Hong Kong International Track Cup: Lee Sze-wing makes most of home advantage to seize first Class I victory
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Lee Sze-wing made the most of home advantage to claim her biggest win on the track, claiming gold in the women’s omnium at the Hong Kong International Cup on Friday.
The 22-year-old dominated proceedings at Tseung Kwan O velodrome, winning all four parts that make up the event, from winning the first scratch race to the last points race.
Lee’s previous best results were victories in the Korea Cup and Malaysia Cup, both listed as Class II events by the International Cycling Union (UCI) but the Hong Kong one is a Class I.
But the Hongkonger admitted to being nervous before the start of her medal bid, on a track she lasted raced competitively on in 2019.
“I felt a bit like [I was] not waking up in the first event, maybe [because] I haven’t raced here for a long time, but fortunately I was able to make amends as the race went on,” Lee said. “The support of the fans including my family did help as they cheered loudly for me from the spectator stand.”
Lee though acknowledged that the absence of some of the sports best, including Japan’s world champion Yumi Kajihara and any riders from mainland China, made it less challenging than it might have been.
