On the Tianmendong Square, more than 40 players from home and abroad were ready, waiting for the referee to issue an order.
The sky is blue, the mountains are majestic and magnificent, and the national flags of various colors in the valley flutter with the mountain wind, stirring up waves.
The huge LED screen swept across the figure of each player, and the audience gave out an excited cry.
It wasn't until everyone was seated that the voice dropped.
The referee holds the starting pistol: "Everyone take your place - prepare -"
"boom!"
With a gunshot, more than forty figures moved.
The commentator's voice sounded: "After the previous three games, I believe everyone understands the difficulty of this road."
"It's not just the horrific 99 turns, it's the complex road conditions and uneven distribution of friction on the road."
The ideal track for longboard downhill is on asphalt, which is complete and grippy. In contrast, there are many joints on the concrete road, especially the road in Tianmen Mountain. The joints on the concrete road are very wide, and there are some small grooves on the road surface, which brings the bumpy feeling to the downhill rider.
But these bumps did not have a big impact on Yu Nian. When the longboard under his feet began to move, he entered his own world.
The absolute control of the center of gravity seems to have become an instinct, allowing him to integrate with this panel.
The world seemed to have become a giant painting, and he jumped his figure into this giant painting, to measure every section of the road, every bend, and to verify his previous observations on it.
The total length is 1077 kilometers, with a total of 99 turns, with an average of one turn every 100 meters.
Not yet fully familiar with this road, Yu Nian's speed is not fast, and he can only rank in the middle of all downhill teams, but this is still far from being the top six in the group and qualifying for the finals.
In front of him were a dozen or 20 figures. He didn't show any rush. After entering the Panshan Highway, he quickly cut into the 99th turn.
"Beautiful! Even if it is the first time to set foot on the Tongtian Road, player No. 15 has shown his skillful skills and control of the longboard."
"But it's just the first corner, and it's the corner-intensive area, one after another is waiting for him!"
The back bend is also called the hairpin bend, which refers to the kind of U-turn that is close to 180 degrees.
Turning back and forth abounds in Tianmen Mountain. The turning radius of such a curve is very small, and the speed must be slowed down when cornering.
This most thrilling place on the entire track is also the place where the downhill riders are the slowest. The nearly twenty figures in front of Yu Nian began to slow down and turn around at the same time.
The slowest place is the easiest to surpass.
This thought, which had been decided from the beginning, popped into Yu Nian's mind. He doesn't have the familiarity of the other players with the road conditions, and his physical deficiencies give him an advantage only in the first half.
The lack of familiarity with the track kept him at a mid-range speed from the start, and if he slowed down through the corners, he would be completely behind.
It is necessary to use the limit of the current speed to corner, and strive for an advantage on the corner.
The commentator's voice quickly sounded when the downhill riders were cornering: "We can see that the players invariably chose the cornering route of entering the corner from the outside of the corner - the inside of the corner - the exit from the outside of the corner."
"In such a thrilling turnaround, it is a safe choice to enter the corner on the outer lap, exit the corner close to the corner, and pass at a lower speed and the maximum arc, which is a very correct route!"
Soon the commentator's eyes were attracted by Yu Nian who was following closely behind.
I saw that in the camera, his speed did not drop significantly like others, and he still maintained a high speed entering the corner.
"No. 15! He actually chose to enter the corner from the inside, and he hardly slowed down!" High speed. But it's definitely high speed in the corners."
"We know two types of cornering - slowing down before the corner and drifting straight through the corner. He chose the second one, which is good, and it puts him ahead of two downhillers!"
I saw Yu Nian cornering on the inside, and when he drifted, he passed the two downhillers in front of him smoothly.
The wheels and the ground violently rubbed out thick smoke.
The electronic speedometer on the road showed Yu Nian's instantaneous speed when he turned the corner: 65kmh.
"Amazing cornering speed! His skills are beyond doubt! This is only his first time on this track!"
Yu Nian's body leaned almost parallel to the ground. This 180-degree sharp bend made the longboard drift far away, and the arc drawn was amazing.
The wind whistled in my ears, and everything on both sides of the road was rapidly receding.
The audience's eyes gathered on him, and the exclamations came and went.
The narrator was excited and spoke at a fast rate: "A little while ago, his body would hit the low wall next to the road, but he was in control, and he was extremely confident in his control of the center of gravity. We can understand No. 15 Why did you choose such a dangerous route in and out of bends?"
"None of the more than 40 players in the same group is weak. If he wants to break through and enter the top six to qualify for the finals, he must establish his own advantages! With limited speed, corner overtaking is his only option. choose!"
It was his only option.
After Yu Nian successfully passed the turnaround, he immediately entered the densely populated area.
Turn 97, turn 93, turn 88! Here comes the cake tower!
He took a deep breath and looked more focused than ever.
The 88th to 84th turns are five consecutive U-shaped turns with a downward spiral, layered on top of each other, looking down like a multi-layered cake, so it is called "cake tower".
The cake tower is built on a mountain, with a towering cliff on the inside and a dangerous cliff on the outside.
When cornering, if you are too close to the inside, there is a danger of hitting the cliff, and if you are too close to the outside, you may fall off the cliff.
At the same time, because of the occlusion of the cliff, in these five bends, it is impossible to observe the terrain when exiting the bend.
Compared with the road bends with a wide view, the cake turns five in a row is extremely dangerous.
Here, even Lucius, a veteran who has participated in several competitions, slowed down to a minimum and carefully crossed the cake bend.
At this moment, a speeding figure passed by him.
Lucius recognized the number 15 from the color of his leather jacket and helmet, the unbelievably delicate little beauty in the same group.
Yu Nian lowered his body, keeping his center of gravity perpendicular to the board surface, and tilted his body with the longboard under his feet to overcome the centrifugal force.
The sliders on his gloves rubbed against the ground, bringing out strings of sparks.
So fast!
Obviously wearing the helmet, he couldn't see the expression of the boy, but Lucius could vaguely imagine the calmness on his face and the madness in his eyes under the helmet.
"He's really crazy..." Lucius scolded secretly, realizing that his board was a little unstable because of his distraction, so he quickly calmed down and focused his attention on the road in front of him.
Cornering, drifting.
The audience was surprised to see that Yu Nian still passed the cake tower without a hitch at such a speed. His initial speed disadvantage is gradually being smoothed out. After these few corners, he has surpassed several downhillers and successfully reached the first echelon.
It is followed by three wall-hung bends, where there is no direct sunlight, and there are still water marks on the road.
Yu Nian was prepared, and his stable posture was not much affected by the slippery traces.
When the game was halfway through, Yu Nian had already come to the third place among all the players!
"Good job!" Wu Qian clenched his fists.
As long as this ranking can be maintained, he is bound to have a seat in the finals!
But what Wu Qian had been worried about finally happened. The continuous cornering made Yu Nian's physical strength consume a lot, and his posture could vaguely show his lack of physical strength.
Sweat fell down Yu Nian's chin, and was blown by the oncoming wind onto the cement road behind him, and the imprints left behind quickly evaporated and disappeared.
"Hold on, Yu Nian." Wu Qian was nervous. He knew that Yu Nian's advantageous section had passed. When his physical strength dropped to the bottom, he could only finish the game with willpower.
The audience also noticed this and cheered for him: "Come on, No. 15!"
"Come on!"
After crossing another curve, sweat slid down his forehead and drowned in his eyes, causing a stinging pain. Yu Nian closed his eyes uncontrollably. At this moment, the wheel slammed into the seam of the road, and the longboard started violently. Shake it up.
His physical strength was no longer enough to control such a situation, and his body fell to the road in an instant, slamming into the low wall outside the mountain road.
Wu Qian and Deng Jingwei, who were watching the game, immediately got up from their seats.
If there is no protective low wall on the outside of the road, he will fall directly into the abyss!
The spectators watching the game also exclaimed.
"No. 15 fell, with protective gear and his good unloading posture, such a fall should not have caused a big impact. But he hit the parapet on the outside of the road! Even after rolling and unloading, The speed of the impact is still not low, which will undoubtedly make his brain dizzy."
The boy who was not strong on the road moved, and two downhillers overtook him one after another.
Yu Nian heard his violent breathing, and the moment he fell, time seemed to slow down. All the wind and the sound of the wheels rolling across the ground seemed to disappear, until when he fell on the ground and hit the low wall, time seemed to slow down. The flow rate seems to be normal again.
He raised his hand, and through the camera he could see a pool of blood left on the ground.
"He is injured." The commentator said solemnly, "Will he give up the game or continue to finish the game?"
Yu Nian felt a little dizzy, and for a moment he wanted to lie down on the road, take a good breath, and close his eyes to sleep.
He thought of his life before the book, and it was smooth sailing, and he was the favored son of heaven.
His hand was hailed as the blessing of the gods, the most outstanding gift, and even a fingernail-sized wound could arouse the nervousness of the people around him.
However, the blood flowing from his hands at the moment stained the gray-white pavement red.
Yu Nian stood up against the low wall.
He looked at the continuous mountains under the mountain road, overlapping and rushing towards him.
Now is not the time to rest.
Do your best to do your best, try harder than try your best.
He doesn't know where he's going, yet, what it all means, yet.
"I want to win."
Both past and present.
"I want to win."
He got back on the longboard.
Sunlight rolled down on the pc shutter of his helmet, refracting colorful glare.
"Player No. 15 chose to continue the race! His fall was delayed by nearly 40 seconds, and the digital downhiller overtook him during this time."
"Fortunately, the advantage brought by continuous high-speed drifting and cornering in the early stage is still there, and he is still in the first echelon position! But can he still qualify for the promotion?"
Under the worry of the commentator, Yu Nian did not hesitate to slide down the end of the road.
Wu Qian pursed his lips and put his hands together to pray on his forehead.
Do your best, no matter what the result is, do your best.
Yu Nian kept his eyes on the road ahead. The densest corners had already passed, and the next step was a smooth steep slope. With such a relatively wide field of vision, he could maintain a high speed and adapt accordingly.
"He's accelerating! It's incredible! Player No. 15 has already grasped the road conditions, and chose to accelerate when he was injured and weak!"
The first and second places crossed the finish line first.
A few more figures crossed the finish line.
Everyone held their breath, and when Yu Nian also crossed the finish line, an unprecedented cry broke out.
Ranking information is given quickly on the timer.
The commentator's excited voice sounded: "Eighth in the group! No. 15 was not able to directly advance with the top six results in the group, but his timing ranking was still in the top eight of the rest, and he won the 32 finals qualifications. One!"
The whole place is boiling.
Qualifying for the finals on the track for the first time is an incredible thing.
Yu Nian gasped and took off the gloves wet with sweat and blood.
Not being able to advance directly, it was a novel feeling to screen out the benches among the remaining players and then qualify for the finals.
He wants to win.
Not barely qualifying for the final, but winning.
At this time, the familiar electronic sound in his mind rang.
[Modeling function has been opened]
[Tianmen Mountain data is being imported... The import is successful, and the modeling is in progress... ]
[Tianmen Mountain, modeling completed]