After the Tour of Qinghai Lake concluded in full, the world teams that had come to Qinghai for the race, including domestic continental teams, gradually withdrew from the plateau the following day.
But Huang Chong did not leave.
As the National Altitude Training Base, this place was known as the "factory that forged gold medals" and had produced countless world champions.
Doba possessed a unique altitude and suitable climate, making it an ideal training ground for endurance sports.
In winter, road cyclists generally went to warm Mangshi for training; in the height of summer, Doba was the best place to train.
July and August in particular were simply too hot across the country, and there were not many road cycling races either.
So, at Coach Han's request and after communicating well with the team, Huang Chong remained on the plateau to continue training.
That training lasted more than twenty days, nearly a full month.
With Chen Junyi and the national team logistics support crew specially arranged by Coach Han, he rode almost every difficult climbing road in Qinghai.
Near the end of his training, he also completed the Qinghai–Tibet Route, heading into snow-covered areas where the average elevation exceeded 4,000 meters for a week of special training.
In short, by the time Huang Chong finished training, ultraviolet exposure had given him a plateau flush, and his skin had darkened by more than a shade.
It was not until August 12 that he temporarily left Qinghai alone and flew to Tianjin.
The fifth stage of the professional league, the Tianjin Tuanbo Lake Stage, would be held there on August 13. As the holder of the overall Red Jersey, he naturally had to continue racing.
As for Chen Junyi, she never came down from the plateau at all.
Though she personally wanted