[Cold-Resistance Cardiopulmonary Adaptation Pill: After taking this pill, when riding in low-temperature conditions, the heart and lungs can rapidly adapt to and mitigate the adverse effects of inhaling cold air. It also strengthens the body's resistance to cold, enhances blood circulation throughout the body, and prevents discomfort caused by exposure to cold wind during exercise.]
After briefly glancing at the system subtitles, Huang Chong immediately turned his full attention back to the race.
As this was an ITT race where every second counted, he had no time to dwell on the system reward.
After launching, he had to bring his cruising average speed up as quickly as possible.
At the start line of an ITT race, beneath the starting arch, an artificial ramp was usually set up so riders could immediately build speed.
But once they came off the ramp and onto the road, the explosive power in those first few pedal strokes was equally crucial.
Especially since TT bikes used fixed single chainrings.
And the setup Du Wei had prepared for Huang Chong was Tour de France level: a 60T big chainring, only 2T smaller than that of Evenepoel, the true god of time trials.
His gearing was in the same class as Pogačar, Vingegaard, and the others.
If he could not quickly use an anaerobic burst to raise his average speed into the mixed-aerobic threshold zone best suited to him, it would greatly delay his transition into stage-long cruising.
Facing the slanting wind and drizzle, Huang Chong did not hesitate in the slightest. The moment he came off the ramp, he gripped the flat section of the handlebars and stood up to pedal hard.
In an instant, both thighs erupted with over a kilowatt of extreme output. For a brief 10 seconds, his power-to-weight ratio