Choi Ki Ho

Choi Ki-Ho
Personal information
Full nameChoi Ki-Ho
Born (1991-05-05) 5 May 1991 (age 34)
Hong Kong
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineTrack, road
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010Centre Mondial du Cyclisme
2012Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team
2013Team Hong Kong China
Major wins
Tour de Korea (2011)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Hong Kong
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team pursuit

Choi Ki Ho (Chinese: 蔡其皓; Jyutping: coi3 kei4 hou6; born 5 May 1991, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong former cyclist.

Career

Choi placed first in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics Madison in Beijing, and won the 2010 Tour de Berne in Aigle, Switzerland. At the 2010 UCI Road World Championships, held in Melbourne, he placed thirty-fourth in the under-23 road race.[1]

He competed for Hong Kong in the men's omnium at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Choi retired at the end of the 2013 season to pursue business studies.[3]

2011 Tour de Korea

Choi Ki Ho won the Tour de Korea at the age of 19 on 24 April 2011, becoming the youngest cyclist to do so.[4] He completed the nine-stage race, a total distance of 1,335.9 kilometers, in a cumulative time of 33 hours 54 minutes 45 seconds.

Major results

2010
1st Tour de Berne
2nd Tour of South China Sea
7th Overall Coupe des Nations Ville Saguenay
10th Overall Tour de Taiwan
2011
1st Road race, National Road Championships
1st Overall Tour de Korea
4th Overall Tour de Singkarak
2012
1st Overall Tour de Ijen
1st Mountains classification
1st Stage 2
1st Overall Tour of Fuzhou
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 1 Tour of Vietnam
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour of Taihu Lake
1st Young rider classification
2013
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
4th Road race
1st Overall Tour of Thailand

References

  1. ^ Chan, Kin-wa. "Choi Ki-ho puts HK on road to Games". South China Morning Post. 25 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Choi Ki Ho Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 14 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ Sallay, Alvin (14 December 2013). "Cyclist Choi Ki-ho's early retirement a crying shame". South China Morning Post. SCMP Group. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  4. ^ ""Choi wins Tour de Korea" The Korea Herald. 24 April 2011.