2017 Hong Kong Challenge

2017 Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Challenge
2017 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates	October 8, 2017
Distance	103 km (64.00 mi)
Winning time	2h 35' 57"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third

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]

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

Teams edit

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

WorldTeams

Professional continental team

Delko–Marseille Provence KTM

Continental teams

National teams

Japan
Romania

Results edit

General classification edit

	Rider	Team	Time
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 edit

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]