On July 4, the third stage of the Tour de France was still a flat stage, with a total length of 198 kilometers, a sprint point at 104 kilometers, and a level four climbing point at 143 kilometers.
The game lasted another 4 hours and 40 minutes, but no one could stop Zhang Guan's progress.
The fourth stage is from Lorient to Mir in Brittany, with a total length of 172.5 kilometers, a flat stage; the fifth stage, from Carre to Cap Fréel, with a total length of 164.5 kilometers, a flat stage; the sixth stage , Dinan to Lisieux, with a total length of 226.5 kilometers, a flat stage; the seventh stage, Le Mans to Chateauroux, a total length of 218 kilometers, a flat stage.
Over the past few days, one-third of the Tour de France has been completed, and the situation has become increasingly tense. Several popular Huangshan players have gradually come to the fore, such as Hu Shufud of the American Mingjia Racing Team and Evan of the American BMC Jingsi Racing Team. Si, the Shrek brothers of the Luxembourg Cheetah Racing Team, and Croden of the American Radio Studio Racing Team all squeezed into the top ten, while the defending champion Contade performed poorly on the flat road section and only ranked 24th. .
Zhang Guan still ranked first with a time of 28 hours, 29 minutes and 02 seconds. Hu Shuford, who was second, was a full 25 seconds behind Zhang Guan, and Evans, who was third, was also 26 seconds behind Zhang Guan.
The yellow jersey is still worn by Zhang Guan, and among all the players, Zhang Guan also ranks first in sprint points and climbing points.
The first place in the flat stage will have 45 sprint points, so as long as you win the first place in the stage a few more times, it is easy to get the green jersey.
As for the red and white spotted jersey that represents the climbing king, since he has been riding on the flat stages, everyone’s climbing points are not high. Zhang Guan also still retains the red and white spotted jersey, but his points are not much ahead of the others. .
On July 9, the eighth race day of the Tour de France, the players finally entered the mountains of southern France and also ushered in the first hilly stage.
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The eighth stage, from Aigrunde to Superbes, is a hilly stage with a total length of 189 kilometers.
In the hilly stage, another second-level climbing point finally appeared. The first place in the second-level climbing point can get 20 climbing points at once, while the first place in the fourth-level climbing point only has 5 points. Climbing points, that is to say, the points of one level two climbing point are worth four level four climbing points, so it is also a battleground for hill climbing players.
Today's secondary climbing point is located at the 164th kilometer, with an altitude of 1,451 meters, a 6.2-kilometer uphill road, an average slope of 6.2%, and the steepest point reaching 7.7%. For many riders, it is very hard to climb a second-level climbing point after riding for 164 kilometers, so those who are not pursuing climbing points have slowed down.
However, this does not affect the fierce competition among the players ahead.
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Chateau was the climbing champion in last year's Tour de France. In this year's Tour de France, Chateau did not have any outstanding performance in the previous flat stages. However, when entering the hilly stages, Chateau Tewu finally had his moment.
However, Chateau is not without opponents. American Van Gaalderen, Portuguese player Da Costa, and Spaniard Sanchez are all popular players for the red and white spot jersey, and are also Chateau's main competitors.
But what Chatou didn't expect was that he and his old rivals did not rush to the front. The first person to pass the climbing point was a yellow figure.
The yellow jersey is unique in the Tour de France!
There is no doubt that it is Zhang Guan.
"Zhang Guan got the climbing point! This is a second-level climbing point!" Chatwu was full of depression. Thinking of the 20 points for the second-level climbing point, Chatwu felt heartache. At the same time, Chatwu Wu also knew that today's red and white spotted shirt already belonged to Zhang Guan.
However, in the ninth stage of the competition, Chateau still got his wish and put on the red and white spotted jersey, because Zhang Guan once again won four jerseys, and he could not wear four jerseys by himself, so again The green jersey, spotted jersey and white jersey were given up at once, and Chateau also wore the red and white spotted jersey by virtue of the climbing points for second place.
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In the ninth stage, there are 3 level 2 climbing points and 3 level 3 climbing points. As for the two level 4 climbing points at the end, the points are too few and can be ignored.
The increase in climbing points made the competition for the climbing king become more and more intense. In the end, Zhang Guan successfully won two second-level climbing points and one third-level climbing point, and continued to keep the spot jersey without any danger. .
After the ninth stage, the Tour de France also entered a rest day. After two hilly stages, the rankings of the players have also changed a lot. Endurance players who are good at climbing have rushed to the front, and the gap between them has also been significantly widened. The treat that only lasted a second or two no longer existed at this time.
Zhang Guan is still ranked first in the overall score, and the second place in the overall score has become an "emoticon" Voeckler. Spain's climbing master Sanchez came to third place, Evans occupied the fourth place, and Shi The Lake brothers ranked fifth and sixth respectively, and the defending champion Contard entered the top 20.
At this time, those who followed the Tour de France finally noticed that no one could stop Zhang Guan even when entering the hilly stage that required climbing.
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Field Management Center.
"This Zhang Guanke is really making a scene. It seems like it's only a matter of time before he wins the Tour de France!" Director Ma put down the newspaper in his hand and said to himself with a smile: "Those old guys from the Cycling Association, It should be exciting for a while. If it works properly, it is not impossible to promote domestic road cycling."
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then the secretary walked in.
"Director, our people from Monaco just sent an email!" The secretary handed a folder to Director Ma.
Director Ma opened it and looked at it again, his face instantly became solemn.
"How could such a thing happen! If this news is true, it will be a huge blow to our track and field program." Director Ma raised his head and said: "Prepare the car, I want to go to the General Administration. This matter must be done Reported to the General Administration."
"Director, the authenticity of this news has not been 100% confirmed. Is it too hasty to report to the leaders of the General Administration now?" the secretary asked tentatively.
"If this matter is really settled, it will be too late! Besides, that old boy Sebastian has been targeting Zhang Guan. For this kind of thing, you would rather believe it or not! There must be a lot of people in the General Administration. Now go report to the leader, and use the relationship of the General Administration to confirm the authenticity of this matter." Director Ma stood up and continued: "If it is true, we must stop it and do whatever it takes. cost!"
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