SWNOVELXO Chapter 676 Tour de France Collapse Plan (Subscription Request)
Chapter 676 Tour de France Collapse Plan (Subscription Request)
In the nightclub.
Huang Kaiwen bought two rounds of wine for everyone, and the Katyusha team instantly became the kings of the night.
Moreno was surrounded by women, and the always hypocritical Caruso did not return to the hotel that night.
Only Kevin Huang and Joaquin Rodriguez returned to the team.
Apparently everyone had a lot of fun. The next morning, when several teammates sneaked back, they greeted Kevin Huang enthusiastically in the restaurant.
The best way to deal with athletes is with women.
Apparently, Senior Carlos Caesar's experience is not deceptive.
Of course, if you are facing the King of Gambling in Phnom Penh, you need to use rich women to deal with him, because he is more interested in cheating rich women of their money rather than being interested in rich women themselves.
Speaking of this, Huang Kevin admires Inzaghi a little bit.
Ajiu lost much more than the gambling king, but he was not addicted at all.
Apart from being with Huang Qiuwang, even if he occasionally goes out for entertainment, it only costs about a hundred or eighty yuan. This level of consumption is much safer than letting his son start a business.
The second youngest, Alexander Christopher, rushed into the restaurant like a thief, looking around.
Moreno laughed and waved the newspaper in his hand and said, "Yesterday we unexpectedly found the Katusha team in the nightclub. As the biggest athlete in the sports world, Kevin generously bought two rounds of wine for the whole audience. This superstar obviously doesn't care about the cost to make his teammates happy. He doesn't limit the types of wine other guests choose. According to the bartender, Kevin spent more than 35 euros yesterday.
Such a generous move had a very good effect. The Katusha team was surrounded by girls. That night, only Kevin and Joaquin Rodriguez rejected the girls who rushed to the Corsica Hotel where the team was staying.
"I am dead!"
Alexander Christopher wailed.
He was influenced by his stepfather to ride bicycle. The man was very nice to him and treated him like his own son.
However, as the first Norwegian to participate in the Tour de France, his family also had very strict requirements for him.
It was like Berbatov's father took him to see the life of a drug addict and told him that this would be the fate of a drug addict if he did something wrong.
His stepfather was also very strict with him.
It's not that he is not allowed to fall in love, but that he is not allowed to be ruined by women and alcohol like Adriano.
He will definitely get a call from home today.
A bunch of unscrupulous teammates were laughing.
After all, it is rare for a European to be afraid of his parents at the age of 26.
"Kevin, you are so generous!"
Moreno continued, "The Corsica Liberation Front has announced that it has abandoned its planned activities and guarantees your safety during the Tour de France."
This organization is the kind that demands Corsica's independence and often plans extreme events.
"At least it's good news."
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.
"I think the French should give Corsica back to Italy, then they will stop making trouble."
Giampaolo Caruso said.
"Perhaps Kevin, you can declare war on France."
Moreno encouraged from the side.
"Then the speed at which they surrendered must be quite amazing!"
Smukulis said with a wink.
There was a burst of laughter in the restaurant.
It attracted a lot of attention.
After all, there were other convoys and tourists in the hotel.
Before leaving the restaurant, Kevin Huang received a protest call from the editor-in-chief of Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Tour de France was founded by L'AUTO–VLO (The Cycling and Automobile Newspaper), the predecessor of L'Equipe, while the Giro d'Italia was founded by Gazzetta dello Sport.
Of course, he was just complaining and trying to get some news.
By the way, I revealed a piece of news to Kevin Huang.
Italian star Vincenzo Nibali has agreed to join Katusha, a move jointly promoted by the UCI and the team.
The driver, who is one year younger than Huang Kaiwen, also received a promise that he would serve as Huang Kaiwen's deputy this year and that the team would be built around him next year.
To be honest, Kevin Huang doesn’t know much about the drivers because there are too many road bike races.
Previously he thought Christopher’s Norwegian championship was pretty good, but later he discovered that it was a very unremarkable resume among all the players. It was mainly because the few Russians on the team didn’t have much achievements that made him stand out.
However, from the other party's surprised tone, Huang Kevin knew that this person was a tough guy.
I guess if the Yellow King had agreed earlier, UCI would definitely find a way to help him form a dream team.
In the afternoon, Kevin Huang met the famous Italian player.
The whole team is very happy about his joining.
In road bike racing, the overall strength of the team is very important.
Even if you serve as a water deliveryman for the team, or simply act as a rabbit to consume your opponents, you still need enough physical strength and explosive power. A captain-level player can give the team more options in strength and tactics.
That evening, Kevin Huang saw on TV that the British Sky Team accused the Katusha Team of secretly contacting their athletes.
The Sky team was established not long ago, but it is very strong. When it was established in 2010, it waved its money and recruited a lot of people, similar to when Manchester City was acquired.
However, in terms of results, they are more like Chelsea and are a very strong team.
Although the Tour de France does not attract much attention in China, it is watched by more than 190 billion people in 35 countries every year.
After the yellow tennis king confirmed his participation in the competition, more than 220 countries and regions have obtained the broadcasting rights. It can be said that almost the whole world is paying attention to this Tour de France.
Forums about road bike racing have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
Italian legendary driver Fausto Coppi is known as the champion of champions and the greatest driver since World War II.
2 Tour de France titles, 5 Giro d'Italia titles, 1953 World Championships, 5 Tour of Lombardy titles, 3 Milan-San Remo titles.
But he died from a misdiagnosis of a mosquito bite.
In December 1959, Fausto Coppi, along with several other great riders, were invited by the King of Upper Volta, an African country, to ride for honor in their country and then go hunting together.
He died after being misdiagnosed as having bronchitis after being bitten by a mosquito.
In addition to numerous honors, he was also the first athlete to introduce concepts such as scientific diet and training. Since then, the diet management and training of road cyclists have become scientific, making a huge contribution to the development of road cycling.
His brother, Ceres, also a road cyclist, is still alive.
Celis Coppi said in an interview with Turin Sports Daily: "I am still a spectator of road cycling. Kevin can participate in the competition, which is the most exciting thing. This will be a historic moment in the Tour de France. This edition of the competition will be more exciting than ever before."
As time goes by, there are more and more tourists in Corsica.
The Tour de France consists of 21 stages, three of which are held in Corsica.
There is also a lot of discussion about Kevin Huang’s performance.
In addition to the team championship and individual championship, the Tour de France also has various honors.
The one wearing the yellow jersey is the leader in the overall score. Sometimes, even if you are leading for many days, you may lose the yellow jersey in the end because some athletes choose to exert their strength in the later stages.
The most discussed topic is how many Huang Shan awards Kevin Huang can get.
The player with the most sprint points every day is green fir. There are sprint points at the finish line and some sections. The first few who sprint to the finish line can get corresponding points. The player with the most points every day can wear green fir.
The polka-dot fir is given to the contestant with the highest climbing points. Each slope has a certain number of climbing points based on the difficulty. The first one to reach the top gets the most points. The contestant with the highest accumulated points over several slopes each day will wear this.
As for Bai Shan, it is given to the best young player. This award is only given to players under 25 years old and has nothing to do with Huang Kevin.
25 years old is still young for road cyclists, especially those in stage races.
The team also arranged their respective responsibilities for the first race day at this time.
The newly joined Vincenzo Nibali is confirmed to be the deputy general of the Yellow Ball King, and the Yellow Ball King is the main general of the team, competing for the individual time trial championship. He is also the captain of the team.
After all, the Yellow King doesn't know much about the various tactics and emergencies of the game, so he will be responsible for responding in the first place.
Joaquin Rodriguez is the main climber and he has strong climbing ability.
His good friend Daniel Moreno is his deputy.
The young player Alexander Christopher has good explosive power, but he will not compete for the green jersey. Instead, he will help Huang Kevin compete for the green jersey or be released as a rabbit to strategically consume the opponent depending on the situation. He is also a deputy general.
At the same time, as a deputy general, if the Yellow Ball King's car has a problem, he may even exchange his car directly for the Yellow Ball King's car. The deputy generals usually pay more and are in a position to do dirty work, so some deputy generals with good performance will be allowed to be the main generals in subsequent games.
The reason why it is Christopher's bike is because the two people are of similar height, so all aspects of Christopher's bike adjustment will take Huang Kevin's riding habits into consideration.
Fighting for sprint points also requires staying in the leading group, so he will also serve as deputy commander.
Giampaolo Caruso is also a deputy general.
Trofimov, a strong player, was responsible for support.
As the transport vehicle for the first day, Volganov will not bring too many supplies with the leading group. In addition to the fixed supply points, some supplies will also need to be taken from the convoy's vehicles.
Because the team's cars must follow the players and are unable to deliver supplies to the leading group in a timely manner, the team's players need to slow down to get the supplies and then speed up to deliver the supply packages to the leading group.
Generally speaking, the Tour de France is not only a competition of individual ability, but also a competition of team cooperation and tactical strategy.
It seems to be a core protection game centered around one or several players, but in the process of protecting the core, others have made considerable sacrifices.
To be precise, almost everyone is a deputy general, and as long as the team needs you, you must obey unconditionally.
Even big-name drivers will be punished if they don’t obey.
So everyone wants to be the captain. Except for super teams like Team Sky, it is rare for a team to have several outstanding riders.
If it weren’t for his status as the yellow ball king, coupled with the efforts of UCI and Abramovich.
It is very difficult for an airborne driver to become a captain.
Some newly transferred and strong drivers need to serve as deputy drivers when they arrive at the new team.
In addition to the nine contestants, there is also a logistics team of more than a dozen people including the team leader, coaching staff, analysts, masseurs, mechanics, etc. following behind.
Supply trucks and buses.
By this time, the Tour de France had become a fairly mature event.
While Huang Kaiwen and his teammates were working together, Corsica had already turned into a large-scale disco scene.
Neither the organizers nor the French government expected so many spectators and tourists, let alone their enthusiasm. The influx of tourists to Corsica, an island with a population of 33, far outnumbered the local population.
The hotels are simply not adequate.
Some locals choose to temporarily rent out their homes to tourists, which has also caused some public security problems.
Many people simply choose to live in tents.
The ovens and some fuel in Corsica have been sold out, all the restaurants are full every day, and there are many ships carrying supplies to and from Corsica, both from mainland France and Italy.
Even if some things increase in price, local merchants will still take it all up, since the tourists will pay for it anyway.
It can be said that this is a carnival in Europe and even the whole world.
Even a week before the competition, the French stopped allowing tourists to enter Corsica.
They really have no way to solve the various needs of tourists and local security issues.
Naturally, the relatives and friends of Inzaghi and Kevin Huang were not among those denied access to Corsica.
Huang Kevin didn’t even know that the eldest lady had bought several houses here.
On June 6, the opening day of the Tour de France, the Patrol de France flying squadron performed a spectacular show that immediately excited the audience.
"Hey, the race is about to start. Today is the first day of the race. It's a 213-kilometer flat road stage from Porto Viejo to Basti. Currently, we see the camera is on Kevin Huang. Wow, Katusha has so many sponsors. But this new uniform is really nice, and it has AC Milan-related elements."
"Yes, Kevin Huang looks very excited. The Tour de France is a very intense race. Although today is a flat stage, the race will definitely be very exciting."
"Yes, because of Huang Kaiwen's participation, the attention to this year's Tour de France is unprecedentedly high. Many famous riders have expressed their desire to compete head-on with Huang Kaiwen. After all, competing with Huang Kaiwen will get more attention, which is also good for them."
"What we are seeing now is the Tour de France president, Prudhomme, who will fire the starting gun at 0 km, and the race has entered the preparation stage."
boom--
As the starting gun sounded, 22 teams and 198 drivers all rushed out.
Vincenzo Nibali said beside Huang Kaiwen: "We are not in a hurry. When we see me start, we will rush forward. Timing is very important."
Huang Kevin nodded.
Although the other party is one year younger than him, he is more experienced and he is not an amateur and will not give orders to experts.
The yellow ball king wins because of his strong personal ability, but he still needs to learn experience and how to deal with some events.
The camera turned to Team Sky, whose captain Christophe Froome was the player with the highest odds. Last year, he worked as a water deliveryman for Team Sky, but his personal strength is very strong.
Even so, there was only one voice along the entire track, no, in the whole of Corsica.
"Saint Kevin!"
Today, there are far more fans at the Corsica site than local residents and Tour de France fans. Although Kevin Huang is participating in the competition for the first time, he is already the most popular star player.
Although it was a flat road stage, the roads in Corsica, which are built on the mountains, are narrow. The large group soon turned into a long dragon with several people in parallel. The filming motorcycle following Huang Kaiwen had to slow down and make way for the contestants.
After riding for a while, someone suddenly started the car.
"Damn it, it's a rabbit!"
Nibali cursed: "The only Category 4 climb ahead is here, do you want to give it a try?"
"Let's go!"
Huang Kevin said excitedly, he stood up from the seat, pedaled hard with both feet, and started to rock the bike frantically.
Nibali quickly waved his hand, signaling several people to follow.
He was just about to lead the ride, but he didn't expect Huang Kevin to act so recklessly.
Joaquin Rodriguez found an opportunity to rush out and follow Nibali, but Moreno did not keep up. The young rider Alexander Christopher relied on his explosive power to successfully break through and join up with several people.
The appearance of such a scene immediately made the audience on both sides of the street scream excitedly.
The five rabbits in front wanted to get climbing points and also consume their opponents. Unexpectedly, the Katusha team not only responded to the challenge, but also killed four of them in one go.
You have to know that the five people in front are from different teams.
Jerome Cousin of EuroAuto, Juan José Lobato of Basque Telecom, Lars Boom of Belkin, Juan Antonio Flecha of Wickensore, Cyril Lemon of Sohasen.
The captains of each team had no intention of taking the title of Hill Climbing King.
Originally, it was just a competition between a few unimportant players from a few teams for the first day's climbing title, but the competition instantly became intense due to the appearance of the Katusha team.
"Kevin, let's speed up."
Nibali shouted.
Huang Kevin didn't look back, but raised a finger and then shook the car wildly again.
None of the five rabbits expected that someone would come out to catch them so early.
Although Lobato was overtaken by Kevin Huang, he was still in a good mood and greeted Kevin Huang.
Kevin Huang is one of the few former Real Madrid players who is also loved in the Basque region.
After the bullfight he became the most popular non-Basque player in the Basque region.
However, Huang Kaiwen was in no mood to respond. Since his teammates all supported him, even if he didn't win the King of the Hill title today, his teammates had to win it, and the blame must be placed on the Katusha team.
"Good fellow, Kevin Huang launched an attack again. He will not stop until he wins the title of Hill Climbing Champion. Joaquin Rodriguez and Christopher did not choose to follow the car, but blocked the position to prevent Flecha and Lemon from interfering with Kevin Huang's attack on the leading player. The Katusha team is really aggressive and strategic. I didn't expect Kevin Huang to compete for the Hill Climbing Champion. What was even more unexpected was that Joaquin Rodriguez gave up the competition for the hill climbing results he was good at and assisted Kevin Huang."
Jerome Cousin and Lars Boom were both forced to ride with Kevin Huang. After all, they came out to rush through this level 4 climbing point as soon as possible, but the goose-tube stone slope was terrifying and their legs were under tremendous pressure.
What was even more unexpected was that Huang Kaiwen did not treat them as human beings at all. After overtaking, he slowed down their speed. Although this helped them lead the way, it also made them very uncomfortable.
Juan Jose Lobato took the opportunity to rush up along the edge.
Christopher turned around and cursed, "What are you doing?"
Vincenzo Nibali smiled and waved his hand. After so many days, he already had a general understanding of Huang Kevin's strength.
Since the Basque guy wants to steal the chicken, let him go. Once Huang Kevin gets to the front, it will be impossible for him to give up the King of the Hill.
really.
Seeing Juan Lobato rushing up, Huang Kaiwen accelerated again.
Lobato was also very excited. There were not many opportunities to compete with Huang Kevin. The Basque driver almost gave his all. Even if he was not physically fit later, he still wanted to try to beat Huang Kevin once.
But the frequencies of the two people's feet are not at the same level at all.
As a professional player, he is not slow on his feet, but Huang Kevin is faster.
The resistance of the road put a lot of pressure on everyone.
The sea breeze from Corsica made the leading position bear even more pressure.
After shaking the bike for only 20 seconds, he slowed down and gave up.
He tried, and then realized that he couldn't overtake, so he decided to ride along to save his energy.
Even if you are trying to grab the title of King of the Hill as a rabbit and tactically consume other teams, there is no need to explode yourself at the beginning.
UCI President Pat McQuaid and Tour de France President Prudhomme sat together, both smiling.
Due to the condition and difficulty of the race, it is difficult to have exciting scenes in the early stages of the Tour de France.
But the two did not expect that the competition would be so intense from the beginning.
Now it is no longer a problem of rabbits. Together with the Katusha team, nine people have formed a leading group, forcing the main force to speed up.
Although they said that they would let the drivers slow down to reduce the suspicion of doping, the players in this year's competition have been checked many times, so it would be more exciting if the speed was increased.
"Great! Kevin Huang was the first to pass this level 20 climb. He got points. There are no other climbs in today's stage, so after today's race, Kevin Huang will get the polka dot jersey that symbolizes the climbing king!!!"
"We are now on a downhill section. Wow, Kevin Huang is really skilled and daring. Is this the legendary drainage ditch turn?"
Huang Kaiwen was in the lead on the downhill section, but he was actually already controlling his speed.
There is no need to continue exerting effort after winning the King of the Hill title, as the race is still long. The main purpose of slowing down is to wait for teammates to catch up.
"Beautiful, Kevin!!!"
Christopher followed and shouted excitedly.
Basque player Lobato also gave a thumbs up to Kevin Huang, saying he was so awesome. He didn’t know if others could keep up with Kevin Huang, but he was impressed.
Nibali asked as he rode: “Are we going to stay ahead or what?”
He didn't know whether Kevin Huang wanted to get the yellow shirt on the first day of the competition.
"Forget it, wait for someone, I'll lead the way."
Huang Kevin said.
Nibali did not compete with Kevin Huang. Kevin Huang was riding in the front. He and Christopher were on both sides behind Kevin Huang. Joaquin Rodriguez followed behind them.
When two teammates join together, they can form a triangular diagonal formation. This is the formation that can best reduce wind resistance except when there is a large truck in front. Therefore, kilometer car races often use this diagonal formation tactic.
During this period, Huang Kaiwen and his teammates mainly practiced this aspect of cooperation.
Moreno followed a few people.
He laughed and said, "Those bastards kept blocking me, otherwise I would have caught up a long time ago. The track is really damn narrow today."
"If you weren't here, we wouldn't have to slow down."
Rodriguez complained.
Moreno chuckled twice.
Trofimov, who came up next, finally made the Katyusha team form a complete 6-man diagonal formation, but the next large force also caught up.
"Should we speed up and consume them?"
Nibali asked.
"Are you okay?"
Huang Kevin asked.
"Then do it!"
Moreno shouted excitedly.
Christopher took the initiative to speed up and switched to Huang Kevin's position to break the wind. Huang Kevin moved to the middle position of the third row, which has the least wind resistance and saves the most effort.
James Paul Caruso, who originally wanted to speed up to catch up with his teammates, immediately started to shake the bike when he saw this.
But this is not acceleration, but tactical suppression of speed.
Simply shaking the car does not increase speed, but suppresses the speed of the large group.
Huang Kaiwen took the opportunity to take out his water bottle to refill it. Once he finished the water, he threw it away and waited for his teammate who was in charge of delivering water to bring him supplies.
Joaquin Rodriguez is telling Moreno about the attack that just happened.
Moreno screamed repeatedly and said with some regret: "If I hadn't been unable to rush out, I would have definitely beaten them to a pulp."
The joining of Kevin Huang and Nibali has made the Katusha team full of vitality.
Although the team's original performance was decent, it had no potential to win the championship.
Now that we have money and the chance to win the championship, everyone is very motivated.
During long rides, even athletes who are not teammates will choose to chat. Despite the fierce competition, most of the time the chats are quite friendly.
However, sometimes there will be arguments or even fights.
"Damn it, Sky, Cannondale, and Lotto are following us," Christopher cursed. "These bastards want us to fight the wind in front."
He looked back and found that the commanders and deputy commanders of several convoys had separated from the main group and accelerated, obviously wanting to follow the Katyusha convoy so that they would not have to break the wind and could follow behind to conserve their energy.
"Let's speed up!"
Huang Kaiwen suggested.
"go!"
Captain Nibali nodded.
Want to follow? Then pick up the speed first.
The team's formation was adjusted again, with Rodriguez breaking the wind, followed by Moreno and Christopher.
Nibali, Kevin Huang and Trofimov were in the third row.
The formation adjustment was quite smooth this time, and the commentators were a little surprised at the level of tacit understanding among the Katusha team.
"That's not right, why isn't the commander of the sky here?"
Nibali noticed the problem when he looked back.
Moreno then smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you, that bastard Froome changed cars shortly after he set off. This guy must be unlucky."
The impact of changing cars at the beginning of the race is not too great, it is mainly psychological pressure.
The same is true when the contestants need to pee. At the beginning, they just do it on the side of the road and can catch up quickly, but after a while, they can no longer do it and need to do it in the car.
Some players had awkward postures during the competition, which was just to solve physiological problems. After all, a day's competition lasts for several hours.
The audience in front of the TV also felt excited.
After the captains of several teams found that they could not catch up with Katyusha without speeding up, they decisively chose to give up and save their energy.
The Katyusha convoy formed a complete diagonal formation. They all brought their lieutenants with them. Although several convoys with tacit understanding also formed a diagonal formation, everyone had their own plans.
Not all of them are his teammates, and the deputy rider who is responsible for breaking the wind cannot be as unreserved as the leader of the Katyusha team.
At this time, the camera was focused on the 11-year Tour de France champion Cadel Evans who encountered a mechanical failure and had to stop and change cars.
However, because all the players in the Katusha team were speeding up, after changing cars he could only wait for his teammates to come back and pull him through the wind, otherwise it would take too much energy to keep up with the main group.
Evans couldn't help but want to curse.
He really didn't expect the first day of competition to be so intense.
This mechanical failure will definitely affect his overall result.
As the race progressed with 100 kilometers left in the stage, a few rabbits were still running in the front. The second leading group, Katusha Team, maintained a 3-minute advantage over the main group, which was not a big advantage.
Joaquin Rodriguez was exhausted today.
Just then he saw Volganov delivering water, followed by Caruso. He turned around and said, "Let's change players later. I'll continue to break the wind first, and then let James Paul come to my position. Anyway, we want three people to take the place."
Nibali nodded and said, "Alexander, get ready first. There is a sprint point at 63 kilometers, and those bastards will follow and compete. You and Daniel will help Kevin to compete for points later."
Christopher and Moreno nodded at the same time.
Huang Kaiwen is too strong. Not to mention maintaining the honors of sprint king and climbing king, at least he should strive to get a grand slam on the first day except for the young riders who have won the white jersey.
Huang Kevin did not refuse either.
Getting results at this time is the best reward for teammates.
At about 75 kilometers, the Katyusha team began to speed up as a whole.
"Wow, they are ready to compete for the sprint title. Oh, the camera has changed again. Cavendish is a combative person. Greipel and Sagan have also accepted the challenge. The three sprinters in the big group are fighting first. In this case, the big group must also speed up."
“I have to say, having commented on so many road bike races, this Tour de France was unexpectedly exciting. With the participation of Kevin Huang, and of course his strong ability and unyielding character, this race entered a white-hot stage right from the start. Normally, the first few days of a race wouldn’t be so intense.”
"Yes, but Huang Kaiwen is such a person. He always strives to be the first in the competition, not to be the best. I either don't participate or I don't care who my opponent is. We also saw today that the Katusha team is full of energy."
The team's strategy today was quite aggressive.
Huang Kevin suddenly had an idea.
Since these people want to fight with Huang Qiu Wang, Huang Qiu Wang will give them a chance, making them feel that Huang Qiu Wang is at the end of his strength. If they attack Huang Qiu Wang, he may collapse, and they can also gain exposure.
Just enough time to give teammates some rest in the next stage of the race.
This greatly consumed the opponent's physical energy and caused some players to collapse shortly after the start of the race. Huang Kaiwen named this plan the Tour de France Collapse Plan.
There was a typo yesterday. Before the competition system was reformed, there were 9 participants instead of eight.
(End of this chapter)