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South China Morning Post
07-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong cycling confident of being chosen as a host of new Track World Cup event
Hong Kong's top cycling official said the city was working on a bid to host several international track tournaments over the next two years. Advertisement Leung Hung-tak, chairman of the Cycling Association of Hong Kong, China, said his organisation was working with the world governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), on the return of world-class competition to the city's velodrome. And with the city having previously staged UCI events, Leung said he was confident Hong Kong would be chosen even if there were competing applications. 'Hong Kong still has an advantage because our previous tournaments have given them [UCI] confidence,' he said. Hong Kong has hosted the Track Cycling World Cup three times – in 2016 and twice in 2019 – the Track Cycling Nations Cup in 2021 and 2024, as well as the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in 2017. Leung Hung-tak says Hong Kong is at centre of the [cycling] world. Photo: Edward Wong Last month, the sport's world governing body confirmed their plans to end the four-year-old UCI Track Champions League, which was launched in 2021, and take steps to revitalise the UCI Track Nations Cup.
South China Morning Post
11-02-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong set to host National Games cycling test event in mid-April
A test event for China's National Games is expected to be held in Hong Kong in mid-April, the local cycling chief has revealed, with cyclists from around the region set to take part. Advertisement The city's cycling association has set aside three days – April 19 to 21 – at the Hong Kong Velodrome in Tseung Kwan O for the International Track Cup I & II, but association chairman Leung Hung-tak told the Post that the test event would be held at the same time. Hong Kong is to co-host November's Games alongside Guangdong and Macau. The Hong Kong International Track Cup I & II is a lower-tier event among those run by world governing body the UCI. 'The dates [for the test event] are set for now and if they are to be changed, even the International Track Cup will have to be rescheduled too,' Leung said. 'These two events are to be held concurrently, because we need a proper event to test things. Advertisement 'We have invited teams from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Macau to participate, and there could be more.'
South China Morning Post
11-02-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Cycling test event for National Games set for mid-April at Hong Kong Velodrome
A test event for China's National Games is expected to be held in Hong Kong in mid-April, the local cycling chief has revealed, with cyclists from around the region set to take part. The city's cycling association has set aside three days – April 19 to 21 – at the Hong Kong Velodrome in Tseung Kwan O for the International Track Cup I & II, but association chairman Leung Hung-tak told the Post that the test event would be held at the same time. Hong Kong is to co-host November's Games alongside Guangdong and Macau. The Hong Kong International Track Cup I & II is a lower-tier event among those run by world governing body the UCI. 'The dates [for the test event] are set for now and if they are to be changed, even the International Track Cup will have to be rescheduled too,' Leung said. 'These two events are to be held concurrently, because we need a proper event to test things. 'We have invited teams from China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Macau to participate, and there could be more.'
