Cai Qihao
Choi Ki-ho (Chinese: 蔡其皓; born 5 May 1991) is a Hong Kong cyclist specializing in road and track events. At 19 he won a silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2010 Asian Games and a Madison gold at the 2010 Track World Cup. At 20 he won the overall title at the 2011 Tour of Korea. He finished 16th in the omnium at the 2012 London Olympics and amassed over 130 career titles.
Career
Choi joined the Hong Kong Cycling Team under the HKSI “Future Star” program in 2002. He attended Po Leung Kuk Wu Chung College. In April 2008 he won silver in the junior road race at the Asian Championships; after his HKCEE results he turned professional.[1]
In 2010 he trained two months at the UCI Training Centre in Europe, took bronze at the Prix du Saugeais road race in France,[2] then won the U23 category of the Canadian National Road Cup to qualify for the U23 World Championships.[3]
Also in 2010 he won silver in the team pursuit at the Guangzhou Asian Games with teammates Cheung King-Lok, Tang Jing-Wai, Wong Kam-Po, Denis Kwok and Fung Ka-Hon,[4] and took Madison gold at the Beijing Track World Cup. He earned bronze in the team pursuit at the Dubai Asian Championships.[5]
In April 2011, aged 20, he made history as the first Hong Kong rider to win the overall Tour of Korea (1,335.9 km over nine stages).[6]
In August 2012 Choi represented Hong Kong at the London Olympics, finishing 16th in the omnium.[7]
He swept three international stage races in 2012: Tour of Fuzhou (overall plus most points and most Asian rider jerseys), Tour of Taihu (overall and U23), and Tour of Indonesia (overall and Stage 2), and claimed the red “Greater China” and blue “Best Young Rider” jerseys at Taihu.[8][9]
In 2013 he won the overall Tour of Thailand and helped Hong Kong to the team title.[10]
He retired in 2014, pursued a business degree, and co‑founded Niki Storage, a bicycle locker facility in Fo Tan named after his girlfriend, Niki.[11][12][13]
Olympic Results
- 2012 London Olympics – Omnium: 16th
World Cup Results
- 2010 Track World Cup, Beijing – Madison: Gold
Endorsements
- Vitabiotics Charity Cycle Marathon (2015, 2016, 2017)
- Braun Action Cam
Honors
- Hong Kong SAR Government Commendation: Chief Executive’s Commendation for Community Service (2011)
- Hong Kong Outstanding Athletes Election: Hong Kong Outstanding Athlete (2009)
References
- ↑ HKCEE results and signing as full-time athlete, Ming Pao 2009-10-27
- ↑ Wen Wei Po 2010-05-06
- ↑ Wen Wei Po 2010-06-10
- ↑ Guangzhou Asian Games official website
- ↑ HK Olympic Committee release
- ↑ Apple Daily 2011-04-25
- ↑ Commercial Radio 1 2012-08-05
- ↑ Apple Daily 2012-11-21
- ↑ Wen Wei Po 2012-11-09
- ↑ Oriental Daily 2013-04-07
- ↑ Yahoo Sport 2014-09-07
- ↑ Sportsroad 2014-09-07
- ↑ Economic Daily HK 2015-03-28
External Links
- Choi Ki-ho aims to surpass Wong Kam-po, Sing Tao Daily, 4 Aug 2012
- Choi Ki-ho retires to business, Apple Daily, 2 Dec 2013
- Hong Kong Cyclists
- Olympic Cyclists of Hong Kong
- Asian Games Silver Medalists for Hong Kong
- Recipients of Chief Executive’s Commendation for Community Service
- Cyclists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Hong Kong Outstanding Young Athletes
- Choi (surname)
- Asian Games Cycling Medalists
- Hong Kong National Cycling Team
- Alumni of Po Leung Kuk Wu Chung College
- Hong Kong Businesspeople