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Wu Kin San Jack

ウー・キンサン　/　うー・きんさん

Sport cyclist from United Kingdom

May 4, 1985 (age 41)　・　British Hong Kong, United Kingdom

sport cyclist

My Take

Wu Kin San interests me precisely because he didn't emerge from cycling's European heartland. Coming out of Hong Kong and pushing onto the international road scene with Champion System took grit that record books rarely capture. Asian riders breaking into a Eurocentric sport carry an extra weight, and I respect anyone who shoulders it. To me his value lies less in headline results than in what he represented: proof that a serious road cyclist could come from Hong Kong. Riders like him quietly widen the path, and I suspect a generation of young Hong Kong cyclists owe part of their ambition to him.

Overview

Wu Kin San (Chinese: 胡健燊; pinyin: Wǔ Jiànxīn; Jyutping: wu4 gin3 san1; born May 4, 1985, in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional road cyclist, who last rode for the Champion System team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Wu Kin San Jack
Name (Japanese): ウー・キンサン
Reading: うー・きんさん
Born: May 4, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Taurus / Ox
Origin: British Hong Kong, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: sport cyclist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3

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