Olympic points will also be earned at the Nations Cup final in Milton, Canada, next month. But with Hong Kong Olympic hopes fading, Dagone has raised the possibility that Lee will save his legs for the omnium, where he has now qualified.
Lee will compete in the Nations Cup omnium heat at 10:20 a.m. Sunday, but it will be a similarly tough stretch in Canada.
“I'll have to do some math, but I might use a different pair for Madison.” [in Canada]That way Ceci can really focus on the Omnium,” Dagourne said.
“That's what Japan did to Yumi.” [Kajihara, triple gold medalist at recent Asian championships]But Hong Kong doesn't have the same depth. ”
Team Rakuten K-Dreams won the final Madison Sprint worth two points, leading New Zealand to the gold medal by one point.
Uzbekistan finished in 8th place with one point, while Hong Kong avoided falling behind and finished with zero points. Teams lose 20 points for going around the field and gain 20 points for going around the field.
“The goal was to not lose a lap, focus on ourselves and not the other teams, and finish in the top 10,” Dagone said.
“They did their job, but there were some technical mistakes. Using the new kit colours, they passed each other twice on jumps. They looked for pink, which tends to happen when they are tired. It's unfortunate because Uzbekistan was prepared to lose Rupp, but that's Madison's challenge.
“I was hoping to get one point and finish in the top eight. It was encouraging for tonight, but it's difficult for the Olympics.”
Another Hong Konger, Tso Kai-kwon, who won bronze at the recent Asian Championships, finished 12th in the omnium heat, slipping in among the 23 racers in the four events. He finished 22nd overall after finishing 23rd, 22nd, and 19th in the scratch, tempo, and elimination races, respectively. The Omnium was won by Aaron Gate, the current points race world champion from New Zealand.
Another Asian Championship bronze medalist, Yoon Tsun-ho, advanced to the keirin quarterfinals, but finished in 6th place and was eliminated in the repechage match with the same result.
Teammate and fellow keirin racer Toh Chuk-hei, 24, finished fifth in his heat and then in the early repechage, finishing fourth and dropping out.
There was drama in the keirin semi-final, with 2019-20 Track Cycling World Cup champion Thai rider Jai Anstasawit having his neck locked in a brace after a violent collision with Nicolas Paul on the back straight. He was carried away on a stretcher. Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. This tournament was won by Japan's Kaiya Ota.
In the women's sprint qualifying round, Hong Kong's Ng Ze-wing placed 37th, while her compatriot Yong Cho-yu, also 23, placed 38th. Only her fastest of 40 riders advanced to the next stage.
Briton Emma Finucane, a brilliant 21-year-old in the world champion's rainbow jersey, waltzed to a final sprint victory over France's Mathilde Gros.
