While the two bigwigs in the support vehicle were discussing Huang Chong's future career path—
The coaches from the other divisions and the teachers leading the sports school teams were still fully focused on the riders speeding through the stormy wind and rain.
Even the coaching staff for the Women's A and B ITT divisions had gathered in the support lounge to watch the final stage of the Men's A race, the strongest field of them all.
It was standard practice in road cycling races for the strongest riders to start later.
Especially in ITT events, where the starting order was not randomly drawn but arranged from the worst registered result to the best.
The rider with the best registered result would generally be sent out last.
That was why attention grew higher as the race neared its end.
Just like in the Tour de France ITT, where the rider with the best overall standings started last, becoming the center of countless eyes and every spotlight.
Huang Chong naturally did not command the same attention as a Tour de France champion.
Even at the Provincial Games, aside from event staff and participants, there were only a small number of local residents and sports reporters from the various prefecture-level cities present.
But even so, when Huang Chong brought his cruising speed up to 47 KM/H, nearly every participant, male and female alike, was stunned and began grumbling:
"Holy shit, did the national team send some big pro here? A cruising average of 47 KM/H, with the first stage done in 12 minutes and 68 seconds—what the hell are we even racing for?"
"Seriously. I didn't notice until you pointed it out. After finishing the first stage, this rider was a full minute faster than the Hangzhou Wenhai Cycling Team rider currently