When Zhang Guan passed the second timing point, his total score was 22 minutes and 58 seconds, which means that the time he spent passing the second stage was 14 minutes and 38 seconds.
However, what shocked Wiggins was not just this score, but the "22" in front of it indicating minutes, because it represented less than 23 minutes.
"Within 23 minutes! How is that possible! He can pass the second timing point within 23 minutes!"
Wiggins looked at this number in disbelief. He even thought that there was a malfunction in the timing equipment.
Before the game, Wiggins had practiced on this track many times, and during practice, the fastest time he passed the second timing point was 23 minutes and 10 seconds. This is a full 12 seconds slower than Zhang Guan’s current result.
Wiggins is better at complex stages with many slopes and turns. Wiggins will definitely be much faster than others. He spent the shortest time in the second stage. It's 14 minutes and 45 seconds. Wiggins firmly believes that, except for himself, every athlete in the world spends more than 14 minutes and 50 seconds in the second stage.
But Wiggins’ fastest time was still 7 seconds slower than Zhang Guan’s 14 minutes and 38 seconds. My fastest time is 7 seconds slower than others. How can I still hope to win in this game
Next to him, Fromm was also stunned by Zhang Guan's results. After all, Fromm is also the top cyclist in the world, but the time he spends in the second stage will exceed 15 minutes. In fact, the test times of other top British cyclists are also more than 15 minutes, and only Wiggin Si, can ride a time of 14 minutes and 50 seconds.
Because of this, the British coaching team had determined before the game that Wiggins would definitely win the individual time trial championship. A 10-second advantage is simply unshakable in the eyes of the world's top players.
But today, Fromm saw a performance within 14 minutes and 40 seconds, which means that in the second stage alone, Zhang Guan was more than 20 seconds faster than himself, and at least 10 seconds faster than Wiggins. !
This is also an advantage of 10 seconds, which is also unshakable!
"It's impossible. I'm so familiar with the track. I can only ride in 15 minutes at most. It's the first time for Zhang Guan to ride on this track. How could he be so much faster than me? I don't believe it. I want to file a review of my grades!" Fromm felt that his mind had begun to become confused.
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"Zhang Guan's total time was 22 minutes and 58 seconds. He spent 14 minutes and 38 seconds on the second stage. The second stage was only 1.9 kilometers longer than the first stage, but Zhang Guan spent more The time was 6 minutes and 18 seconds. If physical factors are excluded, the road conditions in the second stage should be more complicated." German player Martin analyzed it carefully and set a time of 14 minutes and 30 seconds for himself.
Next to him, other players also set their own goals based on Zhang Guan's results.
Raseni, who started second, spent 16 minutes and 52 seconds in the second stage, and his cumulative time through the second timing point has reached 26 minutes and 24 seconds. Bazhayev, who started third, was in much better condition. He passed the second timing point in 25 minutes and 57 seconds, followed by Iran's Hani in 26 minutes and 07 seconds.
Hani was more than three minutes slower than Zhang Guan at the first two timing points, and he also started 6 minutes later than Zhang Guan. The total difference was more than 9 minutes. When he passed the second timing point , Zhang Guandu is already close to the end of the race.
The total distance is 34.6 kilometers, so the final third stage is 11.1 kilometers long, which is longer than the first stage, but much shorter than the second stage.
In terms of road conditions, the third stage is much better than the second stage. The only problem is that when athletes ride here, they will consume more energy, so the speed is not as fast as before.
Wiggins looked at the finish line, and he had a premonition that Zhang Guan would appear at the end of the track soon.
"Coming!" A black dot appeared on the edge of the track in the distance. As the black dot got closer and closer, it could already be seen that the opponent was wearing a red racing suit.
That is Zhang Guan.
Wiggins looked at his watch and his face suddenly tightened. He knew that if it were him, it would be impossible for the entire game to end so quickly.
The riders in the waiting area are all looking at Zhang Guan. As the first rider to start, it is most normal to come back first, so the riders are more concerned with Zhang Guan's results.
Hampton Court Palace in the distance came into Zhang Guan's sight. The red-brick abandoned city wall was particularly conspicuous when surrounded by a patch of green vegetation.
Zhang Guan entered the final straight and began to sprint towards the finish line.
"Whoosh!" A red figure flew past the finish line, and the race time was finally fixed at 34 minutes and 10 seconds.
This means that Zhang Guan spent a total of 11 minutes and 12 seconds in the third timing period.
"34 minutes and 10 seconds!" A trace of bitterness appeared on Wiggins' face. This was a result he had never achieved. In the previous practice session, his fastest time was only 34 minutes and 33 seconds, and Zhang Guan was already 23 seconds faster than Wiggins' fastest time.
"34 minutes and 10 seconds? I will never be able to ride so fast in my life." Wiggins lowered his head, his face full of despair. This feeling was even worse than when he lost the gold medal in the road race.
In the road race on July 28, all the contestants started together, and Wiggins only knew that he had lost at the end of the game. Today, the players started separately, and Zhang Guan was the first to start. When Zhang Guan finished the race, Wiggins had not even started his race.
But for Wiggins, the game was already lost before it even started!
From the perspective of an athlete, especially a player who aims to compete for the championship, there is nothing more painful than this result. If you lose during a competition because you are not as strong as your opponent, that is a common thing. After all, the athletes have worked hard and fought hard in the competition. If they lose, it means they are not as good as others.
But today, facing a score of 34 minutes and 10 seconds, Wiggins could not see any hope of victory no matter how hard he tried and how hard he fought. This suffocating feeling made Wiggins want to hug his head and cry.
At this moment, in the British team, both the two participating athletes and the coaching staff are all demoralized.
"After all, we competed and lost again! At that time, we felt better, but now, we lost before the competition even started! Who the damn idiot made Zhang Guan start first? Isn't this an obvious attack on us? How about the morale of the team? If Zhang Guan is allowed to start a little further back and we don’t know Zhang Guan’s results, we can still maintain some morale!” The coach of the British team couldn’t help but secretly curse the person who arranged Zhang Guan to start first. people.
But Sebastian, sitting in the office, was still complacent about his "wise decision"...
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