German player Martin doesn't know how bitter the British feel now. After seeing Zhang Guan's results, he was still thinking about what speed he should use to finish the race.
"Zhang Guan completed the game in a total of 34 minutes and 10 seconds. Considering that he was the first player to start, his speed would be slightly slower. In comparison, my speed should be within 34 minutes, which is more appropriate. But 34 minutes It's definitely not enough to win the gold medal. The British players have the home field advantage and they know the track very well, so I have to be faster." Martin thought of this and couldn't help but look at the British team not far away, but saw the British team The coach was arguing with the stewards.
"What are the British doing?" Martin looked confused.
At this time, the British coach was pestering the match stewards, demanding a review of Zhang Guan's match results.
"It's impossible for Zhang Guan to be so fast. In 34 minutes and 10 seconds, our Wiggins is not that fast!" The coach of the British team continued: "There must be something wrong with Zhang Guan's results. You must evaluate his results." Review!”
"I know all what you said, but when Zhang Guan finished the competition, we had already conducted a preliminary review, and there was no problem with Zhang Guan's results!" the tournament steward said innocently.
"Then review it again, review it carefully, and I want to participate!" the British team coach said.
The tournament stewards frowned slightly, re-examining the results would mean an increase in their workload. What's more, the British coach was not a referee and was not an official official. His request to participate in the re-examination was very unreasonable. Require.
The tournament stewards wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it carefully, the British team was the host after all, so they finally agreed to the British team's request and re-examine Zhang Guan's results in the presence of the British coach.
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If it were an event that relied on judges to score, something might really go wrong, but cycling is a racing sport, and it's clear who is fast and who is slow.
The time of 34 minutes and 10 seconds is there. No matter how much you check, it is impossible for human power to change the time. What time did Zhang Guan leave, what time did he come back, and how much time did he spend in total? These cannot be faked. Even if someone wants to do something evil, there is nothing they can do. Everyone at the scene had a watch and could see the time. With so many pairs of eyes watching, it was impossible for the organizer to artificially add time to Zhang Guan.
This is also the fairness of racing, and it is also the reason why Zhang Guan does not participate in scoring events. For events such as diving and gymnastics that rely on referees to score, it is easy for others to lose the gold medal. Even if others do not do as well as you, the referee can still give a high score without conscience; no matter how good your movements are, the referee may also Give it a low score. There is no room for reasoning. Even in scoring sports such as basketball, football, and table tennis, the referee can deliberately call a few fouls, which directly affects the final result of the game.
But in racing, fast is fast and slow is slow. The timer is there. As long as there is no foul, no one can change the result of the game. The stronger side is the champion!
Therefore, the British team's request to review the results was ultimately in vain. You still need to be tough. The British coach did this just to find some comfort for himself.
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The race continued, with one person starting every two minutes.
After Spain's Sanchez Gil started, it was American Feeney's turn, followed by Germany's Martin, Britain's Wiggins, and the last Olympic champion Cancellara.
"In the first stage, as long as you can reach the first timing point within 8 minutes, you have a great chance to win the championship!" German player Martin was full of passion. He felt that Zhang Guan could ride in the first stage. If you achieve a time of 8 minutes and 20 seconds, then it is definitely possible for you to beat 8 minutes.
4 kilometers, 5 kilometers, 6 kilometers, the road signs set up on the roadside remind Martin how far he has ridden.
"Two kilometers ahead, the first timing point!" Martin finally saw the sign about the timing point.
"There are still 2 kilometers to go before the first timing point!" Martin subconsciously looked at the timer he carried, and then immediately frowned.
"It's slow. At this speed, it's impossible to reach the first timing point within 8 minutes. I have to go faster!" Martin thought of this and tried to speed up.
Two minutes later, Martin passed the first timing point. His time was 8 minutes and 22 seconds, which was 2 seconds slower than Zhang Guanlai. And this was achieved only when Martin was riding with all his strength.
At this time, Martin was already out of breath because he had been riding too fast.
"When I reached the first timing point just now, it was already over 8 minutes and 20 seconds, which is slower than Zhang Guan! I'm already riding so fast, how can I still be slower than Zhang Guan!"
Not only Martin, but also American player Feeney, who passed the first timing point in 8 minutes and 31 seconds, had the same idea.
"Something is wrong. It took me more than 8 minutes and 30 seconds to pass the first timing point, but Zhang Guan only took 8 minutes and 20 seconds. Why is this? Why is Zhang Guan so much faster than me? It's me. Is the speed too slow today?"
British player Wiggins passed the first timing point in 8 minutes and 27 seconds, which was 7 seconds slower than Zhang Guan.
"My result should be several seconds slower than Zhang Guan's. But this is to be expected. It only took him 34 minutes and 10 seconds to complete the entire distance. I hope I don't lose too badly!"
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American player Feeney passed the second timing point. At this time, his time had reached 23 minutes and 59 seconds, just shy of 24 minutes.
"My timer showed that it took me almost 24 minutes to reach the second timing point, but Zhang Guan only took 22 minutes and 58 seconds! This is only 23.5 kilometers, and Zhang Guan was 1 minute faster than me! What the hell did I do? What are you doing? How come Zhang Guan, who is the first to appear, is one minute ahead of me!"
Feeney couldn't help but start to blame himself.
Soon after, German player Martin also passed here. Martin is indeed a time trial expert. When he passed the second timing point, he spent a total of 23 minutes and 26 seconds.
"It's almost 23 and a half minutes, and I have just reached the second timing point, but Zhang Guan actually rode to the second timing point within 23 minutes! I have tried my best, but why is the officer still faster than me? So much?" At this moment, Martin suddenly had a realization.
"I understand, it's not that my speed is slow, but that Zhang Guan's speed is too fast! I was wrong, a big mistake. I shouldn't use Zhang Guan's results as a reference. His results are originally a Extreme speed!"
After thinking about this, Martin suddenly felt that he was really ridiculous. Before, he used Zhang Guan's results as a reference standard and set himself a faster result than Zhang Guan. However, now he finally found out that he had not been able to do it consecutively. The level of the "reference standard" is even lower!
"It's so embarrassing. If this spreads out, people will definitely laugh out loud! It's obviously an unattainable number, but I regard it as a reference standard... "
A bitter smile appeared on Martin's face.
What makes Martin even more depressed is that in the first two stages, he has consumed too much energy in order to surpass the "reference standard". In the following third stage, he may be much slower than usual.
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The data of the players in front is continuously transmitted back to the starting point, which is also the end of the game, Hamilton Palace.
"Christopher Fromm, the second time point was 23 minutes and 38 seconds!"
"Marco Pinotti, the second time point was 24 minutes and 4 seconds!"
"Tyler Feeney, the second time point was 23 minutes and 59 seconds!"
"Tony Martin, the second time point was 23 minutes and 26 seconds!"
"Bradley Wiggins, the second timing point took 23 minutes and 14 seconds!
"Fabian Cancellara, the second timing point took 23 minutes and 46 seconds!"
Results after results, coupled with the names of big-name athletes, continue to appear in people's eyes. These are the top road cyclists in the world, and they are the favorites to win the Olympic Games!
The fastest among them was only Wiggins' 23 minutes and 14 seconds, which was still a full 16 seconds behind Zhang Guan's 22 minutes and 58 seconds!
A distance of 23.5 kilometers, a difference of 16 seconds, which is almost a number that can make people desperate.
For those players who came back earlier, they completed the second stage in 25 or 6 minutes. Those players were not the top players in the world, and their results were not considered to be of reference value.
But it's different now. These results are now the results of the world's top players, and they are the favorites to win the championship. Their results represent the highest level in the world.
But they are still much slower than Zhang Guan. It’s not that one person is slower, but that everyone is slower than Zhang Guan.
At this time, the coaches of each team suddenly realized how incredible it was that Zhang Guan reached the second timing point in 22 minutes and 58 seconds.
"I thought Zhang Guan had an average result before, but I didn't expect that he was the fastest one!"
"We all guessed wrong. Zhang Guan's result cannot be used as our reference standard at all, but should be considered as the fastest result!"
"Oops, if the players use Zhang Guan's results as the standard, they will have consumed too much energy in the first two stages!"
"One wrong move and you lose everything! I didn't expect Zhang Guan to start off first and ride at the fastest speed."
"What a pervert, what a monster! Aren't the first ones to set off always to climb the mines? Zhang Guanhao is so good, he achieved the fastest result."
"Don't the British have a home advantage? They should be familiar with this track, right? They are still behind Zhang Guan."
"In the second stage, I was 16 seconds ahead of the second place. It seems that this gold medal belongs to Zhang Guan!"
I've sent you the arrears. Today is the New Year. I wish you all good health and all the best.
(End of chapter)