Cyclist Ceci Lee focuses on dealing with pressure, Olympic Games bid in ‘one of the most important events of my career’
- The UCI Track Nations Cup, featuring some of the world’s best cyclists, gets under way at Hong Kong Velodrome on Friday
- Hometown star Lee aims to thrill supporters as well as win valuable Olympic qualifying points in the Madison and omnium events
Ceci Lee Sze-wing says she is in peak physical and mental shape for one of the most important events of her career at this week’s UCI Track Nations Cup in Hong Kong.
With the lion’s share of the world’s best cyclists showing up for the elite global event, leading home rider Lee is carrying hometown hopes on her slim shoulders.
However, the bigger picture for Lee, beyond a mission to thrill supporters at Hong Kong Velodrome, is her bid to qualify for this summer’s Paris Olympics in the omnium and Madison events.
Lee, however, said her mind was not so clear, and “strategically, I was not good enough”, leading to her missing gold in all four of her events in India.
Those shortcomings have been addressed over the past fortnight, she said, and Lee is ready to shut out both external noise and home expectation to focus on her overarching targets this weekend.
