Wu Kin San
{{Short description|Hong Kong cyclist (born 1985)}}
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| image = Wu Kin San under Tour des Fjords 2013.JPG
| caption = Wu Kin San at Tour des Fjords 2013
| fullname = Wu Kin San
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|5|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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| height = {{height|m=1.75|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|68|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
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| discipline = Road
| role = Rider
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| proyears1 = 2005–2006
| proteam1 = Purapharm
| proyears2 = 2007–2011
| proteam2 = Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
| proyears3 = 2011–2013
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|Champion System|2011}}
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{{family name hatnote|Wu|lang=Chinese}}
Wu Kin San ({{zh|t=胡健燊|p=Wǔ Jiànxīn|j=mou5 gin3 san1}}; born May 4, 1985, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional road cyclist,{{cite sports-reference|title = Wu Kin San|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wu/wu-kin-san-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418062628/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wu/wu-kin-san-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 9 April 2013}} who last rode for the {{UCI team code|Champion System|2013}} 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 {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}} to undergo a training in Milan, Italy.{{cite news|last=Wang|first=Jasmine|title=Wu out to impress Italians|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/558649/wu-out-impress-italians|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=1 August 2006|accessdate=9 April 2013}} Following his return to Hong Kong, Wu supposedly started his first race for the Tour of Qinghai Lake, but {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}} decided to withdraw from the tour. Few months later, his contract with the Italian pro cycling firm ended.{{cite news|last=Chan|first=Kin-wa|title=Lampre's withdrawal from tour leaves Wu in limbo|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/551213/lampres-withdrawal-tour-leaves-wu-limbo|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=3 June 2006|accessdate=9 April 2013}}
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.{{cite web|title=Men's Road Race |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc=CRM012100/index.html |work=Beijing 2008 |publisher=NBC Olympics |accessdate=21 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819213124/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/cycling/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DCRM012100/index.html |archivedate=19 August 2012 }} Wu also became the first ever cyclist from Hong Kong to successfully complete the Olympic road race.
Career highlights
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;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
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References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131005004355/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=56911/bio/index.html NBC 2008 Olympics profile]
- [http://teamchampionsystem.com/team_detail.php?id=64 Player Bio – Champion System]
- {{cycling archives|15410}}
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Category:Hong Kong male cyclists
Category:21st-century Hong Kong sportsmen
Category:Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic cyclists for Hong Kong