Kadel Evans was finally pulled away by his teammates, but Zhang Guan still didn't remember when he had sinned against Kadel Evans.
With Zhang Guan's current status, unless there is really a big conflict, he will not cause trouble for Zhang Guan in such a public occasion. What's more, Cadell Evans is also a veteran rider who has been famous for many years. He is also quite famous in road cycling. He is not a fool in his twenties. He must do things through his brain. Why would you come here to cause trouble for no reason
"Is there some misunderstanding?" Zhang Guan thought it would be better to inquire.
Just at this moment, Gilbert from the Belgian Lotto Racing Team came over, and Zhang Guan immediately won.
Philippe Gilbert is the captain of the Belgian Lotto team. He is 28 years old this year, which is the golden age for a confident athlete. Now Zhang Guan will wear the uniform of the Belgian Lotto team to participate in the first stage of the Tour de France, and he and Gilbert can also be regarded as temporary teammates.
"Philip, how much do you know about Cardel Evans?" Zhang Guan asked.
"Why did you mention him?" Gilbert reacted a little strangely when he heard Evans' name, and then he introduced: "Evans is an Australian, a mountain biker, and has won multiple mountain bike World Cup championships. , and later switched to road racing, with very good results. He finished eighth in the 2005 Tour de France, fourth in 2006, and runner-up in the Tour de France in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, he won the World Road Cycling Championship. Now that he is in good condition, he can be considered a popular candidate for this Tour de France championship! What, do you know him?"
Zhang Guan shook his head: "I don't know him, but he seems to have some opinions about me. But I can't remember when I offended him."
Zhang Guan told Gilbert what happened just now.
"So that's what it looks like!" Gilbert smiled slightly: "You didn't offend him, it was us who offended him."
"You?" Zhang Guan asked in surprise.
"I'm referring to our team." Gilbert explained: "Evans was the driver of our Belgian Lotto team last year, and he just switched to the American BMC Racing Team this year."
"Is there any conflict between Evans and your team?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.
Gilbert nodded: "Actually, the leader of our team was not me, but Evans. His two Tour de France runner-ups were won when he was with our team. Evans' contract expired last year, and the team They were willing to renew his contract, but could not agree on the price. Evans asked for a salary increase, and the team said it was okay, but not too much. The amount Evans wanted was a bit large for the team, so in the end The talks fell through. Evans went to BMC Racing USA instead."
"Did the American BMC racing team pay a higher price?" Zhang Guan asked with a smile.
"No, the price they gave is not the number that Evans wanted." Gilbert shook his head and continued: "You know, the competition in cycling in Europe is very fierce, although the intercontinental professional teams will have There are twenty or thirty sponsors, and there will be more sponsors for professional teams, but the daily expenses of the teams are also very high. In fact, the economic status of each team is not very comfortable. We, the Belgian Lotto, cannot provide it, and other teams are the same. Can’t give it.”
"So Evans is resentful of your team because the Lotto team refused to meet his request for a salary increase." Zhang Guan nodded slightly and then said: "But this has nothing to do with me, right? Although I am wearing The uniform of your team, but not the driver of your team. I am just a guest attending the event. If Evans wants to complain, he can’t blame me, right? Your team has twenty or thirty drivers and forty or fifty staff members. , he shouldn’t deal with me, an outsider? This doesn’t make sense.”
"I think it's because of the 100,000 euros bid yesterday." Gilbert shrugged: "Evans probably feels that the team would rather spend 100,000 euros on you as a guest than give him a salary increase. So he will also resent you. I’m very sorry that you were implicated.”
Zhang Guan suddenly understood, and it made sense. It involves an issue of dignity and face, which cannot be measured by sharing money.
Many big-name athletes value their own face very much. For example, if an athlete has an annual salary of 10 million, if he is given an annual salary of 5 million, it can even be considered an insult, and the athlete will definitely be unhappy in various ways.
Take "Flash" Wade for example. He has played for the Miami Heat for many years and originally planned to stay with the Heat for the rest of his life. However, the Heat were only willing to give Wade a one-year contract worth 10 million. In anyone's opinion, this is Insulting Wade. When something like this happens, even if no other team offers a contract, Wade will not sign it. This is the dignity of an athlete. In the end, Wade went to the Chicago Bulls for 47.5 million in two years, leaving the Miami Heat, where he had been playing for more than ten years.
This should be the case for Evans now. He feels that the Belgian Lotto team would rather give money to Zhang Guan than give himself a salary increase. He feels that he has been insulted. He even thinks that in the eyes of the Lotto team, Zhang Guan His value was greater than that of an old minister who had served him for many years, so he even complained to Zhang Guan.
Moreover, Evans is Australian, and this country can be considered a vanguard against China. Especially on the sports field, Australian athletes often discriminate against Chinese athletes in various ways. The Chinese people are more familiar with the swimming Horton, and his behavior has even been "affirmed" by most Australian media. With the general environment in Australia like this, it is not surprising that Evans is making excuses for Zhang Guan.
"I have suffered an unreasonable disaster! But this Evans, I have to teach him a lesson. Didn't he say that the Chinese will never win the Tour de France in a hundred years? Didn't he say that the level of Chinese cycling is poor? Tomorrow Let me show you, the cycling kingdom is not just a boast!" Zhang Guan thought of this and found cycling-related skills in the system.
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"Kadel, you went a little too far today." Boghart said.
"I'm just so angry! It's not like the Belgian Lotto doesn't have money, but they would rather throw money at Zhang Guan, an irrelevant person, than give me a salary increase! I've been working for them for many years despite the loss, so why not A layman is important. This is simply an insult to my character!" Evans said.
"Then you shouldn't cause trouble for Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan is just a guest, and the 100,000 euros will not fall into Zhang Guan's pocket, but will eventually be donated to the prevention and treatment of malaria in Africa." Boghardt said said.
"I'm just unhappy with that Chinese guy!" Evans curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, that Chinese guy can't do anything to me."
"Not necessarily. The whole world knows that Zhang Guan is proficient in various sports, especially racing. He has never lost! And he is Chinese. Maybe he is really good at riding a bicycle. If tomorrow's If he overtakes you in the competition, you will lose face!" Boghart said half-jokingly.
"More than me? You really know how to joke!" Evans curled his lips disdainfully: "Do you really think that Chinese people are very good at riding bicycles? They ride bicycles because they are poor and cannot afford cars, so they are Get on the bike! We are professional cyclists, participating in the Tour de France, the highest level of cycling in the world! Even if I give Zhang Guan two more wheels, he can only follow me and eat shit! No! , he can’t even think about it, I will be so far ahead, he can’t even see my back!”
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(End of chapter)