Hong Kong star Lee could quit Madison Olympic pursuit, focus on omnium Paris charge, after Nations Cup colour confusion
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Head coach Herve Dagorne is considering ending star rider Ceci Lee Sze-wing’s Madison Olympic pursuit, and releasing the promising 22-year-old to focus on reaching Paris in her preferred omnium event.
Lee and partner Leung Wing-yee finished 10th in the UCI Track Nations Cup, at Hong Kong Velodrome, on Saturday. Critically, they trailed in behind Uzbekistan, who leapfrog Hong Kong in the Olympic qualification standings.
Dagorne said a recent change of team colours proved costly in the heat of battle, with Lee and Leung looking for their old pink jerseys, rather than the current light blue, when searching out their partner for changeovers.
Olympic points remain up for grabs in the closing Nations Cup leg in Milton, Canada, next month. With Hong Kong’s Games hopes dwindling, however, Dagorne raised the prospect of Lee saving her legs for the omnium, where she currently occupies a qualifying position.
Lee races her Nations Cup omnium heat at 10:20am on Sunday, a tight turnaround that would be repeated in Canada.
