Laji Mountain Pass, where the mountain winds howled.
Setting out from the Doba National Plateau Training Base, Huang Chong spent over two grueling hours climbing, maintaining an average speed of roughly 32 km/h. After riding a full 74 km, he finally reached the summit through a succession of enormous hairpin bends.
At the highest point of the highway stood a blue road sign suspended overhead.
To the left of the road was an important landmark of Tibetan Buddhism: Tsongkha Laze Temple.
Huang Chong glanced back at the winding mountain road he had ridden up from Doba. It twisted like a giant dragon through rolling mountains covered in a thin layer of green grass, grand and magnificent.
However, he did not stop at the summit, nor did he get off his bike to visit the temple or the mountainside viewing platform.
He rode straight around the enormous U-shaped bend at Laji Mountain Pass and headed toward Guide County on the other side of the mountain.
After crossing Laji Mountain Pass, the entire route became a high-speed descent with similarly massive hairpin bends, stretching roughly 60 km.
Since this was his first reconnaissance ride, he could see the entire road condition at a glance from the summit.
Even so, Huang Chong remained as cautious as possible, maintaining a speed of 80 to 90 km/h as he spiraled downhill.
Zhao Caixia, watching from the support vehicle, was left wide-eyed once again. "Professional riders descend way too fast. This is on a bicycle!
"How fast is he going now? It looks like he's already exceeded 90 km/h?
"My god, that's unimaginable!"
Chen Junyi was equally focused during the descent.
Not only did she need to keep an eye on Huang Chong at all times, but it was also her first time in Qinghai, and