Wu Kin San

Wu Kin San

Wu Kin San at Tour des Fjords 2013
Personal information
Full name Wu Kin San
Born 4 May 1985
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2005–2006 Purapharm
2007–2011 Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
2011–2013 Champion System
Infobox last updated on
26 February 2014
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Wu Kin San (Chinese: 胡健燊; pinyin: Wǔ Jiànxīn; Jyutping: mou5 gin3 san1; born May 4, 1985 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional road cyclist,[1] who was most recently, a member of the Champion System team.

Professional career

Wu began cycling at the age of twelve, and having shown his great talent and passion for sport, turned pro just 8 years later. In 2005, he claimed numerous titles road race at the Tour of South China Sea in Macau and Hong Kong, while playing for Purapharm Cycling Team. A year later, Wu signed a contract with Lampre-Fondital to undergo a training in Milan, Italy.[2] Following his return to Hong Kong, Wu supposedly started his first race for the Tour of Qinghai Lake, but Lampre-Fondital decided to withdraw from the tour. Few months later, his contract with the Italian pro cycling firm ended.[3]

In 2007, Wu started his season with the Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team by winning his first ever national Under-23 championship title in 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 16 seconds. A year later, Wu switched his focus to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished the men's road race in 88th place with a time of 7:05:57.[4] Wu also became the first ever cyclist from Hong Kong to successfully complete the Olympic road race.

Career highlights

2005
1st Stage 6 Tour d'Indonesia, Malang (INA)
1st Overall Tour of South China Sea
1st Stages 1, 3 & 8
2006
1st Stage 1 Tour of Siam, Saphan Hin (THA)
2007
1st National Road Race Championships
1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships
2008
3rd Overall Cepa Tour
2009
4th Hong Kong Criterium Series
2010
4th National Road Race Championships
1st Stage 2 Hong Kong Road Race
2nd Hong Kong Criterium Series
10th Tour of South China Sea
2012
4th National Road Race Championships

References

  1. ↑ "Wu Kin San". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Wang, Jasmine (1 August 2006). "Wu out to impress Italians". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Chan, Kin-wa (3 June 2006). "Lampre's withdrawal from tour leaves Wu in limbo". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Men's Road Race". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 21 December 2012.

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