https://www.scmp.com/rss/324133/feed The 2017 UCI Track Cycling World Championships is the flagship event for track cycling. It was hosted in Hong Kong for the first time at the Hong Kong Velodrome. It is the first time the event has been hosted in Asia since 1990. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Hong Kong Cycling Association is in a race against time to decide if May’s Nations Cup will become one of the first major international sporting events to take place in Hong Kong since the Covid-19 outbreak last year. The track cycling extravaganza is scheduled to take place at Tseung Kwan O velodrome from May 13-16 and has attracted 440 cyclists and officials after Sunday’s entry deadline. Organisers had planned a safety bubble for all participants, allowing overseas visitors to be exempt... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3129247/hong-kongs-nations-cup-cycling-event-may-be-called-if-government?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3129247/hong-kongs-nations-cup-cycling-event-may-be-called-if-government?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:11:48 +0000 Track cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze is set to win her sixth “Best of the Best” sports award at a delayed presentation for 2019 in West Kowloon Cultural District on Saturday. Lee, 33, won gold medals in the keirin and sprint at the 2019 world championships, a result that puts her above any other Hong Kong athlete. . The Hong Kong Olympic Committee usually announces the annual award winners in early part of the following year but the pandemic has disrupted all facets of sport. “We found it very... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3128940/track-cyclist-sarah-lee-set-win-sixth-best-best-delayed-2019-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3128940/track-cyclist-sarah-lee-set-win-sixth-best-best-delayed-2019-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:47:39 +0000 Organisers of the inaugural track cycling Nations Cup have been asked by the government to provide more information on overseas riders and officials if they want to stage the event under a “safety bubble” amid the pandemic. The Hong Kong Cycling Association has been selected by the world federation to stage the new competition which features three series, with the city aiming to host the second leg at Tseung Kwan O velodrome on May 13-16. If given the green light by the government, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3126634/government-requires-overseas-contingent-details-safety-measures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3126634/government-requires-overseas-contingent-details-safety-measures?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Mar 2021 09:23:11 +0000 Hong Kong will stage the inaugural track cycling Nations’ Cup in May next year, keeping the city’s fine track record of hosting major cycling events. The news came hot on the heels of the cancellation of a series of international events due to the pandemic outbreak. “Hong Kong always deserves [to host] world class events as an international city and we are glad to bring some good news to the sports community during the pandemic,” said Cycling Association chairman Leung Hung-tak. “Also, the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3099749/hong-kong-wins-right-host-inaugural-nations-cup-next-year-major?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3099749/hong-kong-wins-right-host-inaugural-nations-cup-next-year-major?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 01 Sep 2020 09:21:04 +0000 Cyclist Leung Bo-yee and partner Pang Yao were already looking ahead to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with the Hong Kong madison pair thinking their 14th place at the Berlin World Track Cycling Championships was not good enough for Tokyo. But three days after the event, world governing body UCI released its updated ranking list. And that was when Leung witnessed a “miracle”. Tears started flowing as Leung realised she would be going to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games after the Hong Kong pair... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3065252/tears-joy-hong-kong-track-cyclist-leung-bo-yee-after-miracle?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3065252/tears-joy-hong-kong-track-cyclist-leung-bo-yee-after-miracle?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Mar 2020 11:22:45 +0000 Sprinter Sarah Lee Wai-sze’s mediocre performance at the Track Cycling World Championships cast doubt on her medal challenge for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer. As the 2020 Worlds ended in Berlin on Sunday, defending champion Lee could only manage fourth place in the women’s keirin, two days after her two-year unbeaten record in the sprint came to an end with a bronze medal finish. It was a bad day for Hong Kong cycling as Leung Chun-wing and Cheung King-lok did not finish in the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3064566/tokyo-2020-olympic-confidence-takes-hit-cycling-star-sarah-lee?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3064566/tokyo-2020-olympic-confidence-takes-hit-cycling-star-sarah-lee?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Mar 2020 05:05:42 +0000 Sarah Lee Wai-sze’s two-year, unbeaten record in the women’s sprint ended after the Hong Kong star rider finished third in the track World Championships in Berlin. Ever since the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games qualification cycle began in October 2018, Lee had never lost a race in the sprinting event, including victory at the 2019 World Championships in Poland that marked her a favourite to defend her title at the Berlin Velodrome. But upcoming German starlet Emma Hinze upstaged the veteran Hong Kong... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3052995/sarah-lees-unbeaten-record-womens-sprint-ends-rising-german-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3052995/sarah-lees-unbeaten-record-womens-sprint-ends-rising-german-star?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Feb 2020 06:07:26 +0000 While top cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze has the daunting task of defending her two titles against a strong field at the track world championships, which begin in Berlin on Wednesday, the Hong Kong team will be aiming to ensure more teammates join Lee in Tokyo this summer. The Berlin Worlds mark the end of the 10-round 2020 Olympic qualification period, and the International Cycling Union’s rankings list to be published on Monday will help determine the final Olympic fields. Lee is certain to qualify... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3052420/hong-kong-eyes-more-olympic-tickets-track-cycling-worlds-get-under?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3052420/hong-kong-eyes-more-olympic-tickets-track-cycling-worlds-get-under?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Feb 2020 04:06:13 +0000 The Hong Kong Cyclothon is in danger of becoming the latest international sporting event to be cancelled because of the ongoing protests in the city. The annual cycling event incorporates the Hammer Series that features some of the world’s top cyclists and is supposed to be held along the Tsim Sha Tsui East promenade together with two races for local riders on October 13. But the Tourism Board, organisers of the event, have not made it clear as to whether the event, first held in 2015, would go... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3031010/cyclothon-could-be-latest-hong-kong-sporting-event-be-cancelled?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3031010/cyclothon-could-be-latest-hong-kong-sporting-event-be-cancelled?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Sep 2019 11:45:30 +0000 World and Olympic champion Kristina Vogel, who was paralysed following a training crash in June, said on Wednesday she was ready to tackle her new life but has had no contact with the Dutch rider involved in the collision. In a news conference at the Berlin hospital where she has been treated, Vogel, a record 11-time world champion, said she had accepted the fact that she would not walk again moments after the accident at the Cottbus Sport Centre Velodrome. “I said ‘breathe, breathe, breathe’... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2163940/i-quickly-realised-i-would-never-walk-again-kristina-vogel-ready?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2163940/i-quickly-realised-i-would-never-walk-again-kristina-vogel-ready?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Sep 2018 12:15:45 +0000 A record 4,900 professional and amateur cyclists battled it out in Hong Kong on Sunday at the annual cyclothon, even as participants said the city had much work to do to transform itself into a truly bike-friendly place. A wide range of races were held from dawn to dusk in sweltering autumn heat to entertain the estimated 60,000 spectators. In one of the races was cyclist Tsoi Rhollan Clark, who is visually impaired. He completed the 30km route on a tandem bike with his partner Li Tam-hang, who... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2114375/60000-expected-watch-hong-kong-cyclothon-tsim-sha-tsui?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2114375/60000-expected-watch-hong-kong-cyclothon-tsim-sha-tsui?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Oct 2017 00:00:15 +0000 Hong Kong ace cyclist Sarah Lee Wai-sze will be presented with one last chance of a medal on Sunday after finishing outside the podium in the women’s 500-metre time trial, one of her pet events, at the UCI Track World Championships on Saturday night. Lee managed fourth place at the Tseung Kwan O Velodrome after failing to improve her qualifying time set in the afternoon. And she was disappointed she was unable to add to her bronze medal collected in the sprint on Friday after completing the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087946/sarah-lee-fails-fire-she-settles-fourth-500m-time-trial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087946/sarah-lee-fails-fire-she-settles-fourth-500m-time-trial?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Apr 2017 13:55:43 +0000 Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee Wai-sze recorded one of her best results in the women’s 500m time trial on Saturday to earn a place in the final, but winning a gold medal will require a much better effort at the UCI Track World Championships. The home favourite finished the two-lap qualifier in 33.647 seconds, putting her in the fourth place to reach the eight-rider final on Saturday evening. The result is her second best time to date and beats the 33.736 seconds she clocked as she clinched a silver medal... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087925/song-sarah-lee-wai-sze-reaches-500m-time-trial-final-track-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087925/song-sarah-lee-wai-sze-reaches-500m-time-trial-final-track-world?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Apr 2017 08:32:06 +0000 It was not the gold she had hoped for, but Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee Wai-sze captured the first medal for the hosts at the UCI Track World Championships with a bronze in the women’s sprint on Friday night. Lee, who also won bronze at the 2013 world event in Belarus, got the better of Simona Krupeckaite of Lithuania in the first two races of a best-of-three showdown for the bronze medal to collect her fourth world championship medal. Earlier at the packed 2,000-seat Tseung Kwan O Velodrome, Kristina... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087810/sarah-lee-has-settle-bronze-sprint-track-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087810/sarah-lee-has-settle-bronze-sprint-track-world-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:48:04 +0000 Home favourite Sarah Lee Wai-sze fired up the crowd as she stormed into the semi-finals of the women’s sprint at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships at the Tseung Kwan O Velodrome on Thursday night. The Hong Kong star now faces long-time rival and reigning Olympic champion Kristina Vogel of Germany in their showdown on Friday night. Vogel got the better of Lee in the quarter-finals of the sprint at the Rio Games. But on Thursday night, in-form Lee was clinical against Kaarle McCulloch of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087512/sarah-lee-surges-semis-womens-sprint-track-cycling-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087512/sarah-lee-surges-semis-womens-sprint-track-cycling-world?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:56:06 +0000 Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee Wai-sze sounded an early warning to her rivals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships by clocking the second-best time of her career in easing through to the women’s sprint quarter-finals on Thursday. Lee clocked 10.764 seconds to beat Laurine van Riessen of the Netherlands in the Round of 16 to finish second on the timesheets on the second day at Tseung Kwan O Velodrome. Her best time of 10.67 seconds was achieved at altitude in Mexico in 2013, while Lee only clocked... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087437/hong-kongs-sarah-lee-wai-sze-sounds-warning-cycling-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087437/hong-kongs-sarah-lee-wai-sze-sounds-warning-cycling-world?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:59:43 +0000 Hong Kong riders found the going tough on the opening of the UCI Track Cycling World Championships with Diao Xiaojuan finishing eighth in the women’s scratch on a day the Australian men’s team pursuit came close to breaking the world record. Diao won the same event in a World Cup series race in 2014, but received a reality check with the standard at the Worlds much higher, managing eighth out of 22 riders at the Tseung Kwan O Velodrome. It was still her best finish at the Worlds after launching... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087165/hong-kong-riders-bite-dust-diao-xiaojuan-finishes-eighth-womens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2087165/hong-kong-riders-bite-dust-diao-xiaojuan-finishes-eighth-womens?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:38:45 +0000 Hong Kong has fulfilled its dream of hosting the UCI Track World Championships, which spins into action at the Tseung Kwan O Velodrome on Wednesday. The dream could even be sweeter if Hong Kong riders win medals on one of the biggest stages in world track cycling. The Worlds come to the city three-and-a-half years after the HK$600 million Tseung Kwan facility first opened, providing a venue for Hong Kong’s top riders such as Sarah Lee Wai-sze to showcase their skills around the 250-metre... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2086756/dream-fulfilled-hong-kong-now-medals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2086756/dream-fulfilled-hong-kong-now-medals?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 11 Apr 2017 11:43:56 +0000 Hong Kong’s newly crowned Asian champions Yang Qianyu and teammate Leung Chun-wing will headline the entry list in this weekend’s National Championships – but don’t expect to see Sarah Lee Wai-sze. Top local riders will be using the Nationals on Saturday to gear up for next month’s UCI Track World Championships but Hong Kong’s most famous cyclist will be a notable absentee because she has decided to train on her own ahead of the Worlds. Still, there will be plenty of local stars for the event... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2079144/sarah-lee-favours-training-competing-she-skips-national?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2079144/sarah-lee-favours-training-competing-she-skips-national?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Mar 2017 11:41:41 +0000 Hong Kong cycling fans will miss out on seeing Great Britain’s six-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny after he pulled out of next month’s Track World Championships. Jason Kenny, who won his sixth gold in Rio, is taking an extended break to be with his pregnant wife Laura – also an Olympic champion. They announced last month they were expecting their first child after getting married last September and it is not a major shock that they are out. Ed Clancy too will miss the event, also on an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2077381/six-time-olympic-champ-jason-kenny-miss-hong-kong-track-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2077381/six-time-olympic-champ-jason-kenny-miss-hong-kong-track-world?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Mar 2017 04:06:02 +0000