China .
South China Sea Tour | |
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English Tour of South China Sea Whale. 环 南中国海 自行 单车 大赛 | |
Race info | |
Discipline | road cycling |
Founded | 1996 |
Abolished | 2010 |
Racing | 14 |
Location | China |
Type of | many days ( one-day - 1996-1998 and 2010) |
Time spending | December |
Organizer | Hong Kong Cycling Association |
Status | professional |
Site | |
Record winners | |
Recordman | Wong Kam Por 4 wins |
Content
History
The first three editions of the race were one-day and were held among amateurs. They passed through Guangdong , Hong Kong and Macau during the Christmas holidays to celebrate the transfer of Hong Kong and Macao to China. [1] [2]
Since 1999, the race has become multi-day with category 2.5 . In 2005, when the UCI continental cycling race appeared under the auspices of the UCI, it entered the UCI Asia Tour calendar under category 2.2. The last time was held in 2010 in the format of one-day books under category 1.2.
The multi-day race format included from 6 to 8 stages.
Medalists
Year | Winner | Second | Third |
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1996 | Wong Kam Por | ||
1997 | Wong Kam Por | ||
1998 | Kosi Laubser | ||
1999 | Wong Kam Por | Glen mitchell | Brendan Vesti |
2000 | Neil MacDonald | Siu-Lun Ho | Malcolm Lange |
2001 | Wong Kam Por | Neil MacDonald | Masahiko Mifune |
2002 | Nicholas White | Phillip Tuo | Mark Roland |
2003 | Oleg Grishkin | Wong Kam Por | Peter Milostik |
2004 | Alexander Khatuntsev | Ngai Ching Wong | Wong Kam Por |
2005 | Kin san wu | Wong Kam Por | Fang Hu |
2006 | Alexander Khatuntsev | Wang Yip Tang | Hai Zhong Ma |
2007 | Wang Yip Tang | Kong Tsui | Jacob nielsen |
2008 | Gang sui | Mikael Isidoro | Michael Fitzgerald |
2009 | not conducted | ||
2010 | Kazuhiro Mori | Ki Ho Choi | Sam davis |
Notes
- ↑ Watch me in Coloane, warns Wong , SCMP, Dec 30, 2003
- ↑ Tour of South China Sea shortened to one race , SCMP, 6 Dec 2010
Links
- South China Sea Tour at FirstCycling (eng.)
- South China Sea Tour on ProCyclingStats (eng.)