Hong Kong head coach Herve Dagorne praised the performance of the city’s riders despite finishing Saturday empty-handed at the UCI Track World Cup.
Across four events at the Hong Kong Velodrome, Ceci Lee Sze-wing and Chloe Leung Wing-yee competed in the women’s Madison but failed to secure a second medal for the team.
Meanwhile, To Cheuk-hei delivered a strong performance in the men’s Keirin, finishing fifth in the final to record a best-ever result for a Hong Kong rider in the event.
Dagorne said there had been “good moments”, and the Frenchman was particularly pleased with the 26-year-old To qualifying for the final.
“[It was] at this level of performance with, I would say, all the best riders of the world. It’s a real, real, real performance,” Dagorne said.
He noted that To passed the “fastest man in the world”, European champion Matt Richardson, in the semi-final. “So this is a very positive moment of the day. This is the highlight,” the coach added.