Huang Chong had led Roglič to stage victories for two consecutive stages. This kind of elite climbing lead-out performance undoubtedly forced every UCI WorldTour team to take notice and treat him seriously.
Especially among the major teams competing at the Critérium du Dauphiné this time, aside from Vingegaard and Pogačar, nearly every squad had sent out all of its key riders.
They all knew Huang Chong would launch a mad attack with his team leader in the final stretch, yet they still could not stop him. What were they supposed to do?
After the stage ended, the coaching staffs of nearly every team wore grim expressions.
It was not as if they had failed to deploy new tactics for Stage 3.
For example, they had begun trying to wear down Bora Team's two key domestiques, Vlasov and Hindley, as early as 10 kilometers out, hoping to prevent them from controlling the peloton.
They had even sent their own domestiques to drain Huang Chong's energy in advance.
But his strength had far exceeded the level their tactics could target.
In short, Bora Team now effectively had two elite leaders, putting their overall strength far ahead of the others.
If they took such a lineup to the Tour de France, Bora Team would definitely give every UCI WorldTour team a massive headache.
Roglič himself was already competitive enough. Though he was getting older, his strength remained, and containing him was difficult enough already.
Now that they had another elite climber, Bora's room for competition and tactical options at the Tour de France had become far too vast.
It could not help but remind the other teams, especially UAE Team Emirates, of the crushing dominance of Jumbo–Visma Team during the 2022 season.
Back then, it had been the Roglič-Vingegaard partnership that had brought