Bike boost: Sarah Lee’s spanking new HK$120,000 bicycle could give her the edge at Asian Games
The 2012 Olympic bronze medallist will use the carbon-frame bike as she chases more gold medals in Jakarta
Top sprinter Sarah Lee Wai-sze will ride into Jakarta with a new-found confidence and a brand new bike she hopes will give her the edge as she chases more gold medals at the Asian Games.
Lee’s new bike costs more than HK$120,000 as she prepares for her third Asian Games after clinching three golds from two campaigns in Guangzhou and Incheon.
Her new, sleek machine has helped her shatter the Asian record in the women’s 200 metres, the qualifier for the individual sprint, in Japan last month. She clocked 10.571 seconds and admitted her success was partly down to her high quality, carbon-frame bike.
“We have to thank the tax payers for their enormous financial support we have received. We used public money to buy the new bike,” said coach Shen Jinkang. “It is expensive but it is also efficient. We hope it can be a new experience for her as she prepares for the Indonesia event.”
The Hong Kong coach was impressed by Lee’s recent form building up to the Games, saying she looks truly ready to do battle at the Jakarta International Velodrome in Rawamangun