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Cyclists pass the harbourfront in Tsim Sha Tsui during the Hong Kong Cyclothon. Photo: Elson Li

Hong Kong Cyclothon an amazing experience, Tour de France winner Froome says

‘This really is an event for everyone,’ the Briton says, while former Hong Kong cyclist Sarah Lee hails ‘wonderful’ day.

13 Oct 2024 - 5:34PM

Olympic medallist Sarah Lee on life off the bike

24 Feb 2024 - 10:00AM

Letters | Sarah Lee will continue to inspire Hong Kong even in retirement

10 Jun 2023 - 11:30AM

Editorial | Final lap of honour for Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee

Olympic cycling star may have announced her retirement, but she still has much to offer the sport and the city.

8 Jun 2023 - 6:15AM

Hong Kong cycling star Sarah Lee (left), shown in action during the 2019 Hong Kong Track Cycling World Cup, confirmed her retirement from the sport on Monday. Photo: Winson Wong

Sarah Lee set for Sports Institute coaching role, signalling end of career

Hong Kong’s two-time Olympic track cycling medallist will join elite training centre as a sprint coach in July, source says.

31 May 2023 - 8:42PM

Hong Kong to host 11 teams for International Cup, but star cyclist Lee won’t race

City’s track cycling squad readies for Asian Championships and Asian Games with questions still surrounding Sarah Lee’s future.

27 Apr 2023 - 7:11PM

Olympian Sarah Lee dropped as elite athlete, will not race at Asian Games

Sources at Hong Kong Cycling Association say double Olympic bronze medallist has effectively retired and is now concentrating on her degree at Baptist University.

14 Apr 2023 - 7:00AM

Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee poses with her bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Photo: Reuters

Sarah Lee left out of track cycling Nations Cup

Prospect of Olympic bronze medallist retiring comes into focus again with Hong Kong cycling chief admitting ‘we haven’t heard from her for a while’.

22 Feb 2023 - 5:19PM

Hong Kong Cyclothon organisers confident international races will return

Organisers of the Sun Hung Kai Properties Hong Kong Cyclothon on Sunday believe international races could return to the city next year, after the showpiece event was staged for the first time since 2018.

19 Dec 2022 - 1:35PM

Cyclist Yeung Cho falls short at World Championships debut in Paris

Germany and France take the lead at the UCI Worlds in Paris as debuting Hong Kong cyclist Yeung Cho knocked out in the early stage of competition.

15 Oct 2022 - 6:50PM

World Championships debutant Yeung Cho recorded a personal best in France. Photo: Hong Kong Cycling Association

Surging track cyclist Yeung to make World Championships debut in Paris

The 21-year-old plans to make use of the opportunity as she targets a place in the squad for the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023.

10 Oct 2022 - 3:45PM

Yeung Cho-yiu (front) races in the women’s team sprint at the UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup in Hong Kong with Jessica Lee Hoi-yan (right), and Sarah Lee Wai-sze (back). Photo: May Tse

Hong Kong Covid-19 rulings leave athletes concerned – ‘no one will come here’

Top sports stars voice disappointment at cancellation of 10K running event and difficulties in arranging other races and competitions.

12 Sep 2022 - 4:51PM

Haughey and host of Hong Kong stars assess Covid, rue cancelled sports events

Post puts the big issues to city’s sporting elite: how pandemic has changed them, the importance of staging events in Hong Kong – and the impact of axing them.

12 Sep 2022 - 8:30AM

Veteran cyclist Sarah Lee gets Hall of Fame nod in annual press awards

Sarah Lee Wai-sze honoured by Sports Press Association at Tuesday’s ceremony, with Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey also celebrated.

23 Aug 2022 - 9:19PM

Sarah Lee won the first Hall of Fame award from the Sports Press Association. Photo: AP

Paris Olympics: cyclist Sarah Lee back to winning ways after 2024 hint

Hongkonger wins two events at JICF International Track Cup in Japan, following comments suggesting she has not ruled out competing in 2024 Games after all.

7 Aug 2022 - 9:58PM

Sarah Lee lines up for the sprint final in the JICF International Track Cup in Chiba. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong cycling star Sarah Lee claims keirin gold at Japan Cup II

Cycling star Sarah Lee Wai-sze stormed the field to clinch gold in the women’s keirin at the Japan Cup II on Sunday.

31 Jul 2022 - 9:03PM

Sarah Lee shows age is just a number with seasonal best en route to silver

Hong Kong cycling ace clocks blistering time in sprint competition at Japan Cup II, boosting hopes of winning gold in the keirin on Sunday.

30 Jul 2022 - 7:21PM

Sarah Lee seeks redemption after early sprint exit at UCI Nations Cup

Sarah Lee bows out early at the UCI Nations Cup in Colombia, beaten in the last-16 by eventual bronze medallist Ellesse Andrews, but will look for redemption in the keirin.

9 Jul 2022 - 8:45PM

Sarah Lee returned to competition after more than 10 months. Photo: Cycling Association

Sarah Lee returns for UCI Nations Cup – but admits ‘form isn’t good’

Double Olympic medal-winning track cyclist part of 11-strong Hong Kong squad in Colombia, but is ‘nervous’ after 10-month lay-off from competition.

4 Jul 2022 - 6:42PM

Lee hits out over ‘pointless’ training as cycling bosses axe Asian Champs squad

Hong Kong cycling chief cites safety fears after opting to forego trip to India, but Lee Sze-wing says ‘no place is a guarantee you will not get Covid-19’.

8 Jun 2022 - 10:01AM

Sarah Lee’s Asian Games status up in the air, as cyclists target track Worlds

Double Olympic bronze medallist still with Hong Kong team after celebrating 35th birthday, but Hangzhou plans on hold until ‘there is a clearer idea of new dates’.

18 May 2022 - 7:30PM

Sarah Lee with her two gold medals at the 2019 track World Championships. The 35-year-old is preparing the 2022 Worlds in Paris after the postponement of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Photo: Winson Wong

Cyclist Jessica Lee retires, Hong Kong bosses scrambling to fill Asian Games team

The 31-year-old sprinter from Glasgow decides to call it a day after representing Hong Kong at Tokyo Olympics last summer.

11 Feb 2022 - 8:15AM

Jessica Lee (right) represents Hong Kong at the 2021 Nations Cup at the Tseung Kwan O velodrome. The 31-year-old decides to call it a day in professional career. Photo: May Tse

Sarah Lee, Lamsam and Yeung on ‘Women of Power’ list for 2021

Cyclist Sarah Lee is a motivational speaker and inspiration to the young generation while Lamsam is dedicated to raising awareness about hearing impairment.

29 Dec 2021 - 3:20PM

National Games shortfall for Hong Kong after massive Olympic overachievement

Lengthy quarantine requirement cost Hong Kong athletes dearly in Xian with only two gold and five bronze medals to show for their efforts.

27 Sep 2021 - 9:48PM

Asian Games 2022 still a possibility for track cycling star Sarah Lee

The 34-year-old Lee has not committed to her next event but considers team sprint the best option at Hangzhou Asiad.

7 Jan 2022 - 2:47PM

Track cycling star Sarah Lee returns home after a two-month campaign, which included the Tokyo Olympic Games and the National Games. Photo: Chan Kin-wa

Sarah Lee wins bronze in keirin at National Games

The 34-year-old Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist is happy with third place in keirin after winning gold in the women’s sprint the previous day in Luoyang.

14 Sep 2021 - 10:32PM

Hong Kong’s Sarah Lee (in red) chases hard from the outside in the keirin final where she finished third. Photo: Cycling Association

Track cycling star Lee still in a class of her own after clinching second National title

The 34-year-old Lee proves she is still the country’s best after beating Zhong Tianshi of Shanghai in final.

13 Sep 2021 - 9:51PM

Leung Ka-yu wins Hong Kong’s first medal at National Games

Leung finishes just five points behind champion from Beijing and national team in closely contested race as Sarah Lee gets ready to clinch more medals.

12 Sep 2021 - 10:21PM

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Sarah Lee Wai-sze

Sarah Lee Wai-sze is a professional racing cyclist, one of Hong Kong’s most successful athletes. She won a bronze medal at the London Olympics in 2012 in the keirin and was world champion in the 500m time-trial after winning in Belarus in 2013. She has won three Asian Games gold medals, in the 500m time-trial at Guangzhou 2010 and the keirin and sprint at Incheon 2014.

Born

12 May 1987

Industry

Sport

Job Title

Cyclist, Olympian

last updated:

7 October, 2024