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South China Morning Post
23-04-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Asian Games gold medallist Yang sets new goals, says she felt lost during brief retirement
Yang Qianyu said she felt lost and had 'no direction in my life' after quitting cycling following her Asian Games road race triumph in October 2023. Advertisement The 32-year-old Yang performed a retirement U-turn early last year, five months after she walked away from the sport to care for her ill parents. A back problem has compromised Yang's training since her return, but she won team bronze medals at this year's Asian Track and Asian Road Championships. Over last week's two Hong Kong International Track Cup (HKITC) legs, Yang claimed a pair of omnium 13th-places, and finished fifth in the Madison, alongside Boey Leung Bo-yee. 'The period away from cycling felt like the longest time of my life,' Yang said. 'I felt lost. In the past, I'd always had a target: a National Games or Asian Games. All of a sudden, I had no direction in my life. I wanted to come back and see if I could find a new goal.' Yang crosses the line first in the Asian Games road race in October 2023. Photo: Xinhua It was while she was riding alone in her home city of Liaoning that Yang realised she had made a mistake after three months away from competitive sport.
South China Morning Post
08-02-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong cyclists ‘go back to school', then beat China for Asian relay medal
Herve Dagorne said Hong Kong's cyclists had benefited from 'going back to school' over their winter Australian camp, after they claimed team time trial mixed relay bronze at the Asian Road Championships in Thailand. Vincent Lau Wan-yau, Mow Ching-yin, Ng Pak-hang, Ceci Lee Sze-wing, Chloe Leung Wing-yee and Yang Qianyu combined to comfortably beat China to a place on the podium. Kazakhstan and Japan finished 19 and five seconds ahead of Hong Kong, respectively, and head coach Dagorne said he 'felt we could get gold', as the female trio of Lee, Leung and Yang chased down their rivals towards the end. After going to the 10-day championships in Phitsanulok with a two-medal target, Hong Kong are well set, with Dagorne expecting both Lau and Leung to fight for individual time trial honours. The city squad spent six weeks training and racing in Australia, before returning to Hong Kong on January 28. Riders and staff had only one day off, before resuming training, then flying to Thailand on February 3. The Hong Kong team toast their success at the Asian Road Championships in Thailand. Photo: CAHKC 'I haven't heard anyone say they were tired or looking forward to coming back,' Dagorne said. 'Everything in Adelaide [where they spent five weeks] was perfect. We were welcome in all the races and the level was high. It showed our team a real cycling culture.'
