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South China Morning Post
04-07-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
More Hong Kong success for Ceci Lee, but coach downplays feats ahead of China Championships
Hervé Dagorne said he was reading nothing into Ceci Lee Sze-wing's twin triumph on Friday at the Hong Kong Track Championships. Hong Kong's best rider ruthlessly dominated a five-woman field to win the four-discipline omnium by a mammoth 29 points from nearest challenger Guardiola Cheung Li-tong. The 24-year-old Lee was similarly authoritative in claiming elimination race gold from second-placed Boey Leung Bo-yee. 'There was such a big gap in level after her, and it was a very small group,' Dagorne said. 'The pace was slow and we cannot analyse anything from it.' Chu Tsun-wai, who will turn 24 next Wednesday, pipped Tso Kai-kwong to victory in a stacked 23-rider men's omnium. He returned to finish sixth in an elimination race where top honours were claimed by Ng Pak-hang, who added to the Hong Kong International Track Cup scratch race gold he won in April. 'The men's races were very competitive, there were points available for National Games selection and Chu performed strongly,' Dagorne said. Lee with elimination race silver and bronze medallists Boey Leung (left) and Guardiola Cheung. Photo: Edmond So The local championships continue with the sprint, scratch, keirin and points disciplines over the weekend, before the Hong Kong squad relocate to Shanghai on Monday for the China Track National Championships from July 10 to 16.
South China Morning Post
27-02-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong coach tells cyclists to embrace extreme pain or forget major title ambitions
Hong Kong's cyclists must increase their pain thresholds to have any chance of competing for major titles, said head coach Hervé Dagorne. Advertisement The city team won six senior and four junior medals from this month's Asian Track Championships, but Dagorne said his riders would have won more than their one gold had they been prepared to 'go right to the limit'. The gold came for Ceci Lee Sze-wing, in Sunday's scratch race, but Dagorne said the 23-year-old had only herself to blame for not adding a second on Wednesday, after she blew a significant lead to finish second to Mizuki Ikeda in the omnium. 'They all say they did their best, but I don't see any of them vomiting from the effort, or needing to be carried off the track,' Dagorne said. 'I'm not saying they don't go deep into [feeling] pain, but they don't go far enough. 'Our brain has limit alerts telling us to stop when we feel pain. You need to trick your brain, so you create the ability to go deeper. If you feel happy with a silver medal, you won't hurt your body to try for gold. It's down to how much you want it, and never surrendering until the last.' Ceci Lee with her omnium silver medal, which her coach could easily have been a gold. Photo: CAHKC Dagorne, who competed in two Olympics for his native France, said his riders were showing considerable power during intense exercise.
