2017 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge

The 2017 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge was the inaugural edition of the Hong Kong Challenge one-day race. The race was held on October 8, and was rated as a 1.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour.[1]

2017 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge
2017 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
DatesOctober 8, 2017
Distance103 km (64.00 mi)
Winning time2h 35' 57"
Results
Winner  Matej Mohorič (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second  Robbie Hucker (AUS) (IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness)
  Third  Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) (Japan)

Matej Mohorič of Slovenia won the race, followed by Robbie Hucker of Australia second and Yukiya Arashiro of Japan third.[2]

Teams

Seventeen teams participated in the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:[3]

WorldTeams

Professional continental team

Continental teams

National teams

  • Japan
  • Romania

Results

General classification
RiderTeamTime
1 Matej Mohorič UAE Team Emirates 2h 35' 57"
2 Robbie Hucker IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness + 5"
3 Yukiya Arashiro Japan + 1' 14"
4 Mitchell Docker Orica–Scott + 1' 14"
5 Sam Crome IsoWhey Sports SwissWellness + 1' 43"
6 Harry Tanfield Bike Channel–Canyon + 1' 53"
7 Michael Hepburn Orica–Scott + 2' 21"
8 Quentin Pacher Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 2' 21"
9 Travis Samuel H&R Block Pro Cycling + 2' 23"
10 Polychronis Tzortzakis RTS–Monton Racing Team + 2' 39"

List of teams and riders

A total of 18 teams, including two WorldTeams, one Professional Continental team, 13 Continental teams, and 2 national teams, were invited to participate in the 2017 SHKP Hong Kong Challenge. As Kuwaiti continental team Nice Cycling Team was unable to attend, there were 93 riders in remaining 17 teams took part in the race[4]

References
  1. "Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge".
  2. 2017 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge at procyclingstats.com
  3. "2017 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. "Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge 2017 | Startlist | Startlist".
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