Hong Kong’s Sprint World Champion won her third consecutive sprint World Cup event at the HK Velodrome in front of her ecstatic home fans.
On Day 2 of the 2019-2020 UCI Track Cycling World Cup: Hong Kong, local star and current World Champion Sarah Lee Wai Sze was utterly dominant in the Women’s Sprint, storming to her third straight World Cup gold.
Three Hong Kong riders competed in the Women’s Sprint, Sarah Lee clocked the fastest time of 10.590 seconds in the Qualifying 200m time trial and advanced to 1/8 finals with ease.
Jessica Lee Hoi Yan recorded a time of 11.002 seconds and advanced to the 1/16 Finals where she defeated Russian rider Natalia Antonova to progress, while Lee Yin Yin ranked last in the qualifying.
Sarah and Jessica went head-to-head in the last sixteen, with the reigning World Champion easily dispatching her teammate in straight races. Lee Wai Sze went unbeaten in the competition, defeating China’s Zhong Tianshi, Ukrainian Olena Starikova and Germany’s Emma Hinze in two straight races to win gold on home soil.
Lee’s win was her third straight UCI Track Cycling World Cup gold in 2019, having also won in Minsk and Glasgow, she’s now unbeaten in the sprint since last June.
Lee will compete in the Women’s Keirin on Day 3, hoping to double her gold tally on home soil.
Hong Kong cycling icon Sarah Lee Wai-sze was outstanding in the Women’s Sprint taking the silver medal behind Lin Junhong at the UCI World Cup being held at the HK Veledrome.
In Men’s Keirin final, Buchli Matthijs (NED) overcame stiff competition and snatched a gold medal. Results of today’s finals are as follows:
Saturday Results
Men’s Team Pursuit: Australia, Denmark, Great Britain
Women’s Team Pursuit: Canada, Great Britain, United States
Men’s Team Sprint: Great Britain, Poland, Russia
Women’s Team Sprint: Rusvelo, Great Britain, Spain
Men’s Keirin: Buchli Matthijs (NED), Barrette Hugo (CAN), Im Chaebin (KOR)
Women’s Sprint: Lin Junhong (CHN), Lee Wai Sze (HKG), Voinova Anastasiia (RVL)
Race Schedule Sunday 17 January
Men’s Sprint
Omnium (men’s and womens, events 4-6)
Women’s Keirin
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Hong Kong Date: 16-17 January, 2016 Venue: Hong Kong Velodrome, Tseung Kwan O Tickets: $200, $150, $120 from HK Ticketing
The Women’s Scratch Race medals went to Marina Shmayankova (BLR), Laura Trott (GB) and Yang Qianyu (HKG) respectively
The largest track cycling competition ever staged in Hong Kong kicked off today 15 January at the Hong Kong Velodrome in Tseung Kwan O. Co-organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and The Cycling Association of Hong Kong (CAHK), the UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Hong Kong saw some early success for Hong Kong as Yang Qianyu claiming the bronze in the Women’s Scratch Race.
Mr Wilfred Ng, SBS JP, President of the Organizing Committee of The UCI Track cycling World Cup – Hong Kong remarked at the opening ceremony, “The World Cup is one of the most important events on the world track cycling calendar. It is also the key competition in which riders earn ranking points ahead of 2016 Rio Olympics. The fact that the competition takes place in Hong Kong this year under the cheering of local fans is a boost for the Hong Kong Team. Show them your support!”
The Men’s and Women’s Scratch Race and Points Race concluded Friday with Thomas Benjamin of France taking two gold medals in both Men’s Scratch Race and Men’s Points Race. The Women’s Scratch Race medals went to Marina Shmayankova (BLR), Laura Trott (GB) and Yang Qianyu (HKG) respectively, while Jolien D’Hoore (BEL) stepped on the top of the podium in the Women’s Points Race.
In the qualifying races, Australia posted a time of 4:00.947 and secured a spot in tomorrow’s (16 January) Men’s Team Pursuit final. As for Women’s Team pursuit, Great Britain rode 4:19.369 to secure the top qualifying spot. In Men’s Team Sprint, Great Britain set the fastest time to move through to the gold medal race against Poland, while Rusvelo team will face Great Britain for the Women’s Team Sprint gold medal.
Saturday’s race schedule, includes the finals of the Men’s and Women’s Team Pursuit, Men’s and Women’s Team Sprint, Men’s Keirin and Women’s Sprint. Hong Kong Olympic medalist Sarah Lee Wai-sze, who will contend in the Women’s Sprint.
Results Friday 15 January Men’s Points: Thomas Benjamin (FRA), Julio Alberto Amores Palacios (ESP), Luke Mudgway (NZL) Women’s Points: Jolien D’Hoore (BEL), Jasmin Glaesser (CAN), Emily Nelson (GB) Men’s Scratch: Thomas Benjamin (FRA), Xavier Canellas Sanchez (ESP), Jordan Arley Parra Arias (COL) Women’s Scratch: Marina Shmayankova (BLR), Laura Trott (GB) and Yang Qianyu (HKG)
Race Schedule
Saturday 16 January
Team Pursuit (men’s and women’s finals)
Team Sprint (men’s and women’s finals)
Omnium (men and women, events 1-3)
Women’s sprint
Men’s Keirin
Sunday 17 January
Men’s Sprint
Omnium (men’s and womens, events 4-6)
Women’s Keirin
UCI Track Cycling World Cup Hong Kong Date: 16-17 January, 2016 Venue: Hong Kong Velodrome, Tseung Kwan O Tickets: $200, $150, $120 from HK Ticketing
