The news of Huang Chong winning the overall title at the Tour of Guangxi spread through the domestic community of fans who followed professional road cycling as soon as the organizers' official media released it, sparking heated discussion.
"Guys! Great news, huge news!!
Our national team rider Huang Chong just won the overall title of the 2023 UCI WorldTour Tour of Guangxi, beating Jumbo–Visma Team's Ved Milan by nine seconds on GC!!!
What do you all think about this?!!"
In a cycling fans' viewing group created by a road cycling streamer, an administrator spotted a short official video of Huang Chong's victory from the Tour of Guangxi media accounts and immediately forwarded it excitedly to the group.
Replies soon began appearing, though some were rather off-topic. "Huang Chong? Who's that? How come I've never heard of him?"
"Holy crap, bro, you don't know Huang Chong? Did your house just get internet?
"Exactly. He's insanely good, okay? This year, he practically swept every domestic race. Aside from a silver at the Asian Championships, everything else was gold."
"That's right. Not only did he sweep the domestic circuit, he also won the Tour of Qinghai Lake and the Asian Games. He beat a whole bunch of foreign riders for those titles!"
"Uh... hearing you guys talk, weren't all his races domestic events? I usually only watch the WorldTour. I don't know much about these lower-level domestic races!"
The moment that rider said that, the entire QQ group fell silent.
After a moment, the administrator broke the silence. "Fine, we get it, brother, your standards are high and you look down on our domestic leagues. Anyway, let's get back on topic—what do you think about Huang Chong winning the Tour of Guangxi?
Do you think he has a chance of joining a UCI