"Holy shit, Pogačar and Huang Chong attacked with a hundred kilometers still to go? What the hell?"
"Slovenia's Tratnik was actually waiting up ahead for Pogačar, providing him with a relay-launch tactic. Could it be that Pogačar really planned to attack from here?"
"If that's true, then Huang Chong's response was absolutely a very smart choice!"
"But the question is, can he and Pogačar really make it to the end if they attack this early? That's way too far!"
"In my opinion, it's a little risky. Look at Belgium and the Netherlands Team—they still have intact lineups. If they pull the peloton in pursuit, they should be able to catch Huang Chong's breakaway group, right?"
In the domestic viewing groups, countless people were stunned as Pogačar and Huang Chong attacked directly from the peloton at the steepest section during the fourth lap.
After all, under the normal rhythm of racing, no one dared launch an attack from such a distant point.
There were still a hundred kilometers left. If they could make it to the finish from there, then in shorter one-day races, people could start attacking halfway through. How would anyone else even race?
Yet the fans were not the only ones feeling this way. Even the riders in the breakaway group were similarly stunned.
Foss and the others were not surprised when they were caught by Sivakov's group. The five of them had been away for so long that they were nearly out of form. Being caught was only a matter of time.
But the strange thing was that it was understandable for domestiques to catch them with a hundred kilometers remaining. Why had Pogačar, one of the biggest favorites for victory, along with Huang Chong, this year's super rookie, also attacked during the fourth lap and joined