Recaps

Zhou Ming recruited Du Wei and Li Zifan to discuss launching a cycling-equipment brand built around Huang Chong’s rising profile. Li Zifan agreed to explore the idea, while Du Wei was left stunned by the wealthy men’s unconventional plan.

• Zhou Ming arrived at Du Wei’s bike shop and demanded a new Bora Team Edition SL8, but Du Wei said his stock was sold out.
• Zhou Ming offered to pay double for the size 51 bike Liu Chaoyang was assembling, then learned that Li Zifan had reserved it.
• After hearing that Li Zifan knew Huang Chong, Zhou Ming arranged to meet him at the shop instead of trying to buy his bike.
• Li Zifan arrived to collect his unfinished bike, exchanged WeChat contacts with Zhou Ming, and joined Zhou Ming and Du Wei for a meal.
• Zhou Ming proposed building a cycling-equipment brand and using Huang Chong’s future commercial value to promote it.
• Li Zifan said he was interested in joining, while Du Wei silently wondered why rich people thought so strangely.

After Huang Chong’s Tour Down Under success, Du Wei sought advice about joining Zhou Ming and Li Zifan’s cycling business, while Huang returned to Bora Team and prepared for his next race. The team selected Huang and the same group of domestiques for the UAE Tour, replacing Adria with Emanuel Buchmann.

• Li Zifan tested the SL8, impressed Du Wei and Zhou Ming with his speed and bike-handling skills, and demonstrated a bunny hop over a step.
• Du Wei told Huang Chong about Zhou Ming and Li Zifan’s startup proposal, and Chen Junyi advised that the business plan was promising but Du Wei should be careful with the partnership agreement.
• Huang Chong returned to Germany after the Tour Down Under, where Ralph Denk and Rolf Aldag praised his performance and welcomed him back to Bora Team.
• Huang Chong kept the team officials’ praise in perspective and resumed training, while the team sent other riders to European races and left him out.
• Aldag announced Bora Team’s UAE Tour lineup, selecting Huang Chong alongside Sam Welsford, Ben Zwiehoff, Patrick Gamper, Danny van Poppel, Ryan Mullen, and Emanuel Buchmann.

Huang Chong studied the UAE Tour route and its star-filled start list, recognizing that the time trial and two difficult summit finishes would make the overall contest demanding. Chen Junyi encouraged him to treat the rival teams’ leaders as targets and keep racing hard to earn a place in his team’s core lineup.

• Chen Junyi showed Huang Chong the seven-stage elevation profiles and warned him that the Stage 2 time trial and mountain stages would shape the general classification.
• Huang Chong assessed the climbs and noted that UAE Team Emirates had not entered Pogačar, though its lineup included strong riders such as Adam Yates and Jay Vine.
• Huang Chong identified Lennert van Eetvelt and Ben O'Connor as major general-classification rivals and recognized many other star riders on the start list.
• Huang Chong admitted to Chen Junyi that facing riders he had once admired felt dreamlike, rather than saying he lacked confidence.
• Chen Junyi encouraged Huang Chong to target the rival team leaders and give everything in each race so he could enter his team's core lineup.

Huang Chong began the UAE Tour as a lieutenant rider supporting Bora Team’s leaders, then was caught in a final-kilometer crash on Stage 1. He escaped with scraped elbows, reassured Chen Junyi, and treated the wounds with a system-rewarded healing ointment.

• Chen Junyi encouraged Huang Chong as they traveled with Bora Team to the United Arab Emirates for the UAE Tour.
• At the pre-race press conference, Huang Chong said he hoped to repeat his Tour Down Under form while prioritizing support for the team’s leaders.
• On Stage 1, Huang Chong helped Bora Team’s sprint train before dropping back with the other general-classification riders near the finish.
• A crash with just over 200 meters remaining sent a Jayco rider into Huang Chong, but Huang jumped clear of his bike and suffered only minor abrasions.
• Huang Chong finished within the same recorded time as the stage winner, reassured Chen Junyi, and applied his system’s Fast-Acting Trauma Healing Ointment to his elbows.

After recovering from a minor crash, Huang Chong rode the UAE Tour’s 12.1-kilometer time trial and finished fifth, placing ahead of several overall favorites. His result left the Bora manager astonished by the talent China had produced.

• Huang Chong returned to the team after treating his scraped elbow, and the manager told him to rest before the time trial.
• McNulty set the early fastest time, while Jay Vine and Bjerg also finished near the top for UAE Team Emirates.
• Zwiehoff finished thirty-third and Buchmann sixty-sixth, leaving the Bora manager with few hopes for the team’s overall result.
• Huang Chong completed the time trial at an average speed of 52.964 km/h, fifteen seconds behind McNulty, and ranked fifth in both the stage and general classification.
• The Bora manager hugged Huang Chong and praised his time trial strength, marveling at how China had produced an athlete like him.

After Huang Chong’s fifth-place ITT result, Bora Team’s leaders discussed his potential and whether to accelerate his development. He began the UAE Tour’s decisive mountain stage in the white jersey, as the peloton reached the long ascent of Jebel Jais.

• Huang Chong finished fifth in the UAE Tour ITT, earned 10 UCI points, and secured the white Best Young Rider jersey.
• Aldag and Ralph Denk praised Huang Chong’s time-trial performance, while Aldag worried that pushing his development too aggressively could harm him.
• Huang Chong started Stage 3 in white as the UAE Tour’s GC contenders prepared for the mountain finish.
• Visma’s manager regretted that the team had not signed Huang Chong and discussed his potential to become a complete GC rider.
• Stewart and Silvan Dillier formed an early breakaway, but the peloton caught them in the crosswinds; Stewart later attacked again with Jonas Rickaert.
• Adam Yates was caught in a crash but rejoined the peloton, which then reached the start of the 35-kilometer uphill run to Jebel Jais.

Huang Chong followed his directeur’s advice on Jebel Jais, conserved his strength, and sprinted to second behind Ben O'Connor. After the third stage, Jay Vine took the general classification lead, with Huang Chong six seconds behind in second.

• Stewart was caught as the peloton began climbing Jebel Jais, and the sprinters dropped back.
• Einer Rubio attacked, but Bjerg caught him; Adam Yates abandoned after being dropped.
• Bjerg and other teams set a hard pace, thinning the group as Huang Chong stayed with the leaders and Zwiehoff.
• Paret-Peintre attacked with Ben O'Connor, who opened a gap; Huang Chong followed Jay Vine in the chase and sprinted past him near the finish.
• O'Connor won the stage, Huang Chong finished second without a time gap, and Vine finished five seconds behind Huang Chong.
• Vine moved into first overall, Huang Chong stood second at six seconds, and O'Connor took the green mountains jersey.

Huang Chong finished second on Stage S3 after chasing O'Connor and beating Jay Vine in the final sprint, leaving him three seconds behind O'Connor in the overall standings. After three flat stages, Bora Team made Huang Chong its undisputed leader for the decisive Stage S7, while UAE Team Emirates prepared to target him and O'Connor.

• Paret-Peintre attacked with 1.4 km remaining, O'Connor followed, and Huang Chong stayed with Jay Vine before sprinting past him to finish second.
• Zwiehoff and Bora Team's directeur sportif congratulated Huang Chong, who apologized for not catching O'Connor, but the directeur sportif reassured him that he had made the right choice and remained three seconds ahead of O'Connor overall.
• Attila Valter finished with Jay Vine, but Visma–Lease a Bike's directeur sportif lamented that Huang Chong had outperformed Valter and questioned why the team had not signed him.
• UAE Team Emirates' staff recognized Huang Chong as a major threat and decided to have their domestiques drop him and O'Connor early on the final climb so Jay Vine could ride to the finish alone.
• Tim Merlier won the sprints on S1, S4, and S6 and secured the points classification, while Wellsford managed only third on S5.
• Before Stage S7, Bora Team's directeur sportif ordered the entire team to work for Huang Chong as its core leader in the fight for the overall title.

On the UAE Tour’s final stage, Bora Team protected Huang Chong as he battled the leading GC riders up Jebel Hafeet. Huang Chong attacked near the summit, won Stage 7, and took the overall title and three jerseys, leaving Bora Team celebrating a historic sweep.

• Before Stage 7, Bora Team made Huang Chong its protected leader, with Jay Vine six seconds ahead and Ben O'Connor three seconds behind him.
• In severe crosswinds, Huang Chong’s teammates sheltered him across the flat route while Buchmann joined the breakaway and stayed ahead into the climb.
• On Jebel Hafeet, McNulty and then Jay Vine were dropped, while attacks from Pello Bilbao, Einer Rubio, and Max Poole failed to break the remaining group.
• With two kilometers left, Huang Chong attacked, caught Buchmann, and used his teammate’s final pull to open a gap; Lennert Van Eetvelt stayed with him while O'Connor and Ilan Van Wilder fell back.
• Huang Chong accelerated again near the summit, dropped Van Eetvelt, and crossed the finish line first to win Stage 7, the general classification, and the white, red, and mountains jerseys.
• At Bora Team headquarters, Ralph Denk celebrated Huang Chong’s victory and considered his signing a bargain.

After winning the UAE Tour and raising his FTP to 418 watts, Huang Chong became a sensation in China and earned the trust of Bora Team. As the team’s established leaders struggled in major European races, Denk confronted Aldag about changing their approach, leaving Huang Chong’s place in the team’s plans in question.

• Huang Chong converted his UAE Tour reward points into 7 watts, then celebrated his overall victory and three leader’s jerseys with Bora Team.
• Huang Chong’s title drew attention across China, and Du Wei celebrated his friend’s success while Huang Lingshan’s classmates clamored to meet him.
• After the team’s banquet, Huang Chong returned to training while Bora Team reconsidered his race schedule and sent its leading riders to European events.
• Bora Team’s riders delivered disappointing results at Strade Bianche, Paris–Nice, and Tirreno–Adriatico, despite Vlasov winning one stage and Hindley finishing third overall.
• Denk told Aldag that Bora Team needed changes after its established leaders underperformed compared with Huang Chong and Wellsford.

Bora Team made Huang Chong the leader for Milan–Turin, where he launched a solo attack on the Prascorsano climb and began building a lead on the descent. He left the team bus stunned as he pulled thirty seconds ahead of Alberto Bettiol, with the race still underway.

• Rolf Denk ordered Aldag to find races where Huang Chong could lead and help the team secure victories.
• Aldag named Huang Chong leader for Milan–Turin and instructed him to attack on the steepest part of the Prascorsano climb.
• Huang Chong studied the rivals and course before Bora Team traveled to Italy and reconnoitered the route.
• UAE Team Emirates controlled the peloton and caught the breakaway before the Prascorsano climb, where Alberto Bettiol attacked.
• Huang Chong followed Bettiol, then counterattacked repeatedly until Bettiol could no longer keep pace.
• Huang Chong descended alone and opened a thirty-second gap over Bettiol, astonishing Aldag and Denk on the team bus.

Huang Chong won Milan–Turin by attacking Bettiol on the climb and holding his lead to the finish, then watched Milan–San Remo and discussed his ability with Aldag. Impressed by Huang Chong’s rapid improvement and competitive resolve, Aldag began considering him for the upcoming Belgian WorldTour Classics.

• Huang Chong dropped Bettiol on the descent and the final climb, then won Milan–Turin with a lead of a minute and a half.
• Huang Chong earned 200 UCI points, raised his FTP to 422W, and celebrated the victory with Ralph Denk and Bora Team.
• Huang Chong toured Milan with Chen Junyi and surprised her by bargaining with locals in Italian.
• Huang Chong watched Milan–San Remo from the Bora team car as Philipsen won, Pogačar finished third, and Bora’s riders placed outside the top ten.
• Huang Chong told Aldag how he had beaten stronger riders at the Asian Championships, prompting Aldag to review the race and reconsider Huang Chong’s strength.
• Aldag began considering whether to include Huang Chong in the upcoming Belgian WorldTour one-day races.

Huang Chong prepared for his first major WorldTour one-day race, Dwars door Vlaanderen, as Bora Team assigned him a domestique role while allowing him to attack if the race opened a chance to win. The race began amid intense attention from broadcasters, fans, and his family, leaving Huang Chong poised to prove himself on Belgium’s difficult roads.

• Pogačar dominated the Volta a Catalunya, while Vlasov finished fourth overall, and Van Poppel and Meeus each took third in Belgian one-day races.
• Aldag named Huang Chong a domestique for Dwars door Vlaanderen, supporting joint leaders Van Poppel and Meeus, but told him to attack if he saw a chance to win.
• Chen Junyi explained the race’s difficult cobbled climbs and packed field, and Huang Chong vowed to fight anyone who stood between him and victory.
• Huang Chong reviewed the formidable start list as international and Chinese broadcasters debated his chances, with Coach Li predicting that Philipsen or Wout van Aert would win.
• Fans in Xianyun High School and Huang Chong’s family followed the race, while Huang Xiaocong’s roommates urged him to take them to the Tour de France if his brother raced there.

Huang Chong survived a major crash during Dwars door Vlaanderen, chased back to the leaders despite his injuries, and won the race with a decisive sprint against Jorgenson. His victory established him as a formidable newcomer in the UCI WorldTour.

• Huang Chong rode through the climbs and cobbled sectors with Van Poppel as the peloton split apart and the race approached Kanarieberg.
• A crash on the descent after Berg Ten Houte threw Huang Chong to the ground, but he used a controlled roll to limit his injuries and quickly got back on a spare bike.
• Huang Chong chased back with Van Poppel, received treatment from the Bora Team car, and crested Kanarieberg in a six-rider lead group as Van Poppel was dropped.
• Huang Chong's group caught the breakaway riders and was joined by Tarling, while attacks and cobbled sectors reduced the contenders to eight riders approaching the finish.
• Jorgenson attacked with seven kilometers remaining, and Huang Chong stayed on his wheel through the final cobbled sector before sprinting past him to win Dwars door Vlaanderen.

After winning Dwars door Vlaanderen, Huang Chong discovered he had fractured his right arm and withdrew from the Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix while recovering. As the Ardennes Classics approached, he told sports director Aldag that he wanted to race.

• Huang Chong won Dwars door Vlaanderen after overtaking Jorgenson in the final 200 meters, but a hospital scan later revealed a minor fracture in his right arm.
• Ralph Denk told Huang Chong to withdraw from the Tour of Flanders and focus on recovery, and Huang Chong agreed.
• Huang Chong missed the Tour of Flanders, where Van der Poel won, and watched Van der Poel also dominate Paris–Roubaix.
• Huang Chong and Chen Junyi watched a crash at the Tour of the Basque Country that injured Vingegaard and Jay Vine and forced Roglič and Evenepoel to withdraw.
• Huang Chong secretly used his healing ointment and recovered, then told Aldag that he wanted to race the Ardennes Classics.

After his right arm healed completely, Huang Chong returned from injury as Bora Team’s leader at La Flèche Wallonne. He stayed with the contenders through the rain and brutal climbs, then defeated Stephen Williams on the final ascent of the Mur de Huy to win the 2024 race.

• Huang Chong volunteered to race, and Charlie’s examination confirmed that his injured arm had fully healed.
• Aldag assigned Huang Chong to lead Bora Team at La Flèche Wallonne, and the team announced his return to fans.
• Thomas Pidcock won the Amstel Gold Race as Huang Chong trained on the La Flèche Wallonne course.
• Huang Chong survived the cold, rain, and repeated climbs while many favorites and most of Bora Team’s riders dropped out.
• Huang Chong helped catch the breakaway and entered the final Mur de Huy climb with the remaining contenders and teammate Adria.
• Stephen Williams attacked near the steepest section, but Huang Chong caught him, passed him in the final 150 meters, and won La Flèche Wallonne.

After winning La Flèche Wallonne, Huang Chong passed a medical examination and was named Bora Team’s leader for Liège–Bastogne–Liège, where he faced Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu Van der Poel for the first time. The 254.5-kilometer Monument began with Huang Chong among the favorites, and the chapter ended as the riders set off.

• Huang Chong overtook Stephen Williams to win La Flèche Wallonne, then thanked his team and told reporters his arm had recovered.
• Charlie examined Huang Chong and found no problems, so Aldag took him to Liège and selected him to lead Bora Team at Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
• Aldag warned Huang Chong that beating Pogačar would be extremely difficult and urged him to stay with Pogačar and study his racing.
• Du Wei, Zhou Ming, Li Zifan, and Wu Fang watched the race in Hangzhou, where Du Wei and Zhou Ming teased each other before agreeing to watch the Tour de France in person.
• The 175 riders started Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and Eurosport commentators Steve and Jimmy discussed Huang Chong’s chances against Pogačar and Van der Poel.

Huang Chong followed Pogačar over Eagle's Beak Hill in Liège–Bastogne–Liège, but Aldag told him to conserve his strength rather than risk being caught by the chasing group. Pogačar won solo, while Huang Chong secured second place, 37 seconds behind him.

• Nine riders, including Christian Scaroni, Gil Gelders, Rémy Rochas, and Fabien Doubey, formed the breakaway as UAE Team Emirates controlled the peloton.
• Aldag told Huang Chong to watch UAE Team Emirates and stay near the front, and Huang Chong followed the accelerating group through Côte de Mont-le-Soie and the crash-induced split.
• UAE Team Emirates caught the breakaway on Wanne, while Huang Chong stayed in the leading group; at Stockeu, he followed Pogačar up the steep climb and drew attention from the broadcast commentators.
• Van der Poel and other riders rejoined during the descent, and Hindley took over as Huang Chong’s domestique after Vlasov faded on Côte de Rosier.
• On Eagle's Beak Hill, Pogačar attacked, but Huang Chong followed him over the summit; Pogačar then pushed the pace on the descent and flats.
• Huang Chong eased off on Furnace Hill after Aldag advised him to protect second place, and Pogačar rode alone to victory while Huang Chong finished second and Romain Bardet took third.

After finishing second behind Pogačar at Liège, Huang Chong gained UCI points and improved his FTP, while the team celebrated his breakthrough. Bora Team then set its sights on winning the home race Eschborn–Frankfurt and told Huang Chong he would not ride the Giro d'Italia.

• Pogačar praised Huang Chong's strength after winning Liège, and Huang Chong said he was satisfied with his second-place finish despite wanting the victory.
• Huang Chong received 620 UCI points for his Liège result, raising his FTP from 436 to 448 watts.
• Vlasov and Lipowitz finished second and third at the Tour de Romandie, but Carlos Rodríguez took the overall title, leaving Ralf Denk frustrated.
• Huang Chong and Chen Junyi predicted that the team would assign him to Eschborn–Frankfurt rather than the Giro, and Aldag called to discuss his next race.
• Aldag told Huang Chong to help Bora Team defend its home victory at Eschborn–Frankfurt and confirmed that he would not ride the Giro d'Italia.

Huang Chong and Bora Team executed a daring two-rider attack to win the Eschborn–Frankfurt race on home soil. After Adria broke away on the second Feldberg climb, Huang Chong surged clear on the final Mammolshain ascent and joined him, then let Adria take the victory at the finish.

• Bora Team controlled the race while Huang Chong conserved energy, and its domestiques dropped the early breakaway on the climbs.
• Adria attacked near the summit of the second Feldberg climb and built a lead despite chase efforts from EF Education and Team dsm-firmenich.
• Adria reached the final Mammolshain climb first and extended his advantage to a minute and a half over the peloton.
• Huang Chong attacked on the steep section of Mammolshain, dropped Jan Christen and the other contenders, and opened a gap of nearly fifty seconds.
• Huang Chong caught Adria with about fifteen kilometers remaining, and the two Bora riders worked together to finish well ahead of the peloton.
• Huang Chong eased off before the finish and let Adria win the race to the cheers of the German fans.

After joining Bora Team’s lineup for the Tour of Hungary, Huang Chong prepared to prove his stage-racing ability and strengthen his case for a Grand Tour spot. As the decisive climb on Stage 3 approached, he told his team director to have Zwiehoff and Buchmann exhaust the rival GC riders before he attacked on the final three kilometers.

• Adria thanked Huang Chong for giving him the Frankfurt victory, and the two celebrated together after the race.
• Bora Team rested Huang Chong and its other core riders for the Giro d’Italia, while Huang Chong watched Pogačar dominate and hoped to race a Grand Tour.
• Aldag assigned Huang Chong to the Tour of Hungary, where he planned to demonstrate his stage-racing strength and improve his chances of making the Tour de France lineup.
• Wellsford won Stage 1 for Bora Team, while Cavendish took Stage 2 after Wellsford suffered a mechanical problem near the finish.
• On Stage 3, Huang Chong instructed the team director to send Zwiehoff and Buchmann hard up the first nine kilometers of the Kékes Peak climb before he attacked on the final three kilometers.

Huang Chong dominated the Tour of Hungary’s mountain stages, winning the overall title and all three classification jerseys while helping Buchmann secure second place. After seeing his results, Bora Team’s owner approved moving Huang into the core lineup and planned to send him to the Critérium du Dauphiné to support Primož Roglič.

• Zwiehoff and Buchmann drove the peloton apart on Kékes Peak before Huang Chong attacked on the final steep section, dropped Thibau Nys, and won Stage 3 by a large margin.
• Huang Chong launched a powerful attack on the Etyek climb in Stage 4 and took his second stage victory, extending his overall lead over Ullrich to nearly two and a half minutes.
• On Stage 5, Huang Chong tried to help Buchmann gain second place overall, but Buchmann could not shake the other contenders, so Huang rode away to win the stage while Buchmann moved into second overall after Ullrich was dropped.
• Huang Chong won the Tour of Hungary and all three classification jerseys, and Bora Team celebrated a first-and-second-place finish with Buchmann.
• During the Giro d'Italia rest day, Ralph Denk told Aldag that Huang Chong belonged in the core lineup, and Aldag planned to have him train with Primož Roglič before sending him to the Critérium du Dauphiné.

After his Tour of Hungary victory, Huang Chong joined Bora Team’s core training group and was officially selected as Primož Roglič’s personal domestique for the Critérium du Dauphiné, a major preview of the Tour de France. The chapter ended as the race began, with Huang Chong’s inclusion fueling excitement among domestic fans and commentators.

• Huang Chong’s training alongside Primož Roglič and the team’s other top riders signaled that Bora Team had moved him into its core lineup.
• While watching Pogačar win the Giro d’Italia, Huang Chong promised Chen Junyi he would try to win the Giro’s Infinite Cup for her next year, and she accepted.
• After celebrating Daniel Martínez’s Giro runner-up finish and Huang Chong’s Tour of Hungary victory, Aldag announced Bora Team’s Critérium du Dauphiné roster with Huang Chong among Roglič’s domestiques.
• Aldag assigned Huang Chong to serve as Roglič’s personal domestique and make the final pull before summit finishes, while Vlasov and Hindley controlled the peloton.
• Huang Chong reviewed the Dauphiné’s mountainous route and reflected with Chen Junyi on the gap between European and Chinese racing.
• When the Critérium du Dauphiné began on June 2, Bora Team’s lineup announcement convinced domestic fans that Huang Chong had earned a place in the team’s Tour de France plans, while Eurosport commentators praised his selection.

Huang Chong guided Primož Roglič safely through the Dauphiné’s opening sprint stage, then launched a decisive attack in the final kilometer of Stage 2 to deliver Roglič the mountain-stage victory. Roglič took the yellow jersey and a 30-second overall lead, while thick summit fog obscured the finish for viewers.

• Mads Pedersen won Stage 1 and took the yellow and green jerseys, while Huang Chong and Primož Roglič finished safely in the peloton.
• A five-rider breakaway formed on Stage 2, and Bora Team’s Denz and Vlasov helped the peloton reduce its advantage as the route climbed toward Col de la Loge.
• With Armirail still ahead and fog thickening near the summit, Huang Chong asked Aldag if he should attack, and Aldag told him to carry Roglič from the final kilometer.
• Huang Chong attacked beneath the final-kilometer arch, caught Armirail, and led Roglič away from the chasing riders before tiring near the finish.
• Primož Roglič sprinted the final 150 meters to win Stage 2, claim the yellow jersey, and open a 30-second lead over Magnus Cort.

Huang Chong helped Primož Roglič win Stage 3 of the Critérium du Dauphiné after the other teams tried to disrupt Bora's control of the race. Roglič strengthened his general classification lead, but Remco Evenepoel's time-trial strength made the upcoming ITT a serious threat.

• After Stage 2, Roglič took the yellow jersey with a 24-second lead over Magnus Cort, crediting Huang Chong's lead-out for the advantage.
• Roglič praised Huang Chong in a post-race interview, while Huang Chong dismissed reporters' attempts to provoke conflict within Bora Team.
• On Stage 3, Christopher Juul-Jensen attacked to catch the breakaway, while Valentin Madouas's solo chase failed and left him exhausted.
• With 10 km remaining, Ineos, UAE Team Emirates, and Visma–Lease a Bike raised the pace to tire Bora's riders and blunt Huang Chong's lead-out.
• At 2.5 km from the finish, Huang Chong forced a path through the peloton and brought Roglič to the front before launching their attack with 2 km remaining.
• Huang Chong led Roglič through the final sprint, and Roglič won Stage 3, extending his lead while Evenepoel remained a threat in the next day's ITT.