After the awards ceremony, once the flag had been raised to the national anthem, Huang Chong, still wearing the Rainbow Jersey, returned backstage to continue taking interviews from media outlets around the world.
Many major domestic state media outlets had also sent reporters to Zurich.
However, interviews at events like this were generally not very long.
After all, the riders' rest and recovery after the race had to be considered.
So the reporters' questions, as well as his answers, were all brief and routine.
As for larger interview programs, such as CCTV's special sports features for world champions, Huang Chong knew those would only officially begin after he returned to China.
It could be said that once this year's European season officially ended, he did not even need to guess how packed his schedule would be after returning home.
That was simply part of what came with becoming famous—or rather, becoming a dazzling public figure.
At least when it came to arranging his personal time, he would be unable to act freely for a long while.
Perhaps only after he officially retired would those once ordinary, peaceful, everyday days gradually return.
After finishing all the interviews, Huang Chong naturally headed straight back to the national team's support department.
This year's Road Cycling World Championships had fully concluded. Although the team's haul consisted of only one gold and one bronze won by Huang Chong, it was an achievement without precedent.
As for whether there would be anyone to surpass it in the future, and how long that might take, no one could predict.
Unless Huang Chong continued to achieve such breakthroughs at future World Championships during his professional career.
But regardless, with the astonishing results he had created on European soil this year, road cycling itself had already gained unprecedented popularity