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

At the breakfast table, while eating breakfast, Roy shook out the "Le Figaro" in front of him

The cover of the sports edition is a photo of him and Arthur in yellow and white shirts.

The main title is "A Pair of 'Beautiful' Surprises'".

The title is quite apt--

In the photo, Roy is tall and tall, with a pair of beautifully shaped eyes bent beautifully, as if looking at spring flowers with a smile.

Arthur's expression was as serious as ever, but it didn't detract from the handsome lines of his face in the slightest.

Roy pushed the newspaper in front of him, thinking: If he and Arthur hadn't been "rabbits" side by side this time

...There will be no two people who will emerge early in this event.

In the script of the previous life: the two of them came out on their own, three years later.

Roy continued to read the newspaper:

"Le Figaro" also specifically contacted the sponsor of the "Dadi Team"-"Dadi" Agricultural Machinery Production Group-asked them whether they were satisfied with Roy.

When the PR manager of the sponsor's father responded, he used three "very" in succession.

"We're very happy with Roy, very, very happy."

Roy victoriously shook the newspaper, causing the head coach Victor who was sitting next to him to eat, to look up at him.

"It is unique in the nearly 21-year history of the event that two players under the age of 20 take the top two places in the first stage."

"But these two brightly colored jerseys, can young people wear them all the way to the Champs Elysées?"

The editor of Le Figaro concluded the article:

"We shouldn't forget that they're just two, young 'rabbits'."

Roy folded the newspaper and ate honestly.

This is the first stage, a simple flat stage.

Being able to win the championship of the first stage is not the same as the championship of the overall score.

Regarding Roy, some people will definitely dismiss him: I guess this little guy is only so promising in this Tour de France, right? ——Debut is the pinnacle, and the glory of the first stage is the glory of all—this is a common thing in the Tour de France schedule.

Roy: Don't worry, you will have more "surprises".

After breakfast it is customary to have a meeting.

At this time, the coaching staff will introduce the basic situation of the day's game and make arrangements for the team's tactics today.

The team will also send a "rabbit" today as planned, but because Roy is a yellow jersey, sending "yellow jersey" as a rabbit is estimated to be crazy for all teams①.So this task was finally handed over to Rice.Mikel said: With the example of Roy yesterday, today we must complete the task no matter what.

When talking about logistical arrangements, head coach Victor suddenly ordered:

"Roy, you are in charge of delivering water today."

Roy sat in his seat, and when he heard this, he almost thought that his ears had something wrong.

"I... bring water?"

Roy looked at Victor blankly.

The "water delivery" in Victor's mouth is a general term. It refers to obtaining various supplies from supply trucks and roadside supply teams, including but not limited to: water, energy bars, fruits... There will be ice bag.

Riders need these supplies because the races they are competing in can take four to five hours.Drivers will spend a long time in their cars - they need to constantly replenish water and energy; when the weather is too hot, they need ice to cool their bodies and prevent heat stroke.

In the Grand Tour, "delivering water" is a very important job.

The supply team will generally provide all the supplies to a certain driver in the team, and the driver will distribute them to the entire team one by one.

And Victor arranged for Roy to perform this task today.

"Coach," the teammates were all dumbfounded, "Roy is a yellow jersey!"

"Yellow jersey" means the first overall score, and is the most promising candidate in the team to compete for the overall championship.

Although Roy is only the champion of the first stage, he is still far away from the final championship.

But has anyone seen which team sent "yellow jerseys" to deliver water to teammates?

"Yellow jersey? What about the yellow jersey? Isn't the yellow jersey not part of the team?"

The head coach looked at Roy and sneered.

"I'll say that right now, before your radio 'breaks down' again sometime."

From the ears of all the players, the head coach's words are really "yin and yang", and it seems to be insinuating that Roy did not implement the head coach's tactical arrangement yesterday on the pretext of poor communication.

But Roy earned the team the first stage championship yesterday—for an ordinary team like them, they may only win one or two stage championships in the entire Tour de France.

The entire restaurant was very quiet.

Everyone held their breath, all eyes were on Roy's flushed face.

At this time, the lead general Nick came out to talk to each other: "Head coach, Roy is a yellow jersey, and today's exposure rate will definitely be high. It is not suitable for him to work, or we should change rice to deliver water..."

As the main player, Nick is not strong enough, but he is good at appeasing his teammates.

"Rice will be a 'rabbit' for me today." Victor unceremoniously rejected Nick's suggestion.With sharp eyes, he stared at Roy closely, as if he only cared about Roy's reaction.

But Roy nodded and agreed generously: "Okay! Since the coach has arranged, I will deliver water to everyone today."

"When I joined the team, I swore an oath in front of everyone - all for one, one for all."

"A single tree cannot make a forest, and one person cannot beat other teams. I will never refuse to serve you when I am supposed to serve you."

Roy's eyes swept over the faces of his teammates, including Nick.

"Similarly, if one day I need everyone's support, I hope everyone can see me as a loyal teammate and give me a little help."

"Roy, you are not nobody, you are our teammate!"

Rice is the most outspoken, and immediately called out.

"Yes, all for one, and one for all."

"Roy, you're out of your league when you say that - a road racer, of course you have to rely on your own team."

The teammates talked in a hurry, and even Nick smiled, praised Roy a few words, and said, "Brother, I will trouble you today."

Roy's expression was sincere.

Road cycling, indeed, as he said earlier, is a team sport - and that was the single most important lesson his 17-year career taught him.

After entering the new century, there has never been any driver who can win the championship of the Grand Tour just by relying on his own ability—never.

No matter how talented you are, you need a whole team in front of you to protect you from the wind and rain and escort you.This becomes more important in the later stages of the game.

Every driver who finally stands on the podium of the championship has a silently dedicated team behind him.

Since the head coach wanted him to make contributions to the team, Roy expressed his sincerity in a smooth manner-one day in the future he will challenge for the overall championship.At that time, he needs all his teammates to stand behind him without reservation.

The head coach Victor heard everyone's voices, and his expression was quite strange.

Victor is a Frenchman in his 50s, short in build, with gray hair and piercing eyes.

When Roy and all the team members expressed their opinions, he folded his arms and kept staring at Roy. It seemed that Roy's reaction was completely different from what he expected.

"Okay." I don't know how long Victor nodded, "You have to remember what you said—"

Therefore, Roy will take on the glorious and arduous task in the second stage: delivering water.

If this happened to other teams, it is estimated that the person involved would run away on the spot.

But Roy took this task and turned it into a good opportunity to "confess" his teammates.

After the head coach finished the tactical arrangement and task assignment, Roy and his teammates left the restaurant, packed their luggage and prepared to embark on the journey.

Victor still sat in his seat without moving.

He went to grab the copy of "Le Figaro" that Roy had read just now, read it quickly, and suddenly two words appeared: "Three years!"

"After three years of training, you should be able to become a teacher."

"Just three years later, is he still willing to stay in this team..."

Stage 2: Hilly stage.

The total length of the stage: 198 kilometers.

No one expected that the Dadi Racing Team would send the first player in the "yellow jersey" to deliver water to everyone in the second stage.

The broadcast commentator Jacques was dumbfounded.

"Now... now, what we see is that the first stage champion of this Tour de France, Roy in a yellow jersey, he...he took several bottles of water from the supply car, all In the storage bag on the back of the jersey."

"We can only say... I don't know what the Dadi team thinks."

"Oh no—wait a minute..."

"Let's take a look at the porters sent by Baolai Team to serve teammates today..."

The live broadcast almost left Jacques completely speechless: What's the matter, did everyone make an appointment today to train young drivers and sharpen their resolve?

Jacques stammered and said, "Following... After the Dadi team sent their yellow jerseys to deliver water, the Baolai team also sent their white jerseys... to send, um, precious water."

Roy carried three bottles of water on his back, and one bottle was stuffed in his back collar, which was bulging on his back.He still had a bottle in his hand, and was about to ride up to Nick, and handed the bottle of water to his "chief general".

Roy turned his head, just in time to see Arthur in white shirt——

Arthur's jersey was filled with water bottle after water bottle.

The two people happened to meet each other's eyes.

Roy couldn't help bending his beautiful peach eyes again:

——It turns out that you are also delivering water!

Only then did Roy realize that the head coach of the Arthur team, like Victor, chose to let Arthur, the "white shirt", deliver water to the team members in order to emphasize team spirit to the young players.

When Arthur saw the bulging on Roy's back, no matter how serious he was, he couldn't help but smile wryly.

"If you make a decision, you have to be brave enough to bear the consequences." He threw this sentence to Arthur, pedaled hard, and went to catch up with his teammates.

It seems that Arthur has no regrets about sprinting with Roy yesterday and striving for the stage championship together.

But he is also willing to bear the consequences of violating the coach's command.

For some reason, Roy felt very happy to have suffered the "same fate" with Arthur.

The author has something to say: ①[Why the yellow jersey can’t be a rabbit]: The player wearing the yellow jersey means that the overall score is the first, and all other players are trying to shorten the gap with him.

If the leader's jersey is at the front, then all the other riders have to chase - which is generally not possible in real races.

Yellow jersey players generally stay in the main group with a few important deputies to preserve their physical strength, so as to ensure that they can perform well in the later important stages and "keep" the yellow jersey.

Today is Christmas Eve, Merry Christmas everyone!