The first time para-cyclist Steve Tee met his pilot Ang Kee Meng in 2017, the visually impaired national athlete asked to feel his legs, after being reassured by his then-coach Christian Stauffer that the former national cyclist was a strong guy with big legs who would look out for him.

Over four years on from that striking first meeting, and on the cusp of their Paralympic debut today, the pair's partnership has evolved to the stage that they have plans to work in tandem beyond two wheels.