Paris Olympics: Hong Kong cyclist Ceci Lee ready for ‘challenge of her life’ at velodrome
- Lee, who will compete in her pet omnium event on Sunday, will have a new coach after the Games, with Herve Dagorne relinquishing the role
Hong Kong cycling’s head coach Herve Dagorne has urged Ceci Lee Sze-wing to embrace the “challenge of her life” in the Olympic velodrome on Sunday.
Lee delivered a mixed performance to place 64th in the women’s road race last Sunday, overcoming “stress and anxiety”, and critical feeding-zone errors, to achieve her goal of reaching the finishing line.
Surviving the punishing 158-kilometres Paris course would “give [Lee] confidence for Sunday”, insisted Dagorne. He warned, however, that Hong Kong’s cyclists were “not here for experience, we are here to perform”.
The goal for Lee in her favoured, four-discipline omnium event is to finish in the top-half of a 22-woman field.
“It is the challenge of Ceci’s life, but if she has an offensive mindset, she will be in a good position in all the races,” said Dagorne.