Cycling: Racing Against the Wind
Chapter 103

The 5CM That Decided Direct Olympic Qualification

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"God, Shinya Arashiro, the Japanese team's ace rider who has competed in three Olympic Games, has been dropped!"

"After Kazakhstan's two world-class riders launched a joint attack, he survived the 11.5% short, steep climb, but time spares no athlete. Once they entered the following series of climbs, the energy in his body finally reached its limit!"

"Can he catch back up?"

"Oh, damn it, can someone tell me where this Chinese rider came from? He actually managed to follow the attack of Kazakhstan's two world-class riders?!"

"Steve, I just opened the official UCI site and specifically looked up this Chinese rider's information. The result is interesting—"

"Oh, Jimmy, don't play guessing games at such a white-hot moment in the race. Hurry up and give all the fans watching this live broadcast some information about this Chinese rider. I think everyone is dying to know who he is!"

"Okay, Steve, I have to admit that even after searching the entire internet, I could only find scattered information on this Chinese rider. Six months ago, he had just joined China's local Hengxiang Continental Team, but in the past six months, he has never participated in a single professional event under the UCI—not even a CIASS 2-level race."

"What did you say? He has never competed in a UCI-sanctioned event? How is that possible? Then his current UCI rider points—?"

"Yes, you guessed right. Zero points. He is a complete rookie rider!"

"Oh, God, that was truly a risky and bold choice!"

On Eurosport's road cycling channel, Steve, the host in charge of the Asian Championships broadcast, was astonished and nearly speechless after hearing his colleague's information on Huang Chong. He could not help remarking, "I never expected that the Chinese, whom we Westerners have always viewed as conservative and ancient, would be

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