At this time, Zhang Guan has entered the first transition area. In this area, Zhang Guan needs to take off his waterproof jacket and swimming cap, find his bicycle, then put on his shoes, run out of the transition area and start riding the bicycle. OK.
This series of actions must be done against the clock. In fact, the gap between the players in this aspect is not very big. As long as there are no mistakes, the difference is only five or six seconds.
The layout of the transition area is the factor that most affects time. Today's transition area is relatively large, so the time spent by the players is about 1 minute and 05 seconds. Zhang Guan's speed was no slower than others. He completed the actions of taking off his waterproof clothes, finding a bicycle and changing shoes in 1 minute and 04 seconds, and then rushed out of the transition area.
"Zhang Guan started riding!" The camera focused on Zhang Guan without hesitation at this moment.
As the champion of the Tour de France, Zhang Guan naturally became the focus of the audience the moment he got on his bicycle.
"Zhang Guan was one minute behind. I wonder how long it will take for him to catch up with the leading group?"
"After all, this is not a static start, but a 1.5-kilometer swim. The athletes have all gone through physical exertion. I guess it is impossible for Zhang Guan to ride as fast as in the Tour de France."
"Even if the crowning speed is slower than that of the Tour de France, it is definitely faster than other competitors. If the cycling skills of triathletes can reach the Tour de France level, they will not participate in triathlon and directly participate in professional cycling. If you win the competition, you can make more money than a triathlon."
As this person said, triathletes can run, ride, and swim, which seems to be very comprehensive, but in fact, being comprehensive means that they are not good at anything. As far as domestic triathletes are concerned, they are mainly selected from swimmers. However, athletes with relatively high swimming levels will not participate in triathlons, but continue to practice swimming, so they are eventually selected into triathlons. The players on the team are all relatively average players.
The situation abroad is similar. Athletes with truly high cycling skills must have gone on to engage in professional cycling. Any professional cyclist has a higher cycling skill than a triathlete.
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The roads are not straight, and there are no spectators on the roadside. Most of Japan's countryside is vast and sparsely populated, and Japan's main population is also concentrated in cities. The Tokyo Circle brings together more than one-third of Japan's population. In non-urban areas, most of the residents are elderly people, who naturally don't have much interest in sports like triathlon.
The leading players are basically still in the same group. After all, the 40-kilometer bicycle ride has just begun, and there is not a big gap between them.
Three Japanese players, two Korean players and two Kazakhstani players all adopted the strategy of alternating the lead. This tactic of alternating lead riders may not have much advantage in speed, but it can save more energy.
Later, Zhang Guan's figure gradually appeared within the sight of the leading team. His speed was obviously faster than other players, and the distance between the two sides was gradually shortening.
Tianshan Kanhao noticed that the two Kazakh players were chasing closer, so he couldn't help but look back and saw a lone player behind him.
"He's a Chinese. Chinese people's cycling skills are still very poor. They've only ridden a few kilometers and they can't keep up with the big group and are left alone!" Kanhao Tianshan thought to himself.
Since there was a certain distance between the two sides, and Zhang Guan was wearing a helmet and goggles, Tianshan Kanhao did not recognize Zhang Guan's identity at a glance, but judged from the Chinese team uniform Zhang Guan was wearing that he was a Chinese player.
Moreover, Tianshan Kanhao never thought that Zhang Guan was catching up from behind. When he saw that Zhang Guan was some distance away from the peloton, he thought it was a player from the Chinese team who could not keep up with the riding rhythm of the peloton. , so we are lagging behind.
Soon after, Tayama Kanhao looked back again to confirm the position of the Kazakh players.
"The backward Chinese has disappeared and seems to have been thrown out of sight." Tianshan Kanhao turned his head and continued to move forward. However, Tianshan Kanhao always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong. .
Tayama Kanhao's feeling comes from his intuition. After all, he is a veteran. He has participated in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. He was also Asia's number one brother at that time and participated in many international competitions. His more than ten years of competition experience also Give him that intuition.
"Something's wrong!" Tianshan Kanhao turned around again, but this time, he discovered that the person following the Kazakh athlete turned out to be a Chinese athlete.
"It's the guy just now! Could it be that he didn't get rid of the big team, but caught up! And the two Koreans he surpassed have already caught up behind the Kazakhstan team! How is this possible?" Kanhao Tianshan carefully said Looking around, I suddenly realized that the Chinese who was catching up was Zhang Guan.
"It's Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan is catching up!" Tian Shan Kuanhao took a breath of air and couldn't help but panic.
At this time, other players had also noticed Zhang Guan's presence.
"It's Zhang Guan. Did he catch up from behind?"
"How did Zhang Guan catch up? This is the leading group! If he can catch up here, doesn't it mean that his strength is equal to ours?"
"Didn't the media report that Zhang Guan came here to sell advertisements? How come an advertisement seller has entered the leading group!"
"After only ten minutes of riding for forty kilometers, Zhang Guan has already caught up. Could it be that he was not far behind in the swimming stage?"
"Zhang Guan's speed is so fast, much faster than us! Oops, I can't hold my position! He passed me."
"How can someone ride so fast? Is this the strength of a Tour de France champion?"
Everyone had various thoughts, and then watched helplessly as Zhang Guan surpassed himself, then surpassed the previous opponents, and ran to the front of everyone.
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At the finish line, there was a large TV in the press lounge area. Many reporters gathered around the TV to watch the live broadcast of the race.
"Zhang Guan is ahead!" a reporter said in disbelief.
"It's less than a quarter of the 40-kilometer ride now. How come Zhang Guan is ahead? Isn't he lagging behind in the swimming event?"
"According to official data, Zhang Guan's swimming time was 20 minutes and 3 seconds. He was only 1 minute behind the leader!"
"Only one minute behind in swimming? Now Zhang Guan is in the lead. Does this mean that Zhang Guan has caught up with the 1 minute through his bicycle?"
"Cycling is Zhang Guan's strong point, and less than a quarter of the way, Zhang Guan has already gained back 1 minute. According to this calculation, he can still lead the second place in the next three-quarters of the race. It’s only three minutes!”
"He is worthy of being the champion of the Tour de France. He can lead the second place by 3 minutes just by relying on his bicycle. Doesn't he have a good chance of winning the championship?"
"Win the championship? How is it possible? Isn't he here to sell advertising?"
"Do you still think that Zhang Guan is here to sell advertisements? The contestant who sells advertisements will come first?"
"I think Zhang Guan is really here to sell advertisements and win another championship by the way!"
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