The 15th National Games Cycling (Road) Race will be held from November 7th to 9th. In the men's individual competition to be held on the 8th, athletes will depart from Zhuhai, cross the Macau Bridge to Taipa in Macau, pass through the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge to Lantau Island in Hong Kong, then pass through the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge to Hengqin in Zhuhai, and finally return to the city center of Zhuhai, with a total length of 230 kilometers. In this half day race that spans across three regions, every inch of the road that the players' wheels have traveled bears the imprint of the coordinated development of the three regions. ”Huang Mingzhong, Director of the Office of the 15th National Games Organizing Committee and Deputy Director of the Guangdong Division Executive Committee of the 15th National Games, said. The 15th National Games and the Paralympic Games will be jointly hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, and will be held from November 9th to 21st and December 8th to 15th, 2025, respectively. This is the first time that Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau have jointly hosted a large-scale comprehensive sports event, and also the first time that Hong Kong and Macau have hosted the National Games. Since its official opening on October 23, 2018, as of 8:00 am on October 22 this year, the number of passengers traveling between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao at the Zhuhai Highway Port of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge has exceeded 93.34 million, and the cumulative number of vehicles has exceeded 19.42 million. In recent years, the "hard connectivity" of infrastructure in the Greater Bay Area urban agglomeration has provided a smooth "artery" for the integrated development of the region, including the record high frequency of passenger and traffic flow on the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, the completion and opening of the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway, and the completion and opening of the world-class cross sea project, the Shenzhen China Channel. In the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, six cross river and cross sea access roads have been completed and opened to traffic, namely the Humen Bridge opened in 1997, the Huangpu Bridge opened in 2008, the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge opened in 2018, the Nansha Bridge opened in 2019, the Shenzhen Zhongshan Passage opened in 2024, and the Huangmaohai Cross sea Passage. On October 30th of this year, the T3 terminal and fifth runway of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport were officially put into operation, opening the "five runways+three terminals" operation, becoming the first airport in China's civil aviation industry to have five commercial runways. The hub level has further risen, helping to accelerate the formation of a world-class airport cluster in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. The two cross-border events of this year's National Games fully reflect the "hard connectivity" among the three regions. The road cycling route hosted by Zhuhai spans across Zhuhai, Hong Kong, and Macau, using the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macau Bridge as a track for the first time. It is the only iconic event of the 15th National Games that connects Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau. The athletics marathon hosted by Shenzhen will use the Shenzhen Bay Bridge to cross the two cities, making it the first cross-border marathon event in the history of the National Games. Yang Deqiang, Director of the Hong Kong Regional Coordination Office for the 15th National Games and Paralympic Games, stated that every aspect of these cross-border events, from the design of competition routes to the rapid clearance of athletes, spectators, and vehicles, requires joint planning and close cooperation from the governments of the three regions. During this process, the "soft connectivity" among the three regions played an important role. Zhang Zhihua, Deputy Minister of the Hong Kong Macao Work Coordination Department for the 15th National Games and the Paralympic Games, said that road cycling athletes can enjoy a "no brake" clearance experience throughout the 230 kilometer track by passing through the three ports of the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge six times without interruption; During the Shenzhen Hong Kong Marathon, athletes can run across the Shenzhen Bay Bridge and experience the beauty of the integration of the two regions in one breath. We closely cooperate in optimizing routes, competition organization, mutual recognition of regulations, and information exchange, allowing athletes to pass through the 'Super Speed Greater Bay Area' without feeling anything and experience it firsthand. ”Huang Mingzhong said. In the eyes of industry insiders, this cross regional cooperation model has enhanced the overall competitiveness of the Greater Bay Area, promoted people to people exchanges in the Greater Bay Area, and achieved the effect of "heart to heart connectivity". The "three-way rush" of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao is opening a new chapter. The message of 'connecting people's hearts through customs clearance' conveys the enthusiasm of the host. Zhang Zhihua introduced that a "dedicated channel" has been set up at the port for participating delegations, allowing them to "enter and exit the group" and "leave as soon as they arrive"; For ticket holders, a "green channel" has been opened, and entry and exit documents can be processed nationwide. With event tickets, they can also be processed urgently, achieving the goal of "one card in hand, leave at any time". During the process of welcoming the competition, the people of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao fully felt the charm of the integration of the Bay Area. This year, about 500 young people from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao participated in the National Health Run held in Nansha. Li Zuwei, a leading athlete from Hong Kong, is a former member of the Hong Kong athletics team and the current record holder of the 800 meter race at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships. "Mainland sports culture has profound connotations, and every run feels like a dialogue between history and modernity with this land. Competing with young friends from the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area not only enhances mutual understanding and friendship, but also deepens the sense of national identity. ”Li Zuwei said. Macao youth Tan Jiawen believes that the 15th National Games has promoted cooperation and development in sports, humanities, economy and other fields among the three regions, and will also promote emotional connections among the youth of the three regions. Friends from Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao ran together, cheered together, and encouraged each other, fully demonstrating the spirit of unity and joint efforts of the three regions, "she said. (New Society)