SWNOVELXO Chapter 681: Count of the Pyrenees (Subscription Request)
Chapter 681: Count of the Pyrenees (Subscription Request)
Famous scenes come one after another.
Today, Mobile Star suddenly cut Katyusha's formation, and the audience was worried that Huang Kevin would have no fighting power.
After all, it would be quite difficult without a deputy general.
But unexpectedly, Kevin Huang and Nibali followed Cannondale and took advantage of the situation.
Next, he fought against the champion combination of Team Sky and overtook them at the last corner in a thrilling way.
"Kevin, wait a minute, I'm coming."
Moreno said over the radio.
Huang Kaiwen simply slowed down. The last level one climbing point and the subsequent stages will decide the champion, so it would be better to have a deputy at this time.
Quintana and Roland also caught up, and Froome changed his lieutenant.
Kennov chose to burn himself to help Frome leave behind many opponents. At this time, his physical strength was probably not up to par.
Geraint Thomas came over to help Froome lead the race.
Moreno looked at Ruben Plaza and Quintana and asked, "Do you want to get them?"
"Let's find another opportunity later. We can't let private fighting affect our performance."
Huang Kevin said.
Revenge that does not affect your grades is the real revenge.
Even if you get out of the car and beat your opponent into the hospital, and end up losing your yellow jersey and polka dot shirt, you're still a clown.
"Vincenzo, how are you doing?"
Huang Kevin asked.
He was a little worried about Nibali.
“It doesn’t affect the results, but I can only follow behind for a while. I wasted a lot of energy trying to catch up with the main group.” said Vincenzo Nibali.
"Okay, Daniel is all that's needed, just be careful."
Huang Kevin said.
"Kevin, you should be careful too. The terrain of the hot spring town of Ax-les-Thermes is a bit complicated. Having more people will give us more advantages."
Nibali said.
Ekimov also reminded on the radio: "Kevin, your lead is less than 2 minutes. Many climbers are catching up. The situation you will face later will be more complicated."
Daniel Moreno handed the energy bar to Kevin Huang and asked, "Is there anyone else who can help? The two of us are too few."
"try your best."
Ekimov said.
"Tell them to bring me a bag when they come over."
Huang Kaiwen instructed that his supplies were used up very quickly during this period.
Although their route did not lead them to see glaciers, the temperature on the mountain was not very high, and Huang Kevin had used up all his supplies due to the intense exercise.
Moreno immediately reminded his teammates that this was the most important thing.
Someone must be found to deliver supplies to Kevin Huang.
The main group gradually came over to join them, and Huang Kaiwen saw Sagan leading the way at a glance.
This funny guy is posing for the camera.
As soon as he got closer, he gloated, "Kevin, someone from your team directly killed Valverde. The Movistar team must be regretting it now."
"what happened?"
Moreno asked.
"When the mountain road entered the bend, the driver of your team squeezed past, and Valverde was frightened and rushed out of the guardrail and hit the spectators. This was a serious blow."
Sagan said.
Moreno immediately became excited.
No wonder Quintana is here again.
"How is Quintana's performance now?"
Huang Kevin asked.
Ekimov paused for a few seconds and then said, "The result is not bad. It was affected a bit by you pulling me out that day, but if I can find the mountain road again, I can get back into the top ten."
"It seems that the main opponent today, besides Froome, is Quintana."
Huang Kevin said.
Moreno nodded.
He also knew that the upcoming battle would be difficult.
This is the last gasp before the finish line.
The enthusiasm of the audience was hard to understand. Some of them were obviously not locals and waited on the mountain road just to catch a glimpse of the drivers.
There were also many viewers holding signs, asking for Kevin Huang’s kettle.
Huang Kaiwen saw a pretty girl and threw the empty kettle at her.
At this time, Sagan handed over a handful of lamb kebabs that the audience had just given him.
Kevin Huang smiled and handed Moreno a few skewers.
Sometimes the audience is quite cute, but sometimes their actions are a bit too much.
Bringing pets will affect the race, or simply snatch the water bottle when the driver is driving slowly.
It’s okay if it’s empty, but sometimes there is no supply at all.
Generally speaking, it is similar to football fans. Most people are well-behaved, but some people behave excessively.
The big skewers of freshly grilled meat are so greasy that your mouth is drooling over them, especially since the temperature is not too high, it feels really good.
Moreno smacked his lips and said, "It doesn't feel satisfying. It would be nice if there was more."
“You can eat as much as you want after the Tour de France.”
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.
It’s okay to eat a little at this time, but you still need to control your diet during the Grand Tour.
Gianluca Caruso followed with a row of water bottles on his back and a supply bag hanging on his back. He gave one water bottle to Kevin Huang and gave the rest to Moreno.
Caruso said: "I will ride with you for a while, and if that doesn't work, I will just follow the main group and try not to be eliminated by the gate."
"Then you should carry the supplies!"
Moreno protested.
"My back was simply eliminated."
Caruso said unhappily.
His strength is mediocre and the mountain path is a big challenge for him.
He came up to deliver supplies at this time, and his next task was to reach the finish line before the closing time.
At this time, the leading group finally entered the town of Ax-les-Thermes. The town was built on the mountain. Although the road was flat, there were many ups and downs and the slope was very steep. It was built completely according to the shape of the mountain.
The roads are all roads and are relatively wide, but there are quite a lot of bends.
From here you will reach the first level climbing point before the finish line.
At this time, the leading group is accelerating, and many drivers are preparing to leave their opponents behind by going downhill.
Moreno, who was carrying supplies, was moving very fast, but the weight on his body made it impossible for him to slow down as he continued downhill.
"Damn, I feel like I'm going to fly."
Moreno shouted in horror.
There are too many continuous downhills here.
"Keep your balance and don't talk."
Kevin Huang reminded, as he followed behind Moreno.
The three-kilometer continuous downhill was quite thrilling, but I also managed to leave behind a large number of opponents.
"At present, only Team Sky, Team Katusha and Team Movistar still have deputy drivers in the leading group. We, Pierre Rolland of French Automobili, do not have a deputy driver. Japanese players Yukiya Shinjo and Cousin are in the large group at the back."
"Pierre Rolland is the team's key training rider. He is 27 years old this year and should be at his peak. However, he has only won one youth championship in the 2005 French Cycling Championships road race. It can be seen that he really wants to win a stage championship today."
“Hehe, we don’t feel anything when we see Kevin Huang always wearing a yellow shirt, but in fact, the drivers who win a stage will be different in the future. Their treatment, team status, and sponsorship fees will all see a big increase, so drivers all want to win the stage if they have the chance.”
[Lost indefinitely].
"Huang Kaiwen's teammates never thought of competing with him for the championship." "Brother, is this your first time watching the Tour de France? When the captains of other teams are not here, it's ok for the vice captains to compete with him. But if the riders of your own team dare to attack the captain, then they will be punished. They may even be shelved in the next Grand Tour."
"The key is that the treatment is good enough. Katyusha is said to have given each of them a sum of money, and they also have enough exposure around Kevin Huang."
"That's true. I only know a few star drivers from other teams. But I know everyone in Katusha."
"Joaquin Rodriguez is really good, but he will retire soon. It's a pity that he can't achieve any results."
"Cyclists don't retire that early, football players retire around 35, and cyclists can delay for a few years, so it's not too late."
"I still think Nibali is excellent. He was parachuted in as Katusha captain and has always made very good decisions."
"Isn't Kevin Huang amazing? If it weren't for the age limit on white shirts, Kevin Huang would have won all the honors so far."
After a continuous downhill.
Huang and Moreno replenished some energy, threw all the water bottles and supplies to the audience, and launched an attack on the final challenge.
Mountain climbing is Moreno's forte.
He was riding in front, leading Kevin Huang.
The leading group of less than ten people spontaneously formed a formation at a speed of less than 40 kilometers per hour. This 7800-meter climbing section will be the decisive battlefield for today.
As the radio sounded, some people had already caught up.
What surprised Huang Kaiwen was that Shinjo Yukiya also followed.
At this time he suddenly ran in front of the leading group to control the speed, and Pierre Rolland jumped out at once. It seemed that the French guy wanted to use this method to win the stage championship.
Team Sky reacted strongly. Geraint Thomas tried to regain the lead but failed, so he simply left the team with Froome.
This was like stirring up a hornet's nest, and almost all the deputy generals of the caravan came out to lead the horses for their respective main generals.
"I don't think I can see you to the end, Kevin."
Daniel Moreno said.
Today's performance is already his personal highlight.
Let Huang Kevin lead the ride for a while longer, and when the energy consumption is almost exhausted, he will have to join the main force.
"no problem."
After about 2 kilometers, Moreno fell behind.
The situation of other deputy generals is similar, and next comes the battlefield of the main generals.
Suddenly, Huang Kevin made a turn and missed a step, falling directly to the ground. Koper, who was following Huang Kevin in the fourth team of Coffey, was not spared either.
Cavendish managed to avoid it successfully by walking quickly.
There was an immediate commotion at the scene.
The commentators also exclaimed.
"Is Kevin Huang injured this time? Fortunately, he got up quickly and dissuaded the fans from coming forward. This time the response was very quick."
"Why does Huang Kaiwen have so many supporters? It's because in addition to his extraordinary talent, he also has a spirit of never giving up. The just-concluded Champions League final is the best proof of this. Even under a huge disadvantage, Huang Kaiwen still played steadily, remained neither arrogant nor impatient, and won the championship with amazing stability."
"Yes, Coach Zhang is right. Stability is the most important thing. If you say Huang Kaiwen's goalkeeping performance is extraordinary, that's not right. It's just normal performance. He has that ability, right?"
"Hehe, that's right, Huang Kaiwen's strength is there, mainly because his mentality is very stable after his teammates were sent off. Look now, Huang Kaiwen got up immediately. I think the main reason for his crash this time is that Moreno fell behind earlier than other lieutenants."
"That's not the case. It should be said that the cutting of the Mobile Star caused Huang Kaiwen to not bring enough deputy generals. The situation became complicated afterwards. The main force was always several minutes ahead of the group. If you want to let the deputy general come up again, you need someone to send him up or you need to consume a lot of energy yourself."
The leading group kept looking back to see Kevin Huang's position.
Everyone hopes that Kevin Huang will just fall behind.
Among them are the overall score leader and the mountain climbing leader. It can be said that the honor that Huang Kevin has held firmly so far is the biggest threat to them.
The key point is that every game day people say that Huang Kaiwen is not in good physical condition, but for several days, Huang Kaiwen still steadily scored important points.
This made some people realize that something was wrong.
Although I cannot be sure, I have some guesses.
Mainly speculation about Huang Kaiwen's physical fitness.
They didn't dare to think whether Huang Kevin deliberately killed some people. After all, this method would consume a lot of energy on his own and it was not something a general would do.
When they reached the flat road section, Huang Kaiwen appeared at the end of the leading group.
"Saint Kevin!"
"Saint Kevin!"
"Saint Kevin!"
The audience's cheers let them know who was coming without even looking.
"Damn, that's so difficult!"
Frome cursed angrily.
He thought that at least today he could narrow the gap with Huang Kevin in some aspects.
Huang Kaiwen caught up, and even if he crossed the finish line first, it would be impossible for him to overtake in all aspects.
Another bend, this time Huang Kevin suddenly accelerated on the inner lane.
Cavendish didn't expect Huang Kevin to attack at this time, and failed to protect his position, allowing Huang Kevin to jump to the second position.
At this time, Frome suddenly launched an attack. No one expected that the commander of the sky still had such physical strength.
What they could not have imagined was that Kevin Huang stood up from his seat and shook the bike wildly with amazing explosive power.
Frome, who jumped out first, was overtaken by Huang Kevin at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Beautiful, Kevin Huang's explosive power!"
"Froome was definitely unwilling to give up. He was determined to win the stage today. He tried hard to catch up with Kevin Huang and try to take advantage of his slipstream. But Kevin Huang was too fast. He could only stay half a meter behind Kevin Huang and was left behind."
"Huang Kaiwen is still shaking his bike, trying to keep the advantage in his hands. Huang Kaiwen was the first to cross the first climbing point before the finish line, and the next is the final finish line. At present, Huang Kaiwen's advantage over Froome is 25 seconds, and the distance between the two is just over 300 meters. Today, Team Sky's tactics were appropriate and their strength was also brought into play, but they still could not break Huang Kaiwen's dominance."
"Yes, I thought Kevin Huang was probably good at flat roads, but when he got to the hills, he immediately surprised me. I thought being good at flat roads and hills was pretty good, but I didn't expect him to be so good at mountain roads."
"Yes, at last year's Olympics, we only saw Huang Kaiwen's skills on flat roads, especially when cornering. But after a few days of the Tour de France, we found that Huang Kaiwen's skills are really comprehensive. Although he may not have trained, he can quickly grasp the key to each stage. So Huang Kaiwen is a natural athlete."
The road was lined with excited spectators.
They kept waving the flags in their hands and cheering for Kevin Huang wildly.
Buffon, sitting in front of the TV, couldn't help feeling a little worried.
For Kevin Huang, money and honor are no longer a problem.
Buffon asked himself what would happen if he had Huang Kevin's conditions. Buffon felt that he would definitely retire and do something that he was interested in.
The Tour de France is obviously interesting.
There are competitions, tactics, and all kinds of love, hate, and vengeance.
As the third largest event in the world, although it is not as good as the World Cup, it still has enough spectators.
The most important thing is that these spectators are cheering you on on both sides of the road, which is obviously a very good feeling.
After watching the competition for a few days, Huang Kaiwen was also very serious.
He was really worried that Huang Kevin would just retire and focus on cycling.
Buffon pushed his wife Seredova away, his eyes gradually deepened, and after thinking for a moment, he immediately took out a notebook and a pen and wrote: "The Tour de France is not a challenge for Kevin. Although Kevin did not participate in the TTT, the upcoming ITT will further prove that Kevin will crush everyone in the individual time trial. The biggest challenge for Kevin in cycling events is his teammates, not himself..."
Seredova looked at Buffon with some resentment.
Even though it has happened many times, she still finds it hard to accept.
"Can't we do something interesting while watching TV, Gigi? The game will be over soon."
Seredova asked, pushing his arm.
Buffon pushed Seredova away again and said, "The game is over, but my career is not over yet. Will you give me the championship trophy after Kevin retires?"
Think about how much effort he put into transferring to Milan.
Wouldn’t it be a waste of time if Kevin Huang retired?
He, Gianluigi Buffon, had to save his career with his own hands.
……
“Saint Kevin!!!”
“Saint Kevin!!!”
“Saint Kevin!!!”
The finish line was in sight, with a huge filming convoy following behind Kevin Huang.
The audience waiting at the finish line can't wait any longer.
At this time, Huang Kaiwen finally rode his bike across the white line.
boom--
The atmosphere became ten times more enthusiastic.
Katyusha's staff immediately held the car and helped Huang Kevin get out, and two people quickly stopped the reporters.
Who the hell cares about the requirements of sponsors and organizers? Kevin Huang’s health is more important.
"It's okay, let them come to the team car for an interview."
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.
The bus of the Katusha team is a custom-made bus by the German manufacturer Setra. It was also purchased after Huang Kevin participated in the competition. As a sponsor, they sold it to France at a discount.
The female assistant of the team immediately took Huang Kevin's arm, helped Huang Kevin to sit down, and placed a lot of fruits and food in front of Huang Kevin. There were 4 water bottles alone, each of which provided different nutrients.
But you can't eat it right away.
Huang Kaiwen rinsed his mouth with salt water before speaking: "Wait for me, I'm going to the bathroom."
It took Huang Kevin about three minutes to come back, and the masseur immediately came up to help Huang Kevin massage his legs.
Seeing Huang Kaiwen "weak and exhausted", L'Equipe reporter Jose Barroso-Hugo took out a recorder and asked: "Everyone is very concerned about your health. Can you tell us about your current physical condition and injuries? Will it affect Milan's new season?"
"It should have a little impact, but not big. My health is fine. If I am injured, I will not participate in the game, but my physical condition is indeed not very good."
Huang Kevin said.
"Be more specific? Why was he discharged from the hospital in Marseille within one day?"
Barroso-Hugo asked.
"I was just weak at the time and had no health problems, so I didn't need to stay in the hospital."
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.
"Are you confident that you can continue to maintain these honors?"
"Of course, I'll do my best."
Huang Kevin said.
"Then can you predict the situation of the Ballon d'Or? You are not nominated with other players for this year's Ballon d'Or. Who do you think will win it?"
Barroso-Hugo demanded.
"Of course it's some AC Milan players, Fernando Torres or Robin van Persie, both of them are very competitive. If I had to choose, I would prefer one of them to win the award."
Huang Kaiwen said with a smile.
Barroso Hugo wanted to continue asking questions, but his assistant came over and said, "Kevin, it's your turn to receive the award."
"Sorry, I have something else to do."
Huang Kevin stood up, and the female assistant immediately stared at Barroso Hugo, fearing that he would tamper with the food on the table.
Kevin Huang went up to the podium and took the lion doll.
As for the yellow mountain, it is right on Huang Kevin's body, so there is no need to worry about it.
The person who presented the award to Kevin Huang this time was a handsome young French man. The French president was an old man, so they deliberately changed someone to present the award for the sake of France's image.
Kevin Huang held up flowers and a lion doll amid the audience's cheers.
By the time he stepped down, his teammates had already gathered around him. Huang Kaiwen directly handed the doll to Moreno and said, "The whole team will have it soon, come one by one!"
Vincenzo Nibali smiled and nodded.
When Huang Kevin said this before, he was still a little skeptical.
But after so many days of competition, he was really surprised by the dominance shown by Huang Kevin.
too strong!
It’s not like no one can wear yellow fir for so many days in a row.
But while Kevin Huang kept the yellow shirt, he also held on to the green shirt and the polka dot shirt.
To be honest, the honors behind these clothes are sometimes conflicting.
Otherwise, there would be no distinction between the overall score leader, climbing leader and sprint leader.
It's as if Kevin Huang is not only a forward but also a defender. As a forward, you can come back to defend, but being both a forward and a defender is a bit too much.
Nibali thinks that in the future, in addition to the responsibilities of the captain and the deputy captain, the team can also have a free man. Otherwise, there is no way to summarize what position Huang Kaiwen is.
Oh shit.
If you can’t get all the honors, it means you are not strong enough.
In the evening, the Katusha team celebrated greatly. Today's race was very thrilling, and it was not easy to continue to maintain the honor and advantage over other players.
After the meal, everyone got on the bus.
Ekimov said: "We can't just sit there and take a beating. We have to retaliate tomorrow, but this can't affect Kevin's grades."
"It's okay, captain. Let's catch someone and beat him hard. Who has better results now, Valverde or Quintana?"
Huang Kevin asked.
"After today, Valverde is third, behind you and Froome. Quintana just got the white jersey and moved up to eighth."
Ekimov said.
"Then let's find an opportunity to kill Valverde tomorrow!"
Joaquin Rodriguez said viciously.
He was very angry about today's game.
Looking for an opportunity to influence Valverde is not only a revenge against Mobile Star, but also a way to help Huang Kevin eliminate an opponent.
"Let me arrange the tactics."
Ekimov nodded.
In fact, he wanted to deal with Froome more. After the Sky Team's main player exerted his strength, he had obviously posed a threat to Huang Kevin.
But on the mountain road stage, Flom was not easy to deal with.
I'll find another opportunity next time.
Tomorrow's stage is 168.5km from Saint-Girons to Bagneres-de-Bigorre.
Although the mileage is shorter, this typical mountain stage is more intense.
There are four climbing points and one mid-way sprint point.
At this time, we also have to deal with the moving star, so we must have careful arrangements.
The entire meeting lasted 40 minutes before the team disbanded and returned to their RVs to rest.
While surfing the Internet, Huang Kaiwen saw a shocking piece of news that Inter Milan was actually competing with Real Madrid for Bale.
The key is that Bale has a contract with Chelsea. Given Chelsea's strength, it will not be easy for either Real Madrid or Inter Milan to take Bale away.
Huang Kaiwen thinks that Bale, who has completely evolved under Ancelotti, would not think of getting involved in Serie A. After all, the Serie A championship is no less difficult than the Champions League.
Unless Inter Milan's contract is very generous.
The environment in Serie A is good now and the salaries have gone up, so it is still very attractive to ordinary players.
But for these famous stars, it is not a good thing for Serie A to have a yellow king.
If you want to play in Serie A, you have to go through Milan to win not only the league championship but even the Italian Cup.
Being beaten up in the Champions League is already uncomfortable enough, and then going to Italy twice in a season. If it's more, there may be more than five encounters including the Champions League. Wouldn't that make things uncomfortable for himself?
"Filippo came today and then left again."
Lily came over and said, "He told you to cheer up and win the overall championship if you don't want to see your good friend die."
Huang Kaiwen:…
This idiot Ajiu has found the secret to making money.
Huang Kaiwen was really worried that those gambling companies would send someone to kill Jiu one day.
The higher the odds of the Yellow King, the more Inzaghi will buy. Even if there are retail investors hedging, no one may be able to afford it.
Huang Kevin shook his head and hugged Lily.
Take a rest, there is a game tomorrow.
On the second day, we drove through a relatively complicated section of mountain road in the Pyrenees. The gradients of the four first-level slopes were all over 7%. At the 44th kilometer there was a climbing point with an altitude of 1349 meters and an uphill section of 7.7 kilometers.
The competition officially started at 11:33 am.
The race officially started. Hoglander from the Wickensore team, who performed well yesterday, took the lead and rushed out, followed by Lemoine from the Soares team and Didier from the Radio Studio team. The three formed a leading team.
Today's climbing point started very early, and the large group didn't dare to let the rabbit escape.
At around 35 kilometers, some teams couldn't bear it anymore.
Joaquin Rodriguez nodded to Kevin Huang, Moreno jumped out to lead the ride, Rodriguez and Kevin Huang followed, and Nibali was at the end.
There was a problem with the formation of the Mobile Stars, and Christopher saw this and led his teammates to surround Valverde. The three of them surrounded the Mobile Stars' main player from the front, back and sides, while deliberately slowing down the pace.
Not only did the rhythm slow down, but it also changed. This situation made Valverde very uncomfortable. Valverde, who wanted to break through, suddenly missed a step and fell heavily!
(End of this chapter)