https://www.scmp.com/rss/522740/feed The latest news and top stories on Herve Dagorne. A French former Olympic cyclist who competed in the 1988 and 1992 Games, he brings extensive experience to his coaching roles. Previously a coach for the French and Kazakhstan national cycling teams, he notably guided Bryan Coquard to an Olympic silver medal in 2012. Since joining the Hong Kong cycling setup, initially as a Sports Director and now as head coach, he has focused on developing young talent and fostering a global cycling culture. His... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Weakened physically and mentally by the injuries she sustained in a heavy crash last weekend, Ceci Lee Sze-wing ended her UCI Track World Cup campaign on a subdued note in Malaysia on Sunday night. The Hongkonger finished 11th in her treasured omnium discipline, as Anita Stenberg repeated her success from last month’s opening leg in Perth. Still bearing the vivid scars from her tumble in the Hong Kong-staged second leg seven days earlier, Lee was up against it in Nilai after finishing down in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3351497/injury-quashes-hong-kong-star-ceci-lees-uci-track-world-cup-hopes-malaysia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3351497/injury-quashes-hong-kong-star-ceci-lees-uci-track-world-cup-hopes-malaysia?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:15:32 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara A “stressed” and sleep-deprived Ceci Lee Sze-wing failed to add to her three-medal 2026 UCI Track World Cup collection on Friday, coming home seventh in the elimination race on the opening day of the final leg in Malaysia. The 24-year-old claimed bronze from the same discipline in last month’s opening meeting in Perth, and again when Hong Kong staged leg two last week. It is a measure of Lee’s mental and physical growth over the past two years that she was disappointed to be the 17th of 23... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3351374/stressed-hongkonger-ceci-lee-finishes-outside-medals-world-cup-opening-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3351374/stressed-hongkonger-ceci-lee-finishes-outside-medals-world-cup-opening-day?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:35:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Bruised but unbowed, Ceci Lee Sze-wing is steeling herself for another assault on global honours days after she dramatically crashed during her UCI Track World Cup campaign in Hong Kong. An elimination race silver medallist on her home track last Friday, Lee tumbled following a collision while competing in the same discipline as part of the omnium competition two days later. But in Malaysia on Friday, the Hongkonger will be back on her bike and hunting a fourth podium finish from this year’s... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3351163/gutsy-hong-kong-star-ceci-lee-eyeing-more-world-cup-glory-days-after-heavy-crash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3351163/gutsy-hong-kong-star-ceci-lee-eyeing-more-world-cup-glory-days-after-heavy-crash?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:12 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Sunday was “not a good day” for Hong Kong star Ceci Lee Sze-wing, whose UCI Track World Cup campaign ended with a crash, bruises and a failure to add to her success of the opening night. In fact, Lee’s silver in the elimination race at 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 struck a “very positive” tone when it came to the team’s “massive progress” and regional standing, and said preparations... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3350647/ceci-lee-crashes-out-contention-hong-kong-coach-strikes-positive-tone?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3350647/ceci-lee-crashes-out-contention-hong-kong-coach-strikes-positive-tone?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00:10 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong head coach Herve Dagorne praised the performance of the city’s riders despite finishing Saturday empty-handed at the UCI Track World Cup. Across four events at the Hong Kong Velodrome, Ceci Lee Sze-wing and Chloe Leung Wing-yee competed in the women’s Madison but failed to secure a second medal for the team. Meanwhile, To Cheuk-hei delivered a strong performance in the men’s Keirin, finishing fifth in the final to record a best-ever result for a Hong Kong rider in the event. Dagorne... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3350596/hong-kong-cycling-coach-lauds-teams-uci-track-world-cup-showing-despite-fruitless-day?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3350596/hong-kong-cycling-coach-lauds-teams-uci-track-world-cup-showing-despite-fruitless-day?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:14 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Ceci Lee Sze-wing delivered an “epic, tactically perfect” performance to claim a brilliant elimination-race silver on the first day of her home UCI Track World Cup at Hong Kong Velodrome. With the last rider in the field eliminated every two laps, the triple National Games gold medallist stayed consistently near the front of the peloton before securing the best result of her burgeoning career. Norway’s Anita Yvonne Stenberg took gold, while Valentine Fortin of France claimed bronze. “Winning a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3350538/epic-hongkonger-ceci-lee-claims-uci-track-world-cup-silver-career-high?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3350538/epic-hongkonger-ceci-lee-claims-uci-track-world-cup-silver-career-high?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:04:04 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Ceci Lee Sze-wing said she had no specific target for this week’s UCI Track World Cup event in Hong Kong after an intensive race schedule last month. The 24-year-old, who won two golds, one silver and two bronzes at the Asian Track Championships in the Philippines last month, said she would approach the home event with a relaxed mindset as she builds towards the Asian Games in September. “After the Asian Championships, I have not had any special preparation,” Lee said. “My form is quite good, so... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3350069/hong-kong-star-lee-hoping-home-crowd-will-roar-her-more-cycling-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3350069/hong-kong-star-lee-hoping-home-crowd-will-roar-her-more-cycling-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:00:10 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Ceci Lee Sze-wing showed her “physical and mental strength” at the Asian Track Cycling Championships, her coach said, reaching the podium in every event she entered to finish with two gold, one silver and two bronze medals on Monday. The Hong Kong cycling star concluded her personal campaign on the sixth day of the seven-day meet in Tagaytay, Philippines, by capturing her second gold in the 10km scratch race. A year after claiming her first Asian title in the same event, the 24-year-old showed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348439/hong-kong-star-ceci-lee-defends-10km-scratch-title-asian-event-teammates-show-promise?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348439/hong-kong-star-ceci-lee-defends-10km-scratch-title-asian-event-teammates-show-promise?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:39:29 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Ceci Lee Sze-wing vowed to guard against complacency after scorching to Asian Track Championships elimination race gold in the Philippines on Thursday. The Hongkonger held her nerve to beat mainland China rival Chen Ning on the final lap in Tagaytay and upgrade the elimination silvers she claimed in 2024 and 2025. Misaki Okamoto of Japan was third. “I’m happy because I’ve never won the elimination race at an Asian championships, but the strongest Japanese riders weren’t here so I can’t be... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347984/hong-kong-cycling-star-ceci-lee-storms-asian-championships-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347984/hong-kong-cycling-star-ceci-lee-storms-asian-championships-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:41:42 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After giving up his “new life” in the UK to rejoin the Hong Kong cycling programme, Victor Lau Wan-hei is in a city squad set to begin its Asian Track Championships campaign in the thin air of Tagaytay in the Philippines on Wednesday. The brother of leading city road racer Vincent Lau Wan-yau, the 31-year-old Victor Lau had been working as a physiotherapist after quitting full-time competition to study the practice overseas. Herve Dagorne, the Hong Kong head coach, said that Lau had never... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347741/hong-kong-rider-returns-retirement-ceci-lee-challenged-asian-gold-count?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347741/hong-kong-rider-returns-retirement-ceci-lee-challenged-asian-gold-count?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:43:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After being consumed by nerves on his senior Hong Kong debut earlier this month, Ma Yik-fei will continue his discovery of a “different world” when he competes in the Asian Track Cycling Championships next week. Part of the city’s team pursuit silver medal squad at the UCI Track World Cup in Perth, Ma felt his edgy performance in the gold-medal race cost Hong Kong the chance of challenging powerhouse hosts Australia. Nonetheless, Herve Dagorne had no qualms over choosing a rider long since... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347297/hong-kong-cycling-hope-discovering-different-world-after-jittery-world-cup-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3347297/hong-kong-cycling-hope-discovering-different-world-after-jittery-world-cup-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:00:43 +0000 Stephy Zhang Stephy Zhang Hong Kong will field their strongest squad at the 2026 UCI Track World Cup at home next month, in an event head coach Herve Dagorne has billed the “hardest of the season”. Before that event, which takes place at the Hong Kong Velodrome in Tseung Kwan O from April 17 to 19, the team are targeting 10 medals at the Asian Track Cycling Championships later this month as they build up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. “We really need to be at our best,” Dagorne said. “We need to perform.” Dagorne said... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3346606/hong-kong-field-strongest-team-hardest-season-uci-track-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3346606/hong-kong-field-strongest-team-hardest-season-uci-track-world-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong cycling head coach Herve Dagorne said Ceci Lee Sze-wing had “confirmed her progress” after she won omnium bronze at the UCI Track World Cup in Perth. Lee, who was third in Friday’s elimination race, was a model of consistency as she captured her second podium finish of the three-day meeting from the blue riband four-discipline omnium event. Anita Stenberg, a four-time European champion, upgraded her elimination silver to win gold on Sunday. Tsuyaka Uchino, of Japan, who will rival Lee... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345914/hong-kong-cycling-star-ceci-lee-claims-second-world-cup-medal-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345914/hong-kong-cycling-star-ceci-lee-claims-second-world-cup-medal-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:00:12 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Ceci Lee Sze-wing announced her arrival on the world stage after claiming a landmark bronze, and Hong Kong made a tremendous start to the UCI Track World Cup in Perth on Friday. The winner of three National Games golds last year, and an Asian Road Cycling Championships mixed relay time trial champion last month, the 24-year-old Lee’s elimination race medal in Australia was her first from a global competition. There was more good news for the city squad when the men’s team pursuit quartet of Ng... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345784/hong-kong-cyclists-make-flying-world-cup-start-ceci-lee-claims-landmark-medal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345784/hong-kong-cyclists-make-flying-world-cup-start-ceci-lee-claims-landmark-medal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:54:06 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After discarding old and outmoded methods to undergo a “new start” last year, Charles Ng Pak-hang will finally achieve one of his career goals when he makes his UCI Track World Cup debut in Perth on Friday. A mixed relay time trial gold medallist from last month’s Asian Road Cycling Championships, Ng will be part of the Hong Kong team time trial quartet at an Australian venue that already holds fond memories. The 27-year-old played down the scratch gold he claimed from an AusCycling track series... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345244/hong-kong-cyclist-charles-ng-aiming-high-after-making-new-start-golden-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3345244/hong-kong-cyclist-charles-ng-aiming-high-after-making-new-start-golden-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:10 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Herve Dagorne said he was “honoured” to be appointed as a university professor, but promised the new role would not compromise his single-minded mission of spearheading Hong Kong’s quest for continental and global cycling success. Poised to lead the city squad in this week’s UCI Track World Cup in Perth, Dagorne, who recently signed a new two-year contract, was this week named as adjunct professor in The Education University of Hong Kong’s (EdUHK) Academy for Educational Development and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344973/head-coach-says-new-professor-role-will-not-compromise-hong-kongs-hunt-cycling-glory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3344973/head-coach-says-new-professor-role-will-not-compromise-hong-kongs-hunt-cycling-glory?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:00:14 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara An “honoured” Herve Dagorne is aiming to secure the long-term health of Hong Kong cycling after he signed a contract on Friday to extend his term as head coach. The Frenchman, whose new deal ties him to the city squad for two more years, has overseen an upturn in results and performances since being appointed in March 2024. Last week, Hong Kong claimed two medals, including mixed relay time trial gold, from the Asian Road Championships in Saudi Arabia. Nonetheless, Dagorne said there were “so... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3343512/hong-kong-cycling-head-coach-herve-dagorne-plans-legacy-goals-after-signing-new-contract?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3343512/hong-kong-cycling-head-coach-herve-dagorne-plans-legacy-goals-after-signing-new-contract?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:11 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara It is a measure of her renewed self-belief that Chloe Leung Wing-yee returned home from claiming two Asian Road Cycling Championships medals stalked by a feeling of what might have been. Leung acknowledged her time trial silver could have been gold, while she vowed to never repeat the lapse that scuppered the city squad’s women’s road race medal chances. Still, the overriding picture from the 29-year-old’s week in Saudi Arabia is of a cyclist riding towards the elevated targets that tactical and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3343197/hong-kong-cycling-star-chloe-leungs-mental-gains-spark-olympic-games-belief?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3343197/hong-kong-cycling-star-chloe-leungs-mental-gains-spark-olympic-games-belief?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:33 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Head coach Herve Dagorne said his star pair of Ceci Lee Sze-wing and Chloe Leung Wing-yee were “not proud of themselves” after the golden glow of Saturday gave way to dark disappointment on Sunday for Hong Kong’s cyclists. Pivotal members of the six-strong team that clinched Asian Road Cycling Championships time trial mixed relay gold at the beginning of the weekend in Saudi Arabia, Lee and Leung had been fancied to add to the city squad’s two-medal haul in the women’s road race on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342849/hong-kong-cyclists-not-proud-themselves-after-missed-medal-opportunity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342849/hong-kong-cyclists-not-proud-themselves-after-missed-medal-opportunity?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:00:17 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Head coach Herve Dagorne saluted an “incredible and beautiful” victory after brilliant Hong Kong claimed mixed relay time trial gold at the Asian Road Cycling Championships on Saturday. Vincent Lau Wan-yau, Charles Ng Pak-hang, Franco Chu Tsun-wai, Yang Qianyu, and the irrepressible pair of Chloe Leung Wing-yee and Ceci Lee Sze-wing combined to stun heavy favourites Kazakhstan, and earn the city squad a first continental road title since 2018. It is Hong Kong’s second senior medal in Saudi... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342773/hong-kong-claim-incredible-beautiful-gold-medal-asian-road-cycling-championships?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342773/hong-kong-claim-incredible-beautiful-gold-medal-asian-road-cycling-championships?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:17:29 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Herve Dagorne revealed he felt mixed emotions after Chloe Leung Wing-yee missed individual time trial gold by a hair’s breadth on the opening day of the Asian Road Cycling Championships in Saudi Arabia. Leung, 22nd in the same discipline at last year’s UCI Road World Championships, appeared poised to top the podium after she completed the 20km course in 26 minutes and 13.710 seconds. However, that honour went instead to Kazakhstan’s Rinata Sultanova, who clocked 26:04.340 to snatch gold from the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342552/hong-kongs-chloe-leung-narrowly-pipped-asian-cycling-gold-saudi-arabia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3342552/hong-kongs-chloe-leung-narrowly-pipped-asian-cycling-gold-saudi-arabia?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Feb 2026 13:04:34 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara An arduous trek by air and road, alien terrain and formidable rivals all stand in the way of Hong Kong’s cyclists and success at the Asian Road Cycling Championships in Saudi Arabia this week. Staged in the Kingdom’s Qassim Region from Thursday, the championships will mark a competition return for Ceci Lee Sze-wing, 2½ months after her triple gold medal National Games exploits. They will also provide Herve Dagorne, the head coach, with a chance to nudge his Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI)... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341930/hong-kong-target-twin-asian-medal-haul-head-coach-dagorne-waits-contract-news?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3341930/hong-kong-target-twin-asian-medal-haul-head-coach-dagorne-waits-contract-news?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Chloe Leung Wing-yee climbed off her sickbed to claim her second medal of the two-day Asean Track Series (President Cup 1) on Thursday. Competing with stomach pains and a fever, resulting from a suspected bout of food poisoning, Leung led at the halfway point of the four-discipline omnium in Malaysia, before being overhauled by the mainland China pair of Chen Ning and Zhou Menghan to finish with bronze. A Madison National Games gold medallist last November, the 29-year-old had claimed silver in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339230/courageous-hongkonger-chloe-leung-ignores-illness-asean-track-cycling-medals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3339230/courageous-hongkonger-chloe-leung-ignores-illness-asean-track-cycling-medals?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:15:40 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing Ceci Lee Sze-wing I really enjoyed the few minutes after I won the omnium for my third National Games gold on Monday, riding slowly around the track and seeing the Hong Kong people cheering and so excited. I found my family in the crowd and had a selfie with them, which was a special moment. But as I climbed off my bike to walk across for my medal ceremony, with the fans still making lots of noise, I could feel my own joy beginning to soften. My mind was already turning to the Asian Games in September next year.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333575/diary-champion-ceci-lee-already-eyeing-asian-games-tells-coach-she-must-work-harder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333575/diary-champion-ceci-lee-already-eyeing-asian-games-tells-coach-she-must-work-harder?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:23 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong crowned a new sporting superstar on Monday as the brilliant Ceci Lee Sze-wing won her third gold medal of a personally phenomenal National Games. Already the road race and Madison champion, cyclist Lee kept her cool in a frenzied Hong Kong Velodrome to claim the blue-riband omnium prize. Also the road race champion from 2021, Lee became the first Hongkonger to own four China Games golds and the first athlete from the city to win three in a single edition. With the newest additions to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333157/hong-kongs-ceci-lee-ready-take-world-after-golden-haul-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333157/hong-kongs-ceci-lee-ready-take-world-after-golden-haul-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:13:33 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball Ceci Lee Sze-wing crowned herself the undisputed queen of Hong Kong cycling on Monday, adding a historic third gold medal to her 15th National Games collection, moments after Siobhan Haughey had won two bronze in as many minutes. The pair shone brightest on a day of mixed results for the city’s athletes, as Coleman Wong Chak-lam, who has yet to lose a set, eased into the quarter-finals of the men’s singles tennis, Angus Ng Ka-long bowed out of the badminton in his third – and probably last –... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333152/historic-third-national-games-gold-makes-ceci-lee-undisputed-queen-hong-kong-cycling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3333152/historic-third-national-games-gold-makes-ceci-lee-undisputed-queen-hong-kong-cycling?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:08:48 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport Even as the National Games medal tally of Hong Kong’s athletes continues to climb, we sometimes wonder if we’ll run out of ways to say their feats are unprecedented. But here’s a new one: on Monday, one of the city’s best-known stars has a chance to win two medals in little more than five minutes. It sounds like something one would attempt for a bet or a forfeit, but it’s just a quirk of the schedule. The city’s ambitions to reach the podium in fencing and cycling on Monday may seem somewhat... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333013/national-games-haugheys-crazy-5-minutes-ceci-lees-omnium-what-watch-day-8?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3333013/national-games-haugheys-crazy-5-minutes-ceci-lees-omnium-what-watch-day-8?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:00:18 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Ng Pak-hang has said the emergence of a promising crop of youngsters would end the current situation of Hong Kong’s leading cyclists being asked to spread themselves too thin. The 26-year-old, who finished fourth in last week’s National Games time trial, was part of the team pursuit quartet eliminated in qualifying on a fruitless opening day for the city’s athletes. Ng said he and teammates Vincent Lau Wan-yau, Chu Tsun-wai and Mow Ching-yin had not prioritised training for the pursuit, owing to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332672/ng-waiting-next-generation-hong-kong-track-stars-ease-burden-pursuit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332672/ng-waiting-next-generation-hong-kong-track-stars-ease-burden-pursuit?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:00:36 +0000 Josh Ball Josh Ball The National Games officially open in Guangzhou on Sunday, but Hong Kong is already well into its role as co-host and a pivotal centre for the action and organisation over the next two weeks. Tens of thousands of athletes, officials and tourists are expected to descend on the city, which is hosting eight events and there were sell-out crowds at the beach volleyball and men’s handball on Saturday. And while there are tickets still available for sports such as the rugby sevens and triathlon, day... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332073/national-games-excitement-builds-hong-kong-embraces-pivotal-role-ahead-opening-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3332073/national-games-excitement-builds-hong-kong-embraces-pivotal-role-ahead-opening-ceremony?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 08 Nov 2025 15:40:30 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Vincent Lau Wan-yau said a crash that cost him the chance of a National Games time trial medal “sucked”, but he was “feeling good” ahead of a historic men’s road race on Saturday. Lau claimed an Asian Games time trial bronze two years ago, but his hopes for a similar outcome in Zhuhai on Friday were dashed when he lost more than 30 seconds after tumbling on the slippery 38.7km (24 mile) course. The 29-year-old finished sixth in 47 minutes and 41.03 seconds. His teammate Charles Ng Pak-hang was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331969/hong-kongs-lau-feeling-good-road-race-medal-push-despite-crashing-time-trial?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331969/hong-kongs-lau-feeling-good-road-race-medal-push-despite-crashing-time-trial?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:31:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Along with his immersive mission to usher in a new era of cycling success for Hong Kong, Herve Dagorne has been playing a small part in sustaining the abundance of marine life that inhabits the city’s coastline. A two-time Olympian, Dagorne’s life has been inextricably linked with cycling since he watched on television as Alain Bondue, the idol who would become his close friend, claimed individual pursuit silver at the 1980 Moscow Games. But the Frenchman’s enduring love for being on two wheels... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331647/meet-frenchman-tending-hong-kongs-marine-life-and-cycling-ecosystem?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331647/meet-frenchman-tending-hong-kongs-marine-life-and-cycling-ecosystem?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:00:13 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara When he was named the city’s cycling head coach in March last year, Herve Dagorne briefly paused to consider that “all the guys who brought medals to Hong Kong had retired”. In their place were young, enthusiastic and willing riders, but no one who could yet hold a candle to Sarah Lee Wai-sze, Leung Chun-wing, Cheung King-lok, Pang Yao, Leung Ka-yu, Ko Siu-wai, or reaching further back, the inimitable Wong Kam-po. “I had to start with a new generation, there were no leaders, they had been the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330432/dagorne-rebuilds-hong-kong-cycling-ground-after-medal-era-ends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330432/dagorne-rebuilds-hong-kong-cycling-ground-after-medal-era-ends?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:09 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing Ceci Lee Sze-wing I am sharing a room here in Perth with three of my teammates and when we get back after training, we rarely talk about cycling. The main topics of conversation are the latest key opinion leaders on YouTube and Instagram, and what we are going to eat. A lot of athletes are very enthusiastic about food. Firstly, what we put in our bodies is so closely aligned to our performance and recovery, but eating is one of our biggest pleasures too. My diet does not change too much during a training block... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330419/diary-champion-instagram-influencers-cheesecake-and-beating-men-training-races?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330419/diary-champion-instagram-influencers-cheesecake-and-beating-men-training-races?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 04:30:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Herve Dagorne has backed Yang Qianyu to rein in the provincial rivals who may try to upset Ceci Lee Sze-wing’s pursuit of a second straight National Games cycling road race title. Yang reneged on her retirement plans after initially quitting the sport following her 2023 Asian Games road race gold. Plagued by a back problem since her return to competition, the 32-year-old, also a National Games champion on the track in 2017, has had her recent workload carefully managed by Dagorne. “Her target... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330310/hong-kong-cyclings-secret-weapon-ceci-lee-national-games-golden-quest?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3330310/hong-kong-cyclings-secret-weapon-ceci-lee-national-games-golden-quest?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 00:00:17 +0000 Ceci Lee Sze-wing Ceci Lee Sze-wing When I was starting out in cycling as a young girl, I never imagined I would have the chance to visit so many different parts of the world by the age of 24. I am grateful the sport has given me the opportunity to race in Canada, Egypt, France and the UK, along with regularly competing around Asia. Seeing new places is so much fun, but I always get excited about racing at home, and next month’s National Games track cycling is being staged at the Hong Kong Velodrome. My biggest goal is to do well... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329634/diary-champion-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-defending-her-national-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3329634/diary-champion-hong-kong-cyclist-ceci-lee-defending-her-national-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:10 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong has the father of Ceci Lee Sze-wing to thank for the city producing a potential successor to two-time Olympic bronze medal cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze. Ceci Lee began her sporting life as a triathlete, where her performances were undermined by her one weak suit: cycling. “I just wasn’t good at it,” she said. “My dad wanted me to improve my results, so I focused more on my cycling.” She enrolled on the local association’s Stars of Tomorrow programme and “started to enjoy the speed... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328933/national-games-could-see-new-lee-crowned-queen-hong-kong-cycling?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328933/national-games-could-see-new-lee-crowned-queen-hong-kong-cycling?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:10 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong cycling chiefs have revealed the riders they have charged with living up to the city’s proud National Games history. With 23 medals since Hong Kong began competing in 1997, cycling is the city’s most successful Games sport. Wong Kam-po, who claimed five Games medals, won road race gold for Hong Kong’s only prize on their Shanghai debut 28 years ago. At the 2021 edition in Shaanxi, cycling accounted for four of Hong Kong’s seven medals. One of those was individual road race gold for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328590/national-games-cyclists-tasked-continuing-hong-kongs-proud-record?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328590/national-games-cyclists-tasked-continuing-hong-kongs-proud-record?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 23:00:07 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Hong Kong’s leader John Lee Ka-chiu ignited the 15th National Games on Thursday, as the city’s athletes and officials set their sights on making a major impact on the multi-sport extravaganza. As excitement over the sporting festival heightened, Lee attended a flame-lighting ceremony in the mainland city of Guangzhou, alongside Gao Zhidan, head of the General Administration of Sport of China, and Macau leader Sam Hou-fai. Hong Kong will stage events in eight sports, with leading medal hopes... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328406/hong-kong-leader-lee-lights-national-games-flame-excitement-builds-festival-sport?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3328406/hong-kong-leader-lee-lights-national-games-flame-excitement-builds-festival-sport?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:17:09 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Herve Dagorne has revealed he fielded calls from elite teams keen on Chloe Leung Wing-yee after the Hong Kong National Games medal hope shone at the recent UCI Road World Championships. Leung placed 22nd in the women’s time trial, but it was her performance in a punishing individual road race that alerted the world to her talent. On a 164.4-km, 11-lap Rwandan course that laid waste to 50 riders who did not reach the end, Leung came home 39th out of 53 finishers. First among the Asian... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3327916/hong-kong-national-games-medal-hope-attracts-elite-interest-after-world-class-performance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3327916/hong-kong-national-games-medal-hope-attracts-elite-interest-after-world-class-performance?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:00:16 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Herve Dagorne has toasted the opportunity to thrust some of Hong Kong’s brightest young talents into world-class competition after the city was chosen to host track cycling World Cup legs in 2026 and 2027. The UCI World Cup is returning next year, after five years of operating as the UCI Track Nations Cup. This year’s edition was especially unsatisfactory, after teams learned late that it would be contested over a single leg in Turkey, in March. Hong Kong’s head coach Dagorne said that the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3322977/hong-kong-chosen-host-cycling-world-cups-boost-young-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3322977/hong-kong-chosen-host-cycling-world-cups-boost-young-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 10:25:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara As someone who performs the grunt work for his professional team, Vincent Lau Wan-yau has needed a seismic mindset shift to become the spearhead of Hong Kong’s National Games road cycling glory bid. Lau, a 2022 Asian Games medallist and Paris 2024 Olympian, is a domestique for Roojai Insurance, the Thai team he joined last year. “I transport bidons [water bottles] to my teammates [from team car], help control the peloton, and spend time at the front to do lead outs and take the wind,” Lau... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3321866/hong-kong-cyclings-vincent-lau-ready-be-national-games-leader-after-coach-demand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3321866/hong-kong-cyclings-vincent-lau-ready-be-national-games-leader-after-coach-demand?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:00:44 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara After the Hong Kong Football Festival finished on Thursday, the city’s attention has turned the major role it will play in staging the 2025 National Games. Saturday marked 100 days until the multi-sports bonanza starts on November 9, with eight competition events being hosted in Hong Kong. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the city’s National Games Coordination Office, has acknowledged that potential success on home soil was a factor determining which sports would come to the city. “One of the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320530/national-games-co-host-hong-kong-plots-glory-it-starts-100-day-countdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/3320530/national-games-co-host-hong-kong-plots-glory-it-starts-100-day-countdown?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Aug 2025 09:30:08 +0000