SWNOVELXO Chapter 679 Come on, Kevin is about to collapse (Subscribe)
Chapter 679 Come on, Kevin is about to collapse (Subscribe)
Timone Adultes Hospital, Marseille.
If Huang Kevin hadn't insisted, these people would have sent the King of Football to Paris.
There's a big claim here, Paris is the fucking end.
And Marseille only skipped one match day.
This hospital is okay, it's one of the top ten in France, just a little worse than some hospitals in Paris, Lyon, Lille and Bordeaux.
I haven't been injured for so long.
Kevin Huang can finally get hurt.
After all, professionals are injured, players are part-time workers, and Tour de France riders are basically summer workers.
Skipping the team competition day was also something Kevin Huang considered carefully.
The team time trial day will have one less competitor, from nine to eight.
This team time trial starts in order of the overall ranking, with a team starting every four minutes, with the team ranked higher starting first.
Because the third person's result is used as the team result, the other few are just used to break the wind and lead the ride.
It’s okay for Kevin Huang to take a break.
This can also give other players some hope of defeating the Yellow Ball King, otherwise there is really no way for them to continue to exert their strength in the first half.
The team time trial results are added to the team's total score and each player's individual score.
之前车队是40小时00分00秒，如果车队第四是30分00秒，总成绩40小时00分00秒。
那就是车队总用时间加上30分00秒，而不是取3个或者4个30分00秒，否则团队计时会导致差距过大。
Even if Huang Kaiwen did not participate, he would still get a score of 30 minutes and 00 seconds, which would be added to his personal timing total.
Just wait for teammates to give Yellow Ball King a result.
Katyusha now ranks first in total with a time of 37 hours, 02 minutes and 49 seconds.
Second place went to Radio with 37 hours, 04 minutes and 23 seconds.
Then there are the American team BMC, the Dutch team Wickensore, the Italian team Rambo, Green Edge, AG2R, Eurocar, Saxo Bank and Movistar.
This is the top ten in the overall team standings.
But eventually some teams will inevitably fall behind.
Huang Kevin doesn’t know about the others, but Green Blade will definitely fall behind.
Green Blade and Yellow Ball King have been fighting very fiercely these days.
The overall strength of this new Australian team is okay, but it is obvious that they want to steal the stage championship. Winning the stage championship and wearing the yellow jersey once will be very beneficial for both the driver and the team.
Among them, the yellow ball king is leading the most.
The results of the other players cannot be said to be bad. Rodriguez has been relatively stable. Nibali's personal time ranking is not high because he is the deputy captain. Christopher and Trofimov are also good.
Huang Qiuwang has led the race many times, and several capable players in Katyusha have achieved good results.
Generally speaking, if the results of 4 or 5 people are calculated, Katyusha's lead will be even greater.
The individual time trial champion Huang Qiuwang is still in the lead, followed by Radio’s Backlands, and in third place is Simon Glantz, the Green Edge rider who followed Kevin Huang on his solo ride, followed by Peter Sagan and Joaquin Rodriguez.
The polka dot jersey for climbing and the green jersey for sprinting are currently leading by a large margin.
After all, there are sprint points for passing the sprint point finish. In three days, Kevin Huang earned 30, 25 and 20 points respectively for the flat road, medium mountain and mountain finish lines. In addition, he completed all the sprint points during the period. His current sprint points are as high as 125 points. The points of other sprint masters are around 70 points, and Sagan, who has a good result, only has more than 80 points.
The main thing is the impact of crossing the finish line with the main group.
If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch any fish.
Therefore, Huang Kaiwen will not only not participate in the team time trial, but will also give Kittel and others some opportunities in the next two days of flat road racing.
As for Sagan, forget it. That guy is quite smart. After he is discharged from the hospital, the King of Football plans to have a good talk with him. With so many riders participating in the Tour de France, it’s not too many to make 2 or 30 new friends, right?
Put aside the sprint points for two flat stages, control them until they are almost caught up, and then beat them in the next hilly stage.
After eliminating all the sprinters from these teams and a few drivers from stealing teams like Green Blade, it will be easier for Katyusha to get good results.
There are no such opportunities in football.
When it came to the Grand Tour, Kevin Huang had a really good time.
"It's nothing, just take a rest."
The doctor said as he and the team leader entered the room together.
Ekimov asked, "Kevin, do you want to take a couple of days off?"
"Forget about two days, just one day, otherwise it will affect my personal time."
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.
"OK then."
Ekimov said: "Just now, many people who came to visit the patient were turned away by your bodyguards. It is said that the French Prime Minister is also on his way to Marseille."
"Then he'd better hurry up and not delay my game."
Huang Kevin said.
Ekimov nodded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. This is capitalism.
If you dare to say that over there, the Emperor will send you to Siberia to grow potatoes.
However, Huang Kaiwen was indeed very proud. He fell at the finish line and almost caused chaos in the race. Ekimov swore that it was the first time he saw a Frenchman move so fast, and the organizers rushed up in a swarm.
After seeing Jean-Marc Ayrault off, Kevin Huang felt overwhelmed.
The eldest lady actually flew over, and then there was Alijie who came from nowhere, and Lily who came with her. Huang Kevin felt that this rest was not what he had imagined.
What Huang Kaiwen didn't expect was that Green Blade actually won the team time trial that day, taking first place in 25 minutes and 56 seconds.
The much-anticipated radio is 26 minutes and 25 seconds.
The Quick-Step team of Cavendish and Tony Martin was second with 25 minutes 57 seconds.
The powerful Sky came in third with 25 minutes and 59 seconds.
Katyusha was seventh, but 26 minutes and 04 seconds was completely acceptable and did not affect the team's results at all.
Kittel's team Shimano ran 27 minutes 43 seconds.
I guess this kid wants to cry.
The next day is October 7th.
Kevin Huang appeared in the stage from Cagnes to Marseille, which aroused cheers from many spectators. They did not expect that the King of Football could still appear on the field, and he had only rested for one day.
This 228.5km flat stage is a sprinter's paradise.
"Peter, let's have dinner together tonight?"
Kevin Huang greeted Sagan.
"OK, if you hadn't asked me out, I might have gone out on a date with the girls. You don't know how passionate the French are," Sagan joked.
At this time, the players dare not waste their energy.
As expected, many drivers wanted to attack at the beginning of the race that day, and Huang Kaiwen also appropriately suppressed his speed to show his physical fitness problems.
This situation made all the sprint masters excited, and they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to grab the green jersey.
Under the protection of his teammates, Huang Kaiwen did not compete for the front position, but he was still able to get some points in the top ten. It seemed that the gap had narrowed a bit, and the green jersey still belonged to the King of Football Huang.
It’s just because the yellow jersey is worn by the yellow jersey winner, and the green jersey is worn by the second-placed driver in the sprint points.
Little Butterfly Restaurant.
This is one of the oldest restaurants in the Bains de Mer area of Marseille, just a few steps from the Old Port of Marseille.
The fresh seafood and vegetables here are excellent, as well as some of the best beef from South America and Kobe.
Sagan sat down and ordered a few things. He said, "Finally, we escaped from their clutches. I suspect the chef they hired was a murderer. You know, you can see red blood on the chicken."
Huang Kevin immediately had an image in his mind.
This is especially true with fast food like hamburgers.
"If you like to eat, order whatever you want. Don't worry. I can use my boss' card during the game."
Huang Kaiwen smiled and said, "I have also prepared some gifts for you and your teammates. You can bring them back later."
Upon hearing this, Sagan nodded excitedly and ordered another bottle of good wine.
Drinking some red wine won't have any effect.
Huang Kevin nodded, this was exactly the effect he wanted.
If it is said that the yellow football king has money to spend freely, Sagan would feel uncomfortable and distant.
Everyone was very happy when they heard that they were spending the boss's money.
Sagan put down the menu and said, "In fact, you can go to our team, especially the Italians, they are all your fanatical fans."
"Forget it. It's not a good idea to contact them openly during the race, otherwise it will easily become a collusion between the two teams."
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile: "This is a gathering among friends, it has no impact at all."
"Yes, a gathering among friends." Sagan said with a smile, "Kittel's idiot team is far behind in timing and is even more eager for the green jersey. He is probably still excited about having made up some ground today. Cavendish is also working hard. They didn't realize you were teasing them."
Huang Kaiwen raised his index finger to his lips and whispered, "Don't say that. I'm just exhausted."
"Yeah!"
Sagan took a sip of wine and nodded vigorously.
He didn't expect Huang Kevin to be so interesting.
This incident itself is very funny. If Sagan did have such ability, he would even want to replicate it.
He could imagine how desperate the opponent would be if he took the lead first, then gave the opponent hope of catching up, took the lead again, gave hope again, and finally left the opponent far behind and locked onto the green jersey in advance.
When they review the game, they will find that although Kevin Huang, who was "pulled out", seemed to be on the verge of collapse, he actually had always maintained the advantage.
As the dishes came, Sagan and Kevin Huang started talking about football.
Their country's star player Marek Hamsik.
Huang Kaiwen is quite familiar with the Serie A players, but each of them is just a background board for Huang the King of Football. However, at this time, he still has to give Hamsik some face.
Kevin Huang said: “Marek is very strong and his passes are very smart.”
Hamsik's dribbling skills are slightly poor and his speed is slow, and he is not yet a classic attacking midfielder, but he does make a lot of passes, which has always ranked among the top five in Serie A.
With so many good players in Milan, it is not easy to achieve such data.
However, it is not accurate to say that he is an all-around midfielder. His defensive statistics are quite poor, but his passing and shooting in offense are good.
After the meal, Kevin Huang handed Sagan a handbag containing gifts from the entire team, including mechanics and masseurs.
We are not teammates, so giving a watch worth tens of thousands of dollars as a gift is a bit too much.
Kevin Huang gave gold-plated diamond-studded cufflinks and tie clips, with a card attached that said something about the 2013 Tour de France, with their names and the gifter, your friend Kevin, on the back.
The style is exquisite, commemorative, and the price is not too cheap.
It can be used in formal occasions.
Huang Kevin has prepared a lot of similar gifts and will give them out when he has the chance.
In the evening, Huang Kevin was watching a French sports program, and the host expressed his concern for Huang the King of Football.
This was also demonstrated by the match between Aix and Montpellier on July 7.
Kevin Huang has even less advantage in climbing, sprinting and overall results.
In recent days, sports newspapers across Europe have been all about the Tour de France.
Gazzetta dello Sport made some suggestions, writing: "Kevin should strategically give up the climbing points and the polka dot jersey, and let Joaquin Rodriguez and Daniel Moreno help him save as much energy as possible in the mountains, and ensure the green jersey and yellow jersey. If he can only choose one, the yellow jersey is definitely more important."
Turin Sports Daily joked: "The Tour de France has been very intense in recent days. In the sprint stage of the 2010th stage of the Tour de France, Australian rider Renshaw suddenly headbutted his opponent Dean. Perhaps this is not exclusive to the French, but exclusive to France. Kevin should be careful whether his opponents will use this method to hinder his excellent results. Puyol has already done it on the court."
L'Equipe: "Because of Kevin's participation, the Tour de France has entered a white-hot stage since its opening. We have received some news. Some team players have been asked by sponsors to stand out next to Kevin. Kevin may face more attacks. The 500 million euro appearance fee may also be one of the reasons why they are jealous of Kevin. But Kevin must face a problem, that is, his lead is getting smaller and smaller. He must make a choice between the green jersey, the polka dot jersey or even the yellow jersey."
In the evening, Ekimov brought Huang Kevin to Nibali's room again.
This time, Joaquin Rodriguez is also here because his performance is good. He was not invited to the meeting before because his tactical status has declined, but he is invited now because of his good performance.
This is also the cruel side of competitive sports.
Ekimov spoke directly: "It's the last hilly stage before entering the Pyrenees. Although it's a bit undulating, it's more suitable for sprinters. What do you think?"
Nibali said: “I think we should still guarantee Kevin’s result. Since there are many sprint points in this stage, we should help Kevin get the sprint points back.”
"I have no opinion. Everything is team-oriented."
Joaquin Rodriguez said.
Ekimov said: "You should guarantee your performance. We need to achieve better results and win as many honors as possible."
Joaquin Rodriguez nodded.
"Kevin may face more attacks tomorrow, and we will need more lieutenants."
Nibali said with some concern.
"I'll arrange it."
Ekimov said.
On July 7, the competition has entered the seventh stage, and there will be a rest day after two more stages.
So far, 11 drivers have been eliminated, which has rarely happened before.
Two of them were injured in the huge car crash caused by the Green Blade team's bus on the second race day, and the remaining nine were all drained by Huang Kevin.
Some team managers and team principals have also reminded their drivers.
After all, not every team wants to steal the prize. The overall strength of Movistar and Sky is there, and their goal is to win the individual championship or the overall championship.
I don't want the drivers to find the Yellow Ball King and make some meaningless consumption.
Because there are four climbing points and a mid-way sprint point today, Joaquin Rodriguez and Daniel Moreno unsurprisingly served as deputy commanders again.
In principle, the goal is to consume Moreno as much as possible and ensure Joaquin Rodriguez's performance.
If things go wrong, Joaquin needs to come over and provide cover as well.
Soon after the start, six drivers broke away from the main group.
Nibali asked, "Do we release rabbits too?"
"Let it go!"
Huang Kevin nodded and said.
Giampaolo Caruso and Alexander Christopher immediately rushed out and joined the six drivers.
Seeing this, AG2R's Voigt and Radio's Kadri immediately accelerated again and broke out of the small team to become rabbits.
"Fuck it, I'm on it!"
Christopher cursed and followed him.
The first climbing point today is at 80 kilometers. Even for Huang Kaiwen, it is difficult to rush to the front at every climbing point.
After all, sometimes you can't overtake.
At this time, teammates need to grab points and observe the movements of main competitors to avoid missing some climbing experts who have fallen behind the team.
The road was a bit bumpy and not comfortable, so Huang Kaiwen and his teammates chose to follow the others.
"Kadri and Baldet are here, damn, and Roland too!"
Christopher's voice came over the radio.
Roland is one of the drivers with relatively good climbing points.
He made a decision in an instant. Christopher went to Roland's side immediately. He was not trying to lead the way out of kindness.
Instead, he planned to suppress Roland's speed and let the two drivers on the radio rush over first to get more climbing points.
"How's the situation?"
Nibali asked.
This time the news came from the team car. Ekimov said: "They seem to be ready to rush straight to the second climbing point at 94.5 kilometers. I guess other teams have also received the news. It seems that no one is going to give in this time."
"Then let's get ready too."
Huang Kevin said directly.
Nibali nodded immediately and said, "Danny, Joaquin, you two try your best to achieve good results and protect Kevin. Pavel, you lead the ride for Kevin."
The large force accelerated very quickly and caught up with the small team almost instantly. AG2R, Radio and Katyusha's several rabbits were not far ahead.
"What should I do, Captain?"
Christopher asked.
Nibali thought for a moment and said, "Just speed up as much as possible. Don't worry about us. If you can, try to be the first to pass."
After all, it is better to have points in your own hands than in others.
But at this time, the climbing masters had already started to speed up, and it would be very difficult for Christopher to continue to steal the chicken.
The main force was right behind them, and all they had to do if they wanted to catch up was to exert some effort.
Radio took the lead in the attack, with Jens Voigt, Markel Iriza and Andy Schleck rushing out from the left lane.
Huang Kaiwen and a few others also followed and rushed up. The radio was to give their leader a ride. Andy Schleck had some problems in the sprint, so he wanted to get better results on the climb.
“Damn, are those Basques crazy?”
The winding mountain road at this second-level climbing point is a bit narrow, but Jon Izaguirre successfully overtook on the inside lane and took the team leader Mikel Nieve to the front position.
This caused many drivers to curse angrily.
You have to know that this section of road has a low wall only on one side. If you run off the runway and fall off the cliff, it won't be a disaster, but rolling into the dense woods would not be pleasant either.
At the very least, it will affect your performance, and may even lead to injury.
"Both Spanish teams performed very strongly on this slope. Valverde, the leader of Movistar, was separated, but the young Quintana rushed to the front."
"Yes, Quintana is also worth noting. This young rider has strong overall strength, especially in climbing. He rushed to the first position without his teammates. We saw that Kevin Huang, who was wearing the yellow jersey, was a little behind. The gap in this position was about 2 seconds. I guess he is still waiting for his chance."
"That should be the case. Huang Kaiwen is a very calm athlete. On the pitch and other fields, he is very patient. Once he finds a loophole, he will attack like thunder. However, Huang Kaiwen's physical condition still worries us a little."
"The drivers in front have all exerted their strength. With the help of his teammates, Huang Kaiwen successfully rushed behind Quintana. He was following the slipstream. I don't know when Huang Kaiwen will launch an attack. This section of the road is relatively flat... Huang Kaiwen!"
As soon as they entered a relatively flat section of road, Huang Kevin stood up from his seat and rode frantically, catching up with Quintana at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Quintana gritted his teeth and started fighting with Huang Kevin.
Now he couldn't give up.
After this flat section of the road, the last slope is the climbing point.
Sometimes it has nothing to do with the polka dot jersey, every athlete wants to cross the line at the climb.
Quintana is very confident in his climbing ability. Growing up in the mountains of Colombia, he has been training every day by riding a bike since he was a child.
Fight!
Follow the rocking car.
With only one round behind, Quintana didn't believe he couldn't catch up.
Growing up as a Tour de France rider in a country plagued by drug lords, Quintana has always had a big heart.
The climbing point was just around the corner and he was trying hard to move forward.
But Yu Guangzhong and Huang Kaiwen still firmly hold the leading position.
The last ten meters?
It's almost time to cross the line.
But no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't get past Huang Kevin.
Huang Kaiwen slowed down before crossing the line, and Quintana could only follow him across the line.
Huang Kevin raised his right fist slightly after crossing the line and celebrated towards the camera, but Quintana accelerated again and looked back at Huang Kevin.
This is an invitation to Kevin Huang to give it a try.
There is a slightly flatter section before the descent.
This is somewhat looking down on people.
A climbing athlete is challenging Huang Kaiwen to compete in sprinting ability. How could Huang Kaiwen avoid the fight?
Even though the other party had already ridden away for dozens of meters, Huang Kevin still sped up to catch up.
Dry!
Quintana sneered as he looked back.
This is not a fair match, he doesn't believe that the big star can catch up with him.
Quintana decisively chose to rock the bike and pedaled frantically with his legs.
Not only did the coaching staff of Mobile Star not stop him, they also encouraged him on the radio: "Kevin doesn't have much energy left, you might just blow him up."
Quintana thought so too.
A contestant who has already been to the hospital still wants to show off?
Feeling that his lead was large enough, he chose to return to his seat and press his upper body forward to minimize wind resistance and reduce consumption when he was not in the lead.
The mountain wind was blowing hard at 50 kilometers per hour.
This is every driver's favorite situation, your whole body, even your soul is free, there is no more constraints.
But at this moment, he heard some sounds.
Quintana thought he had misheard, but when he looked back he realized his feet were in disarray and he almost stepped on empty air and fell off his bike.
Fuck, Kevin Huang is here!
If it weren’t for Huang Shan who was leading the race, he would have thought he saw that bastard Contador.
Contador is very aggressive in rocking his bike and attacking, but Huang Kevin is no worse than Contador.
No, more brutal than Contador.
He is a few centimeters taller than Contador, but he still chose to rock his bike on a mountain road with a crosswind.
Overtaken!
Quintana tried hard to keep up with Kevin Huang's pace.
But there was no way to give him enough support either physically or mentally.
Pedaling was just muscle memory. Gradually, Quintana could no longer see Huang Kevin. Other players also rushed past him one by one. Quintana slowed down and went to the roadside supply point. Surrounded by reporters, he sat down on the ground to rest.
Reporters and staff quickly gathered around, but a few seconds later Quintana fell backward and fainted.
It was pulled apart!
The water delivery worker behind him told this matter on the radio, and Huang Kevin couldn't help but shake his head.
The Yellow Ball King didn't provoke you, but you came to him on your own and got beaten up. What's the purpose?
Do you really think that the current status of the Yellow Football King is just exaggerated?
That's totally the result of 90% talent, 1% hard work, and 90% injuries.
The large group caught up with them, and many people had heard about this incident, and they looked at Huang Kevin strangely.
Even though he was in the hospital, he was still able to defeat Quintana.
They all knew it when it came to Quintana.
Sagan came up and said with a smirk, "Another one. This is really interesting."
Kevin Huang raised a finger to tell him not to get too excited.
If we get discovered, it won’t be fun anymore.
Most of the riders breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Huang Qiuwang was no longer leading the race.
That's more or less.
But on this downhill section, Huang Kaiwen suddenly went around the big bay and drove downhill at an extremely high speed.
Crazy?
Almost everyone has the same feeling.
Drivers will choose to control their speed when going downhill to ensure their own safety, but Huang Kaiwen chose to speed up and rush out.
Many people have heard about Kevin Huang's downhill speed.
105 kilometers per hour and increasing.
Damn, this is a life-and-death struggle.
The leader's voice came through the Mobile Star radio again. He said, "Kevin must be running out of energy, so he chose such a dangerous speed to stay ahead. Come on, there will definitely be a chance. Try to find a chance to overtake him."
Quintana, who had just been rescued, heard this and his eyes went dark, and he almost fainted again. They kept saying that Kevin Huang was going to collapse, when the hell was he going to collapse?
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(End of this chapter)