Hong Kong golden boy Cheung King-lok lands place on leading world tour cycling team
Double Asian Championships gold medallist is awarded a spot with Orica GreenEdge
Double Asian Championships gold medallist Cheung King-lok received a timely boost in his preparation for the approaching Olympic Games in Rio when he was awarded a spot on world tour team Orica GreenEdge.
Cheung, who was crowned the road race and individual time trial champion in the Asian event in January, will become the second rider from Hong Kong to join a top-tier professional team.
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Cheung would have little problem adapting to world class competition after demonstrating his quality in the Asian Championships when he beat Yukiya Arashiro of Japan to second place.
Arashiro is the first rider from Japan to complete the three grand tours and is currently with Lampre-Merida.
There are 18 world tour teams for the 2016 season. GreenEdge’s Michael Matthews is currently leading the general classification at the Paris-Nice race after four stages.