From Road.cc
by STEVE THOMAS
He beat future Tour de France winners, won a rainbow jersey, and was often labelled the best non-pro bike racer in the world. And yet, you’ve likely never heard of him. This is the amazing story of Wong Kam-po, the cycling king of Hong Kong.
It was Christmas 2006, and I was staying with a Chinese friend in Shenzhen, just across the border from Hong Kong, the epicentre of the Far East’s tech and manufacturing industry. I wasn’t there to stock up on futuristic gadgets, however.
My mission was to photograph and cover the Tour of South China Sea, the major stage race in that region, which was based on a number of circuits spread between Hong Kong and the major cities straddling the Chinese side of the ‘eastern tech corridor’.