Five road bikes began speeding along a flat, closed asphalt road.
The three Longjiang Team riders, dressed in black cycling jerseys embroidered with golden dragon patterns, took the lead and pulled wildly at the front of the pack.
They had no intention of considering whether Liu Chongyou and Huang Chong behind them would come up and share the pulls.
At this stage of the race, their tactics were already crystal clear: attack, attack, and attack again!!!
The Hong Kong rider in a pink cycling jersey gritted his teeth and clung tightly to the Longjiang Team, riding fourth in the group.
His endurance was exceptionally solid. Although he had not made the podium in the individual ITT event, he had led his team to second place in the team TTT.
Moreover, the gap between them and the Longjiang Team had been minuscule.
That was enough to show that his individual strength was far from poor, second only to the Longjiang Team riders.
As for Huang Chong, who was also wearing a provincial team jersey primarily colored sky blue this time, he rode at the very back of the group.
To passersby who knew absolutely nothing about road cycling, the situation would surely make Huang Chong seem like the one struggling the hardest among the five, since he was positioned at the rear.
But to those in the know, choosing to stay tucked behind the group and draft at the back was precisely the wisest choice at that moment.
The Longjiang Team riders were not surprised at all when, after their round of surges and pulls, only Liu Yunyou and Huang Chong had managed to keep up.
Among the riders they considered threats to their championship hopes, only those two had ever been capable of challenging for the title.
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