Link Asset Management Limited (Link), the manager of Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Link REIT, stock code: 823), today announced the successful conclusion of its flagship "Tour de Link 2024" community engagement event designed to inspire Hong Kong residents to go “Beyond Limits” in pursuing healthier and more active lifestyles.

A new record of 14,803 riders participated in this year’s event, a 3.1% increase from last year, collectively completing almost 20,000 rides with a total distance of more than 37,500 km this year, equivalent to three times the flying distance between Hong Kong and Las Vegas. The participants also included 35 local community groups from across the city.

The "Tour de Link 2024" was held in two rounds from 7 August to 1 September 2024 in six of Link’s malls across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories. Each venue was equipped with fitness bikes for all ages to enjoy fitness fun cycling at participants’ own pace. The first round took place from 7 to 18 August at TKO Spot, T Town (South) and Oi Tung Shopping Centre, and the second round ran from 21 August to 1 September at Lok Fu Place, Kai Tin Shopping Centre and Wo Che Plaza.

For the first time, riders from Kai Tin Shopping Centre in Lam Tin accumulated the most mileage among the six districts and the second round with a total of 7771.91 km cycled. In the first round, participants from TKO Spot in Tseung Kwan O were victorious for a second consecutive year, winning the championship with 6,604.85 km completed.

This year’s “Hong Kong Cycling Champ” in the men’s category came from T Town, the women’s category winner was from Lok Fu Place, with the children’s and family categories won by riders both from TKO Spot. The “Super Ace Team” award saw 168 contenders and was won by TEAMGOLD, while the “Mile Eater” award went to “藍田疾風 FAFA”, who records the highest accumulated cycling mileage across the six venues in the two rounds of competition.

Greg Chubb, Chief Operating Officer Ex. Mainland China of Link, said, “We are delighted and proud to see that Tour de Link 2024 has inspired Hongkongers of all ages to truly go beyond their limits this year not just for their own personal gain but also for the benefit of their wider communities. We are especially thrilled to see Tour de Link building an increasing loyal fan base over the last few years with so many riders eagerly anticipating the event and coming back to compete every year. Congratulations to all our champions and winners this year and a huge thank you as always to everyone who participated in this year’s competition and their support in making it such a success.”

As the first-of-its-kind indoor cycling rally in Hong Kong, the "Tour de Link" has attracted more than 45,000 participants in total since it was launched in 2021, with more than 62,000 rides and 114,400 km cycled. This year, Link again donated $100,000 worth of meal coupons through 20 NGOs to residents in need living in the winning districts of Tseung Kwan O and Lam Tin.

Tour de Link 2024: Champion Results by District

"Hong Kong Cycling Champ" winners by category

* In the men’s and women’s categories, the cycling distance was recorded in five minutes, while in the children’s category the distance was recorded in three minutes. The distance for family category was a combined record of two bikes riding for three minutes respectively.

For more details of “Tour de Link 2024” please visit here.

High-resolution pictures can be downloaded here.

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About Link

Link Asset Management Limited (Link) is a leading global real estate investor and asset manager based in Hong Kong. It manages Link Real Estate Investment Trust (Hong Kong stock code: 823), the largest REIT in Asia by market capitalisation. Link REIT has been 100% held by public and institutional investors since its listing in 2005 in Hong Kong. It is a constituent of the Hong Kong securities market benchmark Hang Seng Index, as well as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index, the FTSE4Good Index Series and the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index. Through Link REIT, Link owns and manages a diversified portfolio of retail facilities, car parks, offices and logistics assets spanning from China’s Beijing, Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen), and Yangtze River Delta centred around Shanghai, to Singapore, Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne and the UK’s London. With its expanded investment capability and dynamic growth strategy, Link aspires to be a world-class real estate investor and manager, serving and improving the lives of people around us.

For details, please visit https://www.linkreit.com.