Cycling’s Track Nations Cup: lucky escape from horror crash for Boey Leung in Canada, but Ceci Lee shines against ‘fierce’ rivals
- Leung has sore head and shows a crack inside her helmet, but says no serious injuries after incident during Madison
- Olympic hopeful Lee posts a personal best in the women’s elimination race
Hong Kong cyclist Boey Leung Bo-yee was fortunate to escape serious injury in a dramatic crash at the Track Nations Cup in Canada, but there was a promising start for Ceci Lee Sze-wing as she aims for the Olympics.
The crash, after 20 laps of the Madison race at the Mattamy National Cycling Centre in Ontario, came when a handover mix-up by the Belgian team brought down 29-year-old Leung, who suffered a blow to the head.
After being examined by Hong Kong medical staff, Leung was able to continue but she and her partner, younger sister Chloe Leung Wing-yee, were eliminated moments later by virtue of having been lapped twice.
It was a disappointing end to their first Madison of the year, having booked a place in the final in the last sprint lap in the qualifying race earlier on Saturday, local time.
Leung revealed that she had a painful head and elbow, and showed a crack inside her helmet, but said she had sustained no “obvious and serious” injuries.