After the fourth race of the professional league, the Wenzhou–Yueqing Stage, Huang Chong had completely cemented his advantage in the overall standings.
As the first domestic professional league held since the association's reforms, all the riders and coaching staffs of the Continental teams now generally believed that he was highly likely to wear the red jersey for the overall standings from the first race all the way through to the end of the finals.
Of course, with the event only halfway through, Huang Chong certainly could not afford to relax or let his guard down.
Just as Coach Li had thought, he wanted to focus more fully on the 22nd Tour of Qinghai Lake road cycling race, which would begin in a week. So, he had simply widened the gap in the professional league's overall standings even further, lest unexpected complications leave him unable to handle both ends.
This year, Hengxiang would not participate in the Tour of Qinghai Lake as a team.
Therefore, if Huang Chong wanted to race, he could only return to the national team.
Although many domestic Continental teams would participate in this Pro-level UCI event, everyone knew full well that the primary contenders for the overall standings would undoubtedly be the Pro-level teams from Europe.
The local government had already officially announced the full list of participating teams.
Chen Junyi handed the printed document to Huang Chong, who was packing his luggage and preparing to leave for Qinghai. "Take a look, Huang Chong. I've organized the lineup of teams participating in this Tour of Qinghai Lake.
"A total of twenty-two teams have registered, with a provisional 154 riders. Each team may send seven riders to compete.
"Among them are five Pro teams, fifteen Continental teams, and two national teams.
"Those two national teams are the