Hong Kong Cyclothon to get internationally recognised 100km circuit for first time
Organisers of October event say they expect 5,000 cyclists from the city and around the world to take part
More than 5,000 cyclists from around the world are expected to test their mettle later this year at the city’s third annual Cyclothon, which will feature for the first time an internationally recognised 100km circuit that will twist its way around south Kowloon.
The event will take place on October 8, with the main race happening on a Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-certified 100km closed-circuit route along Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom.
UCI is the world governing body for sports cycling. Only UCI members or members of other recognised cycling bodies will be able to take part in the main race.
Adam Kwok Kai-fai, executive director of Sun Hung Kai Properties, the event’s main sponsor, said: “You look at the Tour de France, Vuelta a España, or Giro d’Italia, the three biggest races, they always end up in the last stage in the major capital of the country.
“Then you can see in the last stage... you have all the people lining up and cheering the cyclists and really getting into it. So we were thinking: If only we could get something like that in Hong Kong too.”