Huang Chong rode alone through the start/finish arch at the Mount Mao Tourist Center, becoming the first to enter the eighth lap of the men's road race.
At that moment, every staff member at the venue—including riders and coaching staff from the other teams—stood by the roadside with their eyes fixed on him.
Some were stunned. Some were shocked.
Some found it unbelievable, while others simply could not believe it—
Every kind of expression was on display.
But Huang Chong ignored all the stares and astonishment.
His gaze was sharp, his entire focus fixed on the road ahead.
Although he had ridden this loop road around the scenic area countless times over the past three days and knew its terrain by heart, he still had to handle every straight and every corner perfectly in a race decided by seconds.
The gaps between riders were built up through the execution of every little detail.
"Come on, Huang Chong! Only two laps left!!!"
"Bro, the Longjiang Team rider is thirty seconds behind you now! But the two behind him are accelerating too—they've completely dropped the Hong Kong Team rider!!!"
"Beautiful!! Huang Chong, as long as you maintain your current cadence and power, it'll be hard for them to close the gap!!"
Beside the course near the tourist center, Zhou Zitong, Chen Junyi, Xie Kun, Chen Guangyi, and the rest of the Zhejiang Team—even the women's riders—had all rushed out of their tents.
They watched the livestream on their phones, keeping close track of the gaps between the riders behind Huang Chong while shouting encouragement and calling out the time differences.
Although riders were not officially allowed to wear radios to communicate with their coaching staff during the race, the officials did not stop team members from standing by the roadside and giving