Wu Kin San
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 Wu Kin San at Tour des Fjords 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Wu Kin San |
| Born | 4 May 1985 Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2006 | Purapharm |
| 2007–2011 | Hong Kong Pro Cycling Team |
| 2011–2013 | Champion System |
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,[1] who last rode for the Champion System team.
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 Lampre–Fondital to undergo a training in Milan, Italy.[2] Following his return to Hong Kong, Wu supposedly started his first race for the Tour of Qinghai Lake, but Lampre–Fondital decided to withdraw from the tour. Few months later, his contract with the Italian pro cycling firm ended.[3]
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.[4] Wu also became the first ever cyclist from Hong Kong to successfully complete the Olympic road race.