Sunday was not a “good day” for Hong Kong star Ceci Lee Sze-wing, whose UCI Track World Cup campaign ended with crashes, bruises and a failure to add to her opening night success.
In fact, Lee’s silver in the elimination race at the Hong Kong Velodrome on Friday turned out to be the city’s only medal of the three-day meet in Tseung Kwan O.
Still, head coach Herve Dagorne sounded “very positive” when it came to the team’s “great progress” and regional standings, and said preparations for the Asian Games were on track.
Lee had qualified for the omnium finals by finishing third in his heat, against a strong field that included New Zealand’s Olympic bronze medalist Ally Wollaston. Lee finished 12th in the opening race and 13th in the tempo race.
During the elimination race, the third omnium event, the 24-year-old collided with Canada’s Fiona Majendie and Poland’s Olga Wankiewicz in a corner. His jersey and shorts were torn, and he had bruises on his thigh.
After the race was cut short, he insisted on continuing and finished 14th after nine other riders were eliminated.
