https://www.scmp.com/rss/524322/feed The latest news and top stories on Ben Kersten. Known for his distinguished career as a professional cyclist, including over 30 Australian track titles, three Junior World Championships and a Commonwealth Games gold medal, he transitioned to coaching. He co-founded and served as managing director of the Australian Cycling Academy, focusing on holistic athlete development. Currently, he is the Hong Kong road endurance coach, successfully guiding the women's team to victory in the Tour of Thailand... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ceci Lee Sze-wing Ceci Lee Sze-wing I spent part of our flight home from Perth on Sunday recording some thoughts for this diary. I like to reflect after a training camp, because you can analyse the whole body of work. Everything went to plan, there were no injury issues and I feel fit, strong and confident. Winning a road race against men last week was a big boost, not only the result but also the way I paced myself against physically stronger riders. It was also good timing before this Sunday’s race. We have worked well as a team... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331869/diary-champion-hong-kong-cyclists-settle-and-plot-tactics-zhuhai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3331869/diary-champion-hong-kong-cyclists-settle-and-plot-tactics-zhuhai?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:05:07 +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 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 Ceci Lee Sze-wing has delivered a timely reminder of her potential to become Hong Kong’s National Games poster girl, as the city began its 100-day countdown to co-hosting the showpiece. The cyclist claimed a notable victory in a criterium race on Saturday in Brisbane, where the Hong Kong team are holding a month-long training camp. And on Sunday, Lee, 24, was second behind teammate Chloe Leung Wing-yee in a nip-and-tuck road race. Although Lee is desperately keen to take omnium gold in her... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3320728/hong-kong-cycling-medal-hope-ceci-lee-shows-national-games-promise-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3320728/hong-kong-cycling-medal-hope-ceci-lee-shows-national-games-promise-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Aug 2025 14:26:29 +0000