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

The Great Columbia Mountain Road (ColduGrandColoumbier) is the first "super class" (HC) slope in this Tour de France.

The road is located on the Rula Mountains on the French-Swiss border.

The altitude of this mountain is not high, the highest point is only 1531 meters.

However, the road winding up from the west is 18 kilometers long, with an average slope of 7.9%, a total rise of 1255 meters, and a slope of 20% at the steepest point. It is the steepest and most difficult road cycling track in France. one.

Only twice in history has the Grand Columbian Pass been chosen for the Tour de France.But Roy knows: in the next 17 years, this road will be used again.

In his previous life, Roy had sprinted on this mountain path twice and was quite familiar with it.

From the moment the race started, the focus has always been on Roy's Continental team and "Yellow Jersey" George's Renault team.

Everyone knows that the most arrogant and undisguised challenge to the "yellow jersey" is the Continental Team led by Roy.

The Renault team seemed to be on the verge of a big enemy, the main general and several lieutenants had been maintaining radio communication with the coaching team—obviously, Renault's coaching team was constantly analyzing the Dadi team's current tactics, and asked them anytime, anywhere. Team members send orders.

Dadi Team's tactics today are very strange.

Roy has grown from an ordinary little "rabbit" to the leader of the team.

The original No. [-] player in the team, Alex, was released today as a "rabbit".

The "deputy general" who accompanied Roy became Mikel.

This arrangement made other teams a little confused:

What is the Dadi team trying to do?

Alex is not satisfied with the young main player in the team, do you want to wear a polka dot shirt by yourself?

As for Roy, he should be planning to mix in the main group, keep an eye on the "yellow jersey", and make another charge when the finish line is reached?

The Renault team soon received a notice from the coaching team: Judging from the current situation, Roy of the Continental team will accelerate in the second half of the race. Before that, don't be too nervous.

The Renault drivers were somewhat relieved: after all, Roy can always put great pressure on them.

Unexpectedly, all the arrangements of Dadi Racing Team are not only a blindfold, but also an extremely subtle tactical coordination.

From the start of the race, the red-haired Mikel played his "rabbit" expertise and rode ahead of Roy through the first third of the flat stage.They have been firmly in the forefront of the main group.

The huge mountain of Rula Mountain in the distance has clearly appeared on the horizon. It looks like a "flying stone" that fell from the sky, standing abruptly on a plain.

In the lush mountains, a winding road can be vaguely seen going up the hillside, and finally disappears behind the huge mountain. After a long time, it turns out from the other side.

No one expected that Roy would choose to charge at a third of the schedule.

At this time Mikel said to Roy: "Dude, I can only take you here today. I'm not good at learning, little brother..."

He is not good at serving as a lieutenant. He has been riding at the front with Roy for a while, and he has already exhausted most of his physical energy - he will have to climb the mountain later. Today, Rice is estimated to be about half an hour behind the main group before he can reach the finish line .

Roy reached out and patted Mikel on the back: "Brother, thank you very much. If I can win the stage championship today, you must be a part of this championship!"

Rice smiled innocently: "That's a big portion!"

Roy: "Must!"

The next moment, Rice started to slow down, and when he slowed down, he just got stuck in the position, preventing the Renault team drivers from rushing up to follow Roy.

In this way, Roy went beyond everyone's expectations and launched an "offensive" at one-third of the schedule——

This sounds absurd: just one third of the race has gone on, and there is still a dreadful super-level climb waiting, rush now, where does Roy get the physical strength to complete the remaining 100 kilometers?

Faced with the young white shirt racers who left in the dust, many drivers shouted from the bottom of their hearts:

"This man—crazy!"

Roy smiled, thanking Arthur for the inspiration he gave him—this tactic was proposed by him and discussed with the head coach and all his teammates.

After he rushed out of the main group, it didn't take long before he met Alex who was patrolling in front as a "rabbit".

"Roy, you're finally here—"

Without saying a word, Alex began to pedal hard in front of Roy.

His speed was quite fast, but due to the airflow between the cars, Roy followed him and was able to maintain a relatively high speed with less effort.

This is absolutely beyond the imagination of other teams——

The Dadi team actually "ambushed" Roy in advance with a lieutenant.

At this moment, the coaching teams of each team must be discussing urgently, trying to find a way to deal with Dadi Team's novel tactics.

Under the leadership of Alex, Roy rode more than 50 kilometers at high speed in the local area.

The towering Rula Mountain is now in front of the two drivers.

Before them, apart from the lead car of the event organizer, there were only two "rabbits" from other teams left.

Alex was almost exhausted at this time, and turned to Roy and said seriously:

"Dude, I gave up my polka dot shirt this year for you."

"If you can't change into another colored jersey, kid, I'll never end with you!"

Roy understood: For him and for the collective honor, his teammates gave up all the individual honors they could fight for.

Therefore, he shouldered the responsibility of fighting for the honor of the team.

He is not qualified to relax, he must go all out.

"Dali, just wait and see!"

Roy was never polite when he spoke to Alex.

After he dropped this sentence, he left Alex and started to accelerate.

He caught up with the two "rabbits" from other teams first.

Young people should talk about martial arts.So, Roy and the two drivers took turns entangled for a while.

Then he attacked—

The moment his wheels hit the Great Columbia Trail, Roy was completely alone.

"Flying solo"——

Roy was once the best fighting stance.

In this posture, he will rush to the top of Mount Rula in one fell swoop and win the championship there.

Blossoms will always bear fruit. Those who did not get it in the 13th stage will finally be harvested now.

At this moment, a small blackboard used by the event organizers to convey information suddenly appeared in front of Roy.

"3 minutes and 55 seconds" - written on the small blackboard.

This time refers to: the time when Roy leads the main group is 3 minutes and 55 seconds.

Not surprisingly, Renault's yellow jersey George Spark is now in the main group.

The gap of about 8 minutes between Roy and the yellow jersey has been shortened by nearly 4 minutes.

But this is not enough.

What Roy wants to see the most is that the "yellow jerseys" are in a mess because the gap is getting closer and closer, and they have to fight hard——

If he runs fast, maybe he can win the "virtual" yellow jersey before the stage is over.

So, facing the "Great Columbia Mountain Road" who had no opponent, Roy started his performance.

Spectators, drivers, coaches... I am afraid that no one thought that Roy could still accelerate on the "super-grade" ramp.

The gap between him and the main group can still be widened bit by bit.

In the earphones, the coaching staff of the entire Dadi team were stunned.

The assistant coach Pierre gasped and said, "Roy, you, you can still..."

He was immediately covered by head coach Victor:

"Don't influence him, let him have complete freedom."

"I will contact the organizing committee and tell them not to give Roy any unnecessary notice."

At this time, Roy was gritting his teeth and climbing up the hill——

The bicycle is an extremely clever invention, it is the most convenient and most dexterous means of transportation for human beings.

But once the slope is greater than 10%, cycling becomes a chore.

A cyclist's leg muscles will be sore and the knees will be under a lot of stress.

When the slope is greater than 20%, cycling is simply useless—because cycling may not be as good as walking.

When Roy was alone, riding hard on the mountain road, the audience around him were shouting at him and calling his name.

There were also people accompanying him on foot, rushing to the top of the slope—even faster than him!

Roy tilted his head, his handsome face was serious, and his eyes were fierce.

The audience was startled and couldn't help taking a step back.

This means that Roy has been completely immersed in his own world, and any moving object that appears in his field of vision seems to have become his "imaginary enemy" and the object he wants to defeat.

Roy is a very simple and pure person - Roy himself knows this very well.

He's a guy who's always chasing wins on the track.

What he desires most has always been the pleasure brought to him by defeating his opponent—without any impurities, without substances, and without benefits.He just wants to win -- that's Roy's greatest strength in life, and his entire motivation.

And when he saw the end of the race at the end of the road, Roy couldn't help but look back at the road.

Behind him are all the spectators cheering for him - there is no driver.

No one could keep up with him on such a crazy climb, no one.

At this moment, Roy suddenly realized that he, in fact, still wanted an opponent very much.

After all, how lonely it is to be invincible.

After Roy crossed the line, he made a move that surprised everyone.

He didn't go directly to the rest area, but ran to wait under the timing board, waiting for the next person to cross the line.

He waited to see how much time the yellow jersey had to cross the line from the moment he reached the finish line.

That way he'll know for sure how much he's shortened the gap and how much time he's gained back.

Roy just stood under the timing board like this, flashes flickering around him constantly, photographing him, and also photographing the digital time behind him——

"1'00—"

"3'00—"

"5'00..."

After 5 minutes, Roy still failed to see other drivers on the road.

This proves that he succeeded more than half, and he recovered at least 5 minutes-the remaining gap between him and the yellow jersey is only a handful.

The cheers around him erupted one after another, and the audience was completely overwhelmed by his ability and arrogance at the same time.

"6'00—"

The time plate showed the words 6 minutes, and finally the figures of other drivers appeared in the distance of the road.

The man who came was wearing a golden helmet—it was a yellow shirt.

George Spark, who was wearing a yellow jersey, tried his best to finally keep the last bit of advantage, so as not to give the yellow jersey to Roy on the spot.

But Roy suddenly stood up in front of the timing board, and waved happily to the road——

Because after the yellow shirt, another figure appeared.

The rider wears the last number plate in the race: "No. 176".