Back in the game, I'm still the big devil

At the end of the 8th stage, Roy wore such a "battle suit" full of holes to receive the "Most Competitive Spirit Award" of this stage.

When he came down from the podium holding the small trophy, he happened to see Arthur.

Arthur stood where Roy must pass, apparently waiting for him here, and wanted to have a few words with Roy.

"Roy, are you okay?"

Concern was written all over Arthur's face.

But Arthur had changed into the white shirt—

Before the accident, Arthur was also driving alongside Roy.

After Roy crashed, Arthur won the white jersey.

Roy smiled at Arthur, his smile was as bright as ever, and the corners of his mouth were raised high.

But there was no smile in his eyes, which made Arthur frowned immediately when he saw it.

"Congratulations, Arthur!"

Roy reached out and shook Arthur.

Arthur hesitated, and he let go of Roy's hand before asking, "Roy, earlier... what did you want to ask?"

Roy continued to smile, but shook his head firmly at Arthur.

"nothing--"

"I already know the answer."

He quickened his pace and rushed towards the direction of several teammates of the Dadi team.

There was a little regret in Arthur's eyes. He took an unprecedented step and wanted to have a few more words with Roy.

He might want to say that when the accident happened, he actually didn't notice any signs.At that time, he dodged to the side as soon as he swung his faucet, which was a subconscious reaction... He really should have reminded Roy, but he didn't react at all, and in that case, even if he reminded, Roy would Too late to dodge...

But Arthur didn't know that the sudden change of Roy's attitude towards Arthur had nothing to do with the earlier "crash" accident.

The earlier accident was indeed due to Nick's carelessness, and Roy was also a little lacking in concentration.

Neither of them could blame the other.

However, this accident made Roy recall the last moment of his life in the previous life...the last "crash" of his career.

He saw those eyes—

Arthur's eyes were full of shock and anger.

This is Roy's only impression of the crash so far.

In other words, Arthur had more or less something to do with the serious car crash in his previous life.

That crash sent Roy back 17 years, to the beginning of his career.

Roy may thank God for blessing, allowing him to return to the beginning of his career.

But he couldn't accept that it might have been an orchestrated "accident" and that Arthur was involved.

At least now he can no longer show a sincere smile to this old opponent.

"Roy—"

Arthur is a very stubborn person. When he saw Roy striding away, he immediately followed up.

A group of photojournalists surrounded him, and the flashes kept flickering.

Arthur stopped suddenly.

"Roy, would you like us to take a close-up of you?"

After a few days, most of the photojournalists have gotten to know Roy well.

"Of course!"

Roy smiled slyly.

He stood upright and let the reporters take a picture of his front, then turned around suddenly, revealing the holes in the suit and the wounds in those holes.He turned his head, stretched out his thumbs, and pointed behind him.

From the front, Roy's rider uniform was intact, with some stains at most.

It wasn't until he turned around that he could see the holes and wounds on his back.

"Brilliant! You're awesome, Roy!"

The photojournalists didn't even care about the compliments. They pressed the shutters one after another, already planning in their minds how much space they should ask the newspaper editor for—it could fit the comparison picture of Roy's front and back.

Roy in the front is a handsome young man with a pleasant smile.

Turning around, only to discover that he was covered with scars.

——What a touching story!

The reporters greedily filmed from every angle and thanked Roy for his cooperation from the bottom of their hearts.

Arthur, standing behind Roy, was very passive.

Several journalists spotted the new owner of the "White Shirt", rushed up quickly, raised the microphone in their hands and asked repeatedly: "Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wilson..."

"How does it feel to be back in the white jersey?"

Arthur stared blankly at Roy, who was gradually separated by people, and secretly complained to these reporters who watched the excitement... But he never knew how to deal with these guys.

But at such a pause, Roy has reached out to greet the reporters, and then strode away to join his teammates in the Continental Team.

Leave Arthur behind alone.

Roy returned to his teammates.

At this moment, all the members of the Dadi team have heard the "bad news"——

"The Master" Nick retired.

There were only seven of them left.

The young Roy was injured, but the exact extent of the injury is unknown.

So when they saw Roy, all the teammates immediately surrounded him.

"Which one of you has seen the overall rankings, how far am I from the yellow jersey?" Roy asked his teammates.

Juan quickly replied: "The difference is more than 15 points."

Roy: About 15 minutes, that's okay...

It's not the end of the world yet.

But the team is full of gloom.

"Nick went for a scan, and his pelvis is broken...he needs to rest for a while, and he will be reimbursed for the whole season." Rice sighed.

Roy lowered his head and reached out to rub his forehead.

Nick's retirement, or even the entire season, is a huge blow to the morale of all team members.

Suffering such a serious injury at this stage of his career is also an unbearable trauma for Nick.

Roy may not like Nick, but he is indeed full of sympathy for this teammate now.

"By the way, Victor told you to get on the bus quickly, and the team doctor will examine you." Juan pulled Roy through the crowd, and helped him onto the bus with both hands.

Roy: I'm really...not so sick!

After he got in the car, he saw Victor who was expressionless.The two exchanged glances, and Victor immediately closed his eyelids, nodded slightly, and signaled Roy to the physiotherapy room at the back of the team bus for the team doctor to check first.

In the physiotherapy room, the team doctor asked Roy to sit down first.

As soon as Roy sat down, he immediately bounced up with grinning teeth, and stood in extreme embarrassment.

He has a large bruise on his buttocks and legs. It can be seen that within a day or two, he should have completely missed the "comfortable sitting position".

The team doctor quickly let him lie prone on the physical therapy bed to help him check the injury.

The white-bearded and white-haired team doctor, who has been in this line of work for more than 40 years, examined Roy and summed it up succinctly: "Abrasions, bruises, and an indeterminate hamstring injury."

"Son, you still rushed so hard after you crashed the car today, if your hamstring is injured, it will make you feel so painful that you will die in three or four days..."

Roy pouted and remained silent.

But in that case, if he had to suppress his enthusiasm for competition and let him honestly follow at the end of the main group—then his current Tour de France would really be completely cancelled.

"I'll take you to the hospital later, first scan for concussion, then check the right hamstring."

The team doctor resolutely explained: "The hamstring examination may not be able to produce results until the day after tomorrow. In tomorrow's game, you follow others obediently, and you are not allowed to climb hills like today—"

Roy suddenly had a bitter face.

Tomorrow is the mountain stage too, but if he can't climb—

The old team doctor winked at him: "Don't look like you just ate a chicory. This is all for the sake of your future career."

"The game is off on Monday. I will notify Victor immediately when the result comes out. If it's a false alarm, you can do whatever you want in the future. I don't mind if you fight the yellow jerseys one-on-one."

Roy was instantly speechless.

This old team doctor really dares to say anything!

However, his psychology has fully matured, and he is no longer the "reckless guy" or "stupid young man" who just stepped into the car world.

Since the team doctor advised him to play conservatively, he will act conservatively.

In the 9th stage of the second day, people witnessed that the guy who just won the "Most Competitive Spirit Award" was like a pendant throughout the race, hanging at the end of the main group.

When he finally reached the finish line, Roy opened up a gap of about 2 minutes compared with the yellow jersey - the total score was already 17 minutes behind George Spark, who was wearing the yellow jersey.

Most of the people sighed for Roy: It seems that yesterday's car crash still seriously affected the state of this young man.

Some people also think: Young people, even if they shine, it is easy to be short-lived - let alone such a mid-level team in the mainland.

However, Roy has already won a stage championship, and has worn yellow jerseys for three stages and white jerseys for several stages... For a young driver who is participating in the Tour de France for the first time, he is already an object of extreme envy .

What bike do you want?

Roy turned a deaf ear to these arguments.

What he is most concerned about is how his injury test results are; the second is how the Dadi team will reorganize their tactics-who will become the new "leader".

Everyone raised this question to the head coach at the end of the 8th stage yesterday.

But Victor said he would make a decision when the season is off on Monday.

It was at this point in time that Roy suddenly gave birth to infinite hope.

Monday the day after tomorrow -- isn't that when the results of his hamstring scan come in?

But the real situation is that the head coach Victor has been working overtime in the past few days to watch the video, taking turns to inspect the performance of the remaining 7 players in each stage.

He watched Roy's amazing long slope in stage 8, and on a whim, he rewound the video and calculated Roy's total climbing time and average speed on the long slope with an average slope of more than 10%.

Victor who calculated the result was stunned.

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