Sarah Lee crowned sprint champion at PRURide Six Day Hong Kong series
- Recently crowned double world champion showed she had not lost her form from Poland, showing her class against the top European sprinters
- The series could be held again in 2020 if a major sponsor can be found, say organisers
Cycling fans can look forward to more fun-filled weekends of light and music incorporating action on the track after UK organisers announced that they want the PRURide Six Day Hong Kong series to be held in the city again next year.
And what better way to celebrate the spectacle on the 2020 calendar at Tseung Kwan O velodrome than having Hong Kong heroine Sarah Lee Wai-sze crowned the women’s overall elite sprinters’ champion on Sunday night.
Although beaten into second place in the keirin by 2018 world champion Nicky Degrendele of Belgium, the 31-year-old recently crowned double world champion had sufficient points to top the table after three days of exciting track racing.
Her victories in the 200-metre flying time trial and sprint earlier in the week were good enough to make her the most dominant rider on the planet less than a fortnight after her phenomenal success at the track world championships in Poland.
Lee, who won gold in the sprint and keirin in Pruszkow earlier this month, proved yet again that she has the power and pace to beat some of the finest sprinters from Europe such as Degrendele, Miriam Welte of Germany, the 2012 team sprint Olympic champion and Urszula Los of Poland.
She won six out of nine races over three days in an event that also saw some fine performances from up-and-coming teammate Lee Sze-wing, a last minute replacement for injured fellow Hong Kong rider Jessica Lee Hoi-yan who crashed out in the keirin at the world championships.