The “China Mobile Cup” road cycling event, a men's individual competition forming part of the 15th National Games, will be staged on November 8.

The race will be the sole event during the games that will be spread across Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau.

The course for the competition spans around 231.8 km in length, with the section in Hong Kong measuring 55.8 km. It is expected that 104 athletes, across 25 teams from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, will compete.

Vice Mayor of Zhuhai Huang Zhenqiu said at a press conference today that the course will make use of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to link roads in Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai, as well as the Guangdong-Macao In-depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin.

Mentioning that the three regions organised a test event last November, and conducted a review afterwards, Mr Huang said adjustments to the race route had been made and a competition command structure established. He added that a comprehensive drill, in which the operation of various systems were inspected, has been conducted.

Head of the National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) Yeung Tak-keung stated that as the only competition event spanning Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau, the race will demonstrate the distinctive features of the games being co-hosted by the three places, a pioneering arrangement for major sports events in the Greater Bay Area.

He added that every detail of the race requires joint planning and close co-ordination among the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Moreover, he stressed, this cross-regional collaboration will help to strengthen people-to-people bonds and promote the integrated development of culture, sports and tourism in the bay area.

Highlighting that the race route in Macau will pass through locations such as the Macao Bridge and the Taipa Ferry Terminal, Head of the Preparatory Office in Macau Pun Weng-kun said the historic cross-boundary event will put on display Macau's unique charm and showcase the concerted efforts of the three places.