Hong Kong Olympic hopeful Sarah Lee admits she is inspired by her cycling heroes as she steps up Rio preparations
Hong Kong medal hope takes time out from busy training regime in Guangzhou to provide update on her progress
Sarah Lee Wai-sze is drawing on the experience of veteran stars including Chris Hoy and Anna Meares as part of her preparation for the Olympic Games, where she will be Hong Kong’s biggest medal hopeful.
The 29-year-old, who will be making her second Olympic appearance in Rio after clinching a bronze medal at the London Games four years ago, has been reading the biographies of Hoy, Meares and Victoria Pendleton after completing her daily training regime.
“I like reading the biographies of cycling stars as they are all great riders who have had a lot of success on the track over the years,” said Lee, who has been training in Guangzhou at the Mega University City velodrome since returning from altitude training in Kunming in early May.
Hoy won two more Olympic gold medals at the age of 36 at the London Games, while Meares has won many Olympic medals since her debut in Athens back in 2004.
With a total of seven Olympic medals – six gold and one silver – in four Olympics from Sydney to London, Briton Hoy is the most decorated Olympic cyclist of all time, while Australian Meares has also won five medals including two gold.
Pendleton was hailed “Queen Victoria” after her second gold medal success at the London Games.