Sun Hung Kai executive Adam Kwok out to unearth world-class cyclists from China and Hong Kong
The avid cycling fan is sponsoring a programme to develop mainland and local riders so they can one day compete in major races on the World Tour
Avid cycling fan Adam Kwok Kai-fai is determined to help Hong Kong and China produce a world-class cyclist who can succeed on the global stage – and he hopes it can start with his support of the Chinese UCI Continental team Mitchelton-BikeExchange and in partnership with Australia’s GreenEdge Cycling.
Kwok, executive director of Sun Hung Kai Properties, has announced a sponsorship and partnership agreement with GreenEDGE in support of Mitchelton-BikeExchange to identify and nurture talent in China and Hong Kong.
“From our initial meetings, I could see that we had a shared vision of what China and its athletes could one day achieve in the world of cycling. One needs to look no further than the miracle story of Hong Kong in producing multiple track world champions from such a small city to see what can be achieved in the road ahead,” said Kwok.
“My support stems from this vision and I hope to be able to help future generations of cycling talent in China and of course including my home city Hong Kong, a country yet to have a UCI WorldTour level contender and national hero on the world stage.”
Hong Kong national coach Shen Jinkang will work with GreenEDGE boss Shayne Bannan to develop cyclists. Bannan is a former high-performance director for cycling at the Australian Institute of Sport, and his team, GreenEDGE is Asia Pacific’s first and only World Tour professional cycling team.
Mitchelton-BikeExchange is GreenEDGE’s Chinese-registered team.
