As someone who performs the grunt work for his professional team, Vincent Lau Wan-yau has needed a seismic mindset shift to become the spearhead of Hong Kong’s National Games road cycling glory bid.Lau, a 2022 Asian Games medallist and Paris 2024 Olympian, is a domestique for Roojai Insurance, the Thai team he joined last year.“I transport bidons [water bottles] to my teammates [from team car], help control the peloton, and spend time at the front to do lead outs and take the wind,” Lau said.“It’s giving me more experience. We have to make the race; be aggressive and attentive. With Hong Kong, we’re not so [prominent] in races.”After Lau recently relinquished his Hong Kong time trial title to Chu Tsun-wai, head coach Herve Dagorne said: “I don’t see the anger in him, sometimes, I want to see more willing”.Vincent Lau (left) celebrates after finishing second in a recent Brisbane road race. Photo: CAHKThe characteristically reserved Lau said Dagorne “wants me to race more aggressively and, sometimes, be more vocal”.