Being last also has the advantage of being last, that is, there is only one bicycle left in the transfer area. Zhang Guan doesn't even need to look at the number to know that the remaining bicycle is his.
The 54th ranked player was 30 seconds faster than Zhang Guan, so when Zhang Guan got on his bicycle, everyone had already rushed out of the transition area.
"As expected of the Olympics!" Zhang Guan sighed in his heart. Before the competition, he never thought that he would fall in last place.
Zhang Guan did his best with a time of 19 minutes and 27 seconds. This is much better than the time of over 20 minutes at the Asian Athletics Championships. But even so, he is still first from the bottom and more than 30 seconds slower than the second last. .
But Zhang Guan is not in a hurry. The next cycling and 10-kilometer long-distance running are Zhang Guan’s real strengths, especially cycling. Zhang Guan, a road cycling champion, is much faster than a triathlete.
At the Asian Track and Field Championships, it took Asian athletes about an hour to ride a bicycle, but at the Olympics, if the road conditions were better, the world's top athletes would only need 55 minutes to complete a 40-kilometer ride. In just one bicycle category, the world's best is five minutes faster than the Asia's best.
There have been some changes in the triathlon in the London Olympics. The bicycle is not 40 kilometers, but 43 kilometers. This is almost one-tenth of the distance, and the time used by the athletes will also increase accordingly.
There are still 26 athletes in the leading group, that is, those athletes who swim 1.5 kilometers within 17 minutes and 30 seconds. The second group is more than half a minute slower than them, and then there are a few scattered athletes, and then the third group. There were nearly ten people in the three large groups, and half a minute later, it was Zhang Guan.
At this time, the broadcaster no longer gave Zhang Guan any footage. After all, no audience would like to see how the last place competed.
The three British players are all in the leading group. At this time, Hayes, as the third British general, rushed to the front and led the riding for the Brownlee brothers. The British team's strategy is obviously to sacrifice Hayes to save more energy for the Brownlee brothers.
The only French star who could threaten the Brownlee brothers, Noah, was unlucky. Both of his compatriots were in the second group, nearly 30 to 40 seconds slower than him, and could not provide him with help.
In other countries, the only ones who can form a team to fight are the French and Russians, and two of their players have entered the leading group. It is obviously not as easy for two people to implement tactics as it is for three people, so the British team took the lead and grabbed the top three spots.
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The nearly ten players behind the group only see a small gap. For example, the 47th-placed Australian Sexton is only 5 seconds faster than the 54th-placed Bermudian Field. If you put on the helmet a little slower, it will disappear.
Field is a player with a very low presence. He comes from Bermuda, which is a very inconspicuous place. Moreover, his score is still 54th, at the bottom of all players. This is equivalent to being the guy in the class who comes from a small place and always finishes last.
At this time, Field glanced back inadvertently, only to find that there was another person behind him.
"My performance today was bad enough. I thought I must be in last place, but there is someone who is slower than me! And it seems to be a lot slower. Who is that guy? His level is so bad." Field suddenly felt a little bit Surprised.
While Fidel was thinking about it, he looked back again, only to find that the other party was constantly approaching.
"The speed of riding is so fast! You can feel it with the naked eye that he is approaching! It seems to be an Asian athlete, wearing red sportswear. The Chinese seem to like to use red. Is that Chinese? I remember seeing Zhang Guan competing before Oh, that guy shouldn’t be Zhang Guan!”
In less than 10 minutes, Zhang Guan had already caught up with Field.
"Zhang Guan is catching up, and he caught up so quickly!" Field was slightly shocked, but saw that Zhang Guan had already reached the outside, and then passed him straight over.
"More than me? Does this mean he has surpassed me?" Pulder grinned with an incredulous look on his face. Just now, he was talking about how good his opponent was, but he didn't expect that not long after, he would be surpassed by this "good" player.
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"Today's rhythm is very good! So far, the physical consumption is within the controllable range. The 10-kilometer run can be a little faster." Big Brown's expression looked very relaxed. He looked at the roadside. sign, the ride is almost over.
"It's time to sprint!" Big Brownlee thought of this, stepped out of the team, passed the leading teammate, and began to sprint forward.
At the same time, several other players behind him also jumped out of the crowd, and they sprinted after Big Brownlee.
As we get closer and closer to the second transition area, the road becomes wider and wider. The riders gradually change from a vertical row to a horizontal row. They all hope to be the first player to rush into the transition area.
In short-distance sprints, explosive power is more important. However, after more than an hour of competition, there is no explosive power at this time. Therefore, the gap between the leading players is only one or two seconds.
Suddenly, a wheel slowly came forward, followed by half of the car body, and finally the rear wheel of the car passed other drivers.
"Which guy is so blind that he actually ran to the front? I'm rushing so fast now. I don't have to worry about using up too much and my legs will be weak. Will I run out of strength after 10 kilometers?" Big Brown turned his head and happened to see it. Zhang Guan.
"It's Zhang Guan! When did he come here? The game has been going on for more than an hour, and this is the first time I saw him appear. Was he following behind before? I didn't even notice. He was able to stay in the lead. Group, this Zhang Guan is also very capable." Big Brownley thought to himself.
Big Brownlee never expected that Zhang Guan would catch up from the last place. He thought Zhang Guan had been in the leading group and he didn't notice him.
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The audience in the second transition area immediately remembered a burst of enthusiastic cheers.
"Here they come, they're coming!"
"Who is first? Is it Brownlee? Is it the elder brother or the younger brother?"
"They were lined up in a row, and the leader seemed to be wearing a red sportswear."
"Red sportswear means they are not British players or the Brownlee brothers. British players wear blue and black competition uniforms. Is it Noah from Spain? Spain's competition uniforms are red."
"It should be Noah, the Brownlee brothers seem to be following closely behind him!"
"It's not Noah who's leading, it's Zhang Guan!"
"Zhang Guan? It's really Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan is actually in the lead? Is he stronger than the Brownlee brothers?"
"Isn't this strange? Don't forget, Zhang Guan is the road cycling champion. Isn't it normal for him to ride fast?"
"What I'm wondering is how did Zhang Guan come to the first place? He seemed to be the last one before."
"Don't worry about it for now. Look, the contestants are coming."
Amid the roar of the audience, the players entered the second transition area.
"First place, Zhang Guan! Time: 1 hour, 16 minutes and 50 seconds!"
"The second place is Big Brownlee, 1 hour, 16 minutes and 51 seconds, one second slower than Zhang Guan!"
"Little Brownlee is also 1 hour, 16 minutes and 51 seconds!"
"Louis of France, 1 hour, 16 minutes and 51 seconds!"
"Noah of Spain, 1 hour, 16 minutes and 52 seconds!"
"Haus, France, 1 hour, 16 minutes and 52 seconds!"
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The first wave of riders to complete the ride all had a gap of less than 4 seconds. The speed of bicycles is inherently fast. If the competitors are relatively close and sprint at the same time, the final results will not be much different.
What's more, there is a 10-kilometer long-distance race next, which is the key to the game, so many runners will not rush too far ahead just to gain a moment, as long as they do not fall behind others, this also makes the top runners The results are almost the same.
The London Olympics triathlon requires a total bicycle ride of 43 kilometers, and the vast majority of the athletes' times are between 58 minutes and 40 seconds to 59 minutes and 30 seconds. For example, Big Brown used it for 59 minutes and 08 seconds, Little Brown used it for 59 minutes and 11 seconds, and Noah used it for 59 minutes and 16 seconds. Slower players will take more than 59 minutes and 40 seconds, and only one person will take more than 1 hour.
Zhang Guan, on the other hand, completed the 43-kilometer ride in only 56 minutes and 45 seconds. The time he had fallen behind in the swimming event had been fully made up through the cycling event.
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The athletes quickly parked their cars, put on their running shoes, and began the final 10-kilometer run.
The audience at the scene was in an uproar, and everyone was talking about how Zhang Guan rushed up.
"How is this possible? At the end of the swimming competition just now, Zhang Guan was clearly in last place. Even the second to last place was 30 seconds faster than him. There was a gap of two and a half minutes between the leader and Zhang Guan. That was two and a half minutes, how can I be at the front now!"
"With a gap of two and a half minutes, did Zhang Guan fly over? This is completely impossible. Why can't I understand this game?"
"What's not easy to understand? I'm two and a half minutes behind in swimming, so I just need to make up for it on the bike."
"Are you kidding me? It took the Brownlee brothers over 59 minutes to ride a bicycle for more than 40 kilometers. Is it possible that Zhang Guan can ride in less than 57 minutes?"
"I checked the race time of the bicycle on my mobile phone. The Big Brownley is 59 minutes and 08 seconds, and the Little Brownley is 59 minutes and 11 seconds..."
"Where's Zhang Guan? How much time has he spent on the bicycle project?"
"56 minutes and 45 seconds!" the man said, raising his head.
"It's really within 57 minutes!"
Everyone fell into silence.
After a long time, someone finally said, "I guess Zhang Guan spent most of his energy on riding his bicycle. He will definitely be exhausted during the 10-kilometer long run!"
"Yes, that must be the case. The Brownlee brothers are natural triathletes. They will not lose!"
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"Zhang Guan is number one? How did he become number one!" Sebastian looked at the rankings on the TV screen and clenched his fists.
"Is it possible that I have to lose the gold medal in the triathlon?" Sebastian suddenly felt weak.
"No, the triathlon gold medal will definitely not be lost. I have to believe in the Brownlee brothers. Besides, the next 10 kilometers of long-distance running is the most important part of the triathlon! The Brownlee brothers are best at long-distance running. , As for Zhang Guan... Well, he seems to be the world record holder of 10,000 meters! Oops, isn't 10,000 meters just 10 kilometers?" Sebastian's heart suddenly felt like a galloping horse.
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