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

While the game was going on, the head of the Dadi team hurriedly called the head coach Victor.

"Victor, are you crazy?"

"The sponsors made a special call last night—from a commercial point of view, they hope that you can rank Roy up in the team, let him charge more, and give him more exposure..."

"How can you arrange for him to deliver water?"

Still wearing a yellow shirt to deliver water!

——Is there a mistake!

Victor sat in the coaching staff's car, watching the game video while answering the phone.

"I remember you said that I am the head coach, and I have the final say on the team's tactical arrangements."

The person in charge was speechless, and it took a long time before he spoke with pleading:

"But can you stop asking Roy to deliver the water? Now our team is simply the laughing stock of all participating teams. Even the race organizers will be dissatisfied with us..."

Victor stared at the small screen of the car TV at this moment, and said with a satisfied smile:

"Anyway, Roy is scheduled to deliver water today."

"If he performs well, he can rotate with his teammates tomorrow."

The person in charge hurriedly reminded: "Don't, Roy is wearing a yellow shirt today!"

The head coach replied confidently: "Don't worry, Roy will still be in the yellow jersey tomorrow."

Putting down the phone, Victor crossed his fingers and rested his chin, staring closely at the real-time picture from the car TV.Roy on the screen is really diligently delivering water.

"It seems that within three years, this kid will be able to..."

Victor muttered to himself.

As the head coach predicted, at the end of the second stage, Roy really kept his yellow jersey.

There is an advantage to having Roy as a "water delivery man".

He has always been mixed in the main group of drivers, except for the need to deliver water to his teammates from time to time, his physical exertion is not great.

In today's stage, the "Rabbit" team that Rice is in was caught by the main group early on.Finally, it is the line ① where the entire main force rushes together.

Roy was mixed in the main group, keeping yesterday's advantage.

Therefore, as the head coach Victor predicted, after the end of the second stage, Roy is still in the yellow jersey.

However, the Dadi team suffered a major setback since the start of the race:

The team's best sprinter, the Spaniard Juan Lopez, covered the lead Nick all the way to the end.

Before the finish line, Juan retreated decisively and gave Nick his position to cross the line.

Unexpectedly, Nick was just before the finish line and lost the stage champion that he had almost obtained.

McLaren's sprinter Mark Yates took the stage win from the Dadi team and other competitors by half a car, and he also grabbed the most points in the "point battle"② , become the owner of the green shirt.

The teammates of the Dadi team were somewhat disappointed.

And Roy felt particularly sorry for Juan—Juan perfectly executed the tasks assigned to him by the head coach and did everything possible to create the conditions for Nick to win the championship.

If Juan rushed by himself, he might also win the championship.

Unexpectedly, Juan came over and patted Roy: "Roy, thank you for running back and forth for everyone today."

Roy was delivering water and lunch for everyone today, so he was extremely busy.

Teammates are watching.

Juan said with some regret: "If the head coach arranges for you to cross the finish line, the effect may be better."

The implication is that Juan is also a little dissatisfied with Nick.

"I watched the video of you crossing the finish line yesterday—"

Juan looked at Roy and said with complicated eyes.

Roy knows: everyone has gradually begun to recognize their own attitude and ability.

But the teammates also knew: Roy, the rookie who just joined the team, a little "rabbit", couldn't get past the main general.

As the captain of the team and a contender for the overall championship ③, comprehensive ability, endurance, firm will, sufficient experience, and even leadership... are all essential.

In order for each team to let their main general win the overall championship, all the deputy generals will be auxiliary, and all sacrifices are considered worthwhile-the more so, the higher the opportunity cost, the easier it is for the main generals of each team to be older , Experienced players who have achieved results.

This is why Roy was firmly held in the position of "rabbit" in his previous life, and he stayed there for three years.

With seniors around, it is difficult for young players to stand out without being honed in competitions.

"No matter what, you are still a 'yellow jersey' today. For young people, it is a rare exposure opportunity." Juan looked at Roy, as if looking at himself participating in the Grand Tour for the first time, "Work hard, juvenile!"

"No, no, no," Roy told Juan, "Whether it's Nick or me, working with you requires a tacit understanding. It might be better if you rush by yourself. Why don't you talk to Victor? "

"Speak to the head coach?"

Juan raised his eyebrows.

"Although the head coach has the authority to decide all tactics..."

Having said that, Roy paused, and he couldn't help laughing with Juan.

"But if you have any ideas, you can also propose them to the head coach. Even if he doesn't adopt them, you have nothing to lose, right?"

Juan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded at Roy, making up his mind.

There was nothing to celebrate at dinner that day, and the head coach Victor was also sitting at the dinner table, so the atmosphere suddenly became a bit dull.

Nick was the only one trying to tell bad jokes to lighten the mood.

Nick is such a "master general" who will take care of everyone's emotions very thoughtfully.

But his own strength is not strong enough, so it is difficult to convince the crowd—especially young players like Roy and the others.

"I'll go back and watch the video first, don't forget about physical therapy."

Victor dropped his napkin and left the restaurant.

Juan quickly cleaned up the food on the dinner plate, wiped his mouth casually, and followed the head coach.

Roy lowered his head, trying not to look at Nick's obviously embarrassed face.

He knew full well what a powerful sprinter Juan would be in the future.

This suggestion to Juan was because Roy didn't want to see Juan buried in this convoy.

If Victor carefully watched the footage of Juan and Nick crossing the line today;

If he's really a coach with a vision...

Stage 3: Hilly stage.

The total length of the stage: 160.5 kilometers.

Before the start of the race, all the participating drivers made way for Roy, allowing him to pass through the phalanx formed by all kinds of cars and come to the front of the team.

This is also the tradition of the Grand Tour: except for the first stage, before the start of the race, the riders who line up before all the riders are the riders wearing four kinds of jerseys: yellow jersey, white jersey, green jersey, polka dot shirt.

Wearing a yellow jersey and a golden helmet, Roy nodded to the photographers in all directions while waiting for the start of the game.He casually posed one pose after another, which immediately attracted countless shutter sounds.

To his left is Arthur in a white shirt and white helmet.

Yesterday Roy kept his yellow jersey, and Arthur kept his white jersey too.

On his right is the owner of the green jersey, Mark Yates.

While waiting for the start of the game, Roy would chat with Arthur with a smile from time to time-after all, this is worthy of his status as a "fan".

Arthur was still the same, with a calm expression, occasionally answering a question, most of the time he didn't answer.

Unexpectedly, Mark Yates and Roy took the initiative to talk.

"Roy, it's a pleasure to meet you in this competition."

"Let me tell you, you are much better than that general in your team."

Roy: ...?

For a moment, he was a little confused about what the other party's purpose was.

Ingratiating himself, but stepping on the leader of his team, praising and stepping on him, this is... to create conflicts out of thin air?

"To be honest, if it was your team's No. 138 crossing line yesterday, I may not be able to wear this green jersey today."

138 is Juan's number plate.

While praising Juan, Mark didn't even want to ask for Juan's name.

"When I crossed the line yesterday, I thought I would face No. 138, but I already felt that there was no hope—unexpectedly, No. 138 gave up the opportunity to your leader at the last moment."

"That's why I have the luck to wear the green shirt today."

Mark beamed, looking back as he spoke.

Nick and the sprinter Juan, the main driver of the Dadi team, are now crowded in the team, waiting boredly.

Nick even smiled awkwardly at Roy.

Roy just wanted to roll his eyes at this Mark Yates.

He is a very protective person in his bones.

With so many teams participating in the Tour de France, each team has its own problems.

Each team can communicate with each other behind closed doors on these issues, but he will never expose his own shortcomings to the outside world, and he will not allow outsiders to criticize his team's problems.

So Roy said with a half smile: "Yeah, you were really lucky yesterday. But maybe you won't be here tomorrow?"

He was taunting the other party: Yesterday was lucky to step on another team to get the green jersey, right?I'm afraid I won't have such luck today.

"Roy, you..."

Mark heard this clearly, he opened his mouth in surprise, and couldn't find the right words to reply for a moment.

Before Mark could think of a speech, something unexpected happened——

Arthur suddenly said: "What kind of a hero is talking about others behind their backs, if you have the ability to say it face to face."

He is a dark-skinned young man with stern facial features, either silent or merciless when he speaks.

Roy: ...Idol!

You know, how many cameras are pointed at them now.If things go wrong, there will be lip-whisperers after the game to decipher their conversations.

Roy is a bit of an idol, he can't be straightforward like Arthur, and he just hates him when he is dissatisfied.He always hides the needle in his words, and he should be more tactful.

But now, Roy is very grateful to Arthur for helping him outrightly.

Mark finally reacted at this time, and fought back:

"Don't even think about yourself, maybe you won't be able to wear this yellow shirt tomorrow?"

Roy's peach eyes were bent beautifully, and he smiled harmlessly: "You only know how to pick up people's teeth, and you can't even come up with a new word?"

mark:……?

Roy turned his head and glanced at Juan.

The latter gave him an "OK" gesture.

So Roy turned around and continued to reply to Mark with his signature smile:

"Whether I can wear this yellow shirt is my own business."

"But I can assure you that you won't be able to keep your green jersey in today's game."

The author has something to say: ①[Crossing the line]: In road cycling events, the timing rule is that as long as the gap between the car and the car in front is not more than one body when crossing the line, it is the same result.The order of crossing the line is only meaningful when determining the stage champion and ranking.

For example, in the first stage, Roy beat Arthur, but their results were the same.

The same is true for the second stage. Roy crossed the line with a large group of people. He has the same result as others, and the gap between others and him will not be shortened. He is still the overall champion.

②【Battle for Points】: We mentioned the "green jersey" and "polka dot jersey" in the previous article. These two jerseys are arranged according to the "points" of the players.These points are all snatched in this "point grabbing war".

Taking the "green jersey" as an example, the race organizer will set several "sprint points" (the term is called prime) in the stage. score.There are similar settings for the end of the stage.

The purpose of doing this is mainly to encourage drivers to sprint hard even when the race is interrupted, so as to avoid the situation where everyone rides mediocrely in the middle and only sprints vigorously at the end.

Since the "green jersey" is also a very important award, sprinters who are not good at climbing will chase each other for this leader jersey in the flat stage.

③【Overall Champion】: English is General Classification, referred to as GC, generally the driver who hits the overall champion is called GCcontender.Generally speaking, each team has one or two main generals ridingforGC.Most of these drivers have strong climbing ability, but their ability to sprint on flat ground should not be too bad, otherwise they will lose a lot of points in the time trial.The winner of the Tour de France will wear a yellow jersey from the outskirts of Paris to enter the city, ride on the Champs-Elysées, and receive the award there. He is the most glorious champion in the entire competition.

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