The night before the race, at a hot spring hotel in the mountains of Fukuoka City, Zhang Yuan, along with all the riders, employees, cheerleaders, and others, soaked in the large bath.

Before each mission, they get used to a real hot spring inn to enjoy and relieve stress. This is a project arranged by Leo early in the morning, and it also belongs to the scope of sports nutrition, and only when you have enough rest can you be more enterprising, which is the reason.

After leaving the bath, everyone went back to the big room, the tatami bedroom, and the spirit of cooperation with the group was the best, and the calm night passed.

Get up at 3:30 a.m. the next morning Morning Call sounds, everyone gets up to have breakfast, and after eating, they go back to their rooms to change their race clothes, the next five days and four nights, 1288 kilometers, very hard!

When all the contestants get together, the organizers before the lottery results are not displayed until this moment, in a large LED screen.

Of course, the bib number is prepared early in the morning, and the ranking position of each team is written, and the order of the draw is for the team, there is no lucky thing, let alone the seed team.

The best hotels and accommodations are reserved for the daily race results of the participating cars, all based on the time of satellite GPS navigation. Therefore, the first place to cross the line does not necessarily mean that the team will win the championship, and since that being the case, it is no problem for the team to be ranked 77th (Group 8).

As for the opponent "Kawaguchi" ranked 59th, "Zhenyang" ranked 83rd, "Netherlands" ranked 18th, and pseudo-Belgium (which should be called the European and American Champions United Drivers) was at the top, 6th.

The sound of the big gong and drum, representing the race into the countdown moment, the last minute, the drum stopped, the mayor of Fukuoka came to the scene to preside over the opening ceremony, he held a red flag, when he moved the flag down, 1288 kilometers, the bicycle race around Kyushu Island, Japan officially began.

In the beginning, the section up to Kitakyushu City was a side road of the main street and the expressway, so the drivers of the pseudo-Belgian team, because they were tall and strong, so the combination of the four of them had already left the fifth driver behind the fifth driver three minutes after the start of the race, and carried the unknown local Japanese runner away by more than 120 meters. Moreover, this distance is constantly expanding, but strategic convoys such as "Vibration" and "Rush" and "Kawaguchi" will not compete with you for the first and top speed in a moment, and since I can't compete with you, I will use my endurance to defeat you.

So, before noon, all the drivers entered the city base course in Kitakyushu City with their best results, and there was a two-hour break and lunch break. Of course, the first four Belgian riders were all sent to the laboratory for a urine test.

In the afternoon, according to the GPS system data, the team that ranked first in the overall set off first, of course, the first team in Belgium, there is no doubt about it... The second is the Japanese "Kawaguchi" team, the third is the Netherlands, the fourth is "Zhenyang", and the fifth is "Jinchong".

The afternoon section is a second-class highway, and the upper and lower slopes are more sloping. Therefore, the strength of the team is more obvious, and the large teams supported by large enterprises will show their superior nature and competition ability than others in the slope section. Therefore, the Belgian team is the champion of the day, and the first four teams are all members of the Belgian team.

In the stadium complex in Oita City, Chinese and foreign journalists gathered here to take pictures of today's best team and make a very short interview. The Belgian team was asked by the organizers to change its name, and the team was renamed the European and American Champions United at the time of the competition. The captain of the European and American Champions United is the handsome French guy Caron. Bertini. He said at the visit: "We are here (Kyushu) to prove that from the first quarter of an hour to the end of the game, the four of us will stay in the top four.

There is no place to be conceded to other riders, because we are the best cyclists in Europe and the United States, and you better think about it when you want to compare yourself to us. If you lose, you will definitely lose, but I hope that your opponents, you will not lose too ugly.

After that, the Japanese reporters were most concerned about their national treasure, and Masashi Saito finally appeared, which caused Japanese reporters to scramble to shoot and chase the interview, and the smart Saito did not directly answer the reporter's inquiry, and the team's spokesman said that the team's official public relations would answer all the questions. After dinner, everyone would go to their own place to rest, and the peaceful night passed.

On the second day of the game, the Belgian team was officially changed to the European and American Champions United by the organizers, the yellow jersey was owned by Bertini, and the pink jersey was worn by Lubis; There were no unexpected results, it was the first day of the game anyway.

The roads in Oita City are not very wide, so leaving the city and reaching the outskirts of the city, we begin to enter one of the two most difficult journeys of the whole race. Lubis was the first to switch to cyclocross cycling, and three of his other teammates were in hot pursuit, followed by Kawaguchi and Rush. JO and the Netherlands were also in close proximity, followed by the rest of Japan's major cycling teams.

Today, it is a slightly cool, no rain, light wind blowing good weather. The dirt roads in the mountains are in good condition, with no dust and no wet and slippery mud roads. So, the results of the drivers are good, but.... We can see from the GPS data that the lead of the European and American teams has been slowly chased by Japan and the four teams of China, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. Among them, the Japanese "Kawaguchi" team performed the best, and the tiger was not as good as the ground worm, but this situation was useful.

By noon, all the riders had been left on the dirt road in the mountains, and the riders who had left the dirt road lot.

Lubis at the front, from the look and eyes, the first 50 kilometers of mud off-road road was completed, and all the riders were tired, including Lubis.

Back on the asphalt road race, you will reach Fisherman's Wharf in Miyazaki City after 15 kilometers.

The fisherman's pier is the rest and lunch area at noon on the day of the game, and the first two people to arrive first, and the first two people from yesterday, Bertini and Lubis

The other three and four are all drivers from the European and American teams. In fifth place, Masashi Saito, a national treasure of Japan, and the fourth place Spanish driver, Bol. Torris, a difference of 22 seconds.

After that, the sixth place was Huang Futao and the seventh place Mark . Davis, eighth is Akira Shomoto, ninth is Masao Saito, and tenth is Mitsui Kiro; SAM ranked eleventh, Huangfu Tao ranked twelfth, Zhang Yuan ranked thirteenth...

Since the return of Hainan Island's victory, the Chinese people have long been accustomed to their idol Zhang Yuan, and every time they catch up with the championship at the last critical moment. Since this routine has always been in everyone's hearts, no one will think that Zhang Yuan can be the leader at the beginning stage.

It's a simple lunch, but the riders of the "Rush" feel very tasty, and the physical exertion of nature makes them feel hungry, and the lunch (2000 calories per guest) is given to the riders, with salt-grilled mackerel, miso soup and eel rice balls, accompanied by fragrant coffee or juice.

There are electric massage chairs and shower equipment, Zhang Yuan saw Lubis, nodded politely to him first, and smirked. When Rubis saw that it was Zhang Yuan, he immediately walked up to him and wanted to say something to Zhang Yuan... In this way, Zhang Yuan was scared, his good teammate George is a famous student in Hong Kong, and his English is so good that he is not around, Zhang Yuan is not by his side, if Zhang Yuan is not by his side, if he is not by his side, Zhang Yuan will definitely panic when facing foreigners.

Zhang Yuan is not a person with high language talent, strictly speaking, Zhang Yuan has no language talent, even the level of Chinese and Chinese is not high, Mandarin is not accurate, only Hakka is fluent. Because of the language barrier, he can only speak some very simple English, such as Hi and BYE; Zhang Yuan can barely speak, it's just a little bit of English, and it won't work if it's a little deeper.

Fortunately, Huang Futao was near him, and he had been observing Zhang Yuan, and when he saw that Lubis was not good, he deliberately came to Zhang Yuan's side. Like George, he is also a top student in a prestigious school in Hong Kong, and basically, he is as fluent in English and French as if he were his mother tongue, and he thinks logically and culturally like a Westerner. So, when he saw Rubis's appearance, he knew he wanted to use it to make trouble...

O young people! It's just a little impulsive.

Lubis said to Zhang Yuan in a very heavy Spanish accent of English: Your various conveniences are not very good, why are you the fastest rising star in China's T18? It is also the most promising person to enter the world professional competition, and it is also a person who can win the championship, but you are not tall and stupid, what are you capable of? I really want to know...

Zhang Yuan didn't even know what he was saying or asking. Zhang Yuan opened his mouth, just like he could put down two fried dumplings... Huang Futao immediately replied to this strong opponent in English: My ability is on par with him, he is better than me (pointing at Zhang Yuan), you can't even compare with me, why should you challenge him? Wait until you put on the yellow coat on the Fukuoka podium and answer me!

(when you are the real champion and take your yellow shirt, I will listen)

Huang Futao explained to Zhang Yuan that he knew the content of the conversation between him and Lubis, and added, because you are too blind to no one, I will be rude to you. Zhang Yuan said in his hurried English: Yes, I have no..... in.. terest... anyway,leave me alone.

Huang Futao couldn't help but smile at Lubis: You got it, please leave us alone, see you then.

How hard is it to level this simple-minded guy? The difficulty was for his three teammates, but fortunately they lacked team spirit, including Mark and Saito, so the highlight of this match was either "Cheer Up" or "Rush" to compete for the team championship.

Zhang Yuanwei screamed and said loudly: In the past six months, aren't we the only two teams who have the champions? I also wanted to see if any other opponent could beat us, and they both looked at each other and smiled.

In the afternoon, the convoys set off in order, and after less than 10 kilometers of road, they had to step on a muddy area without asphalt... Yes, the 50km stretch is a really rough and muddy road, and the Japanese riders have chosen particularly large wheeled bikes to stabilize their balance, because they have run this route thousands of times, and they naturally have a huge advantage over the new cyclists from all over the world.

Lubis: They have had a hard time completing this morning's muddy mountain and water streams. What's even more terrifying is that behind them, less than 5 meters away, is the "Kawaguchi" team of the head worm Japan, the Saito brothers led the front, startling the fourth British player McCarron, before entering the muddy section, McCarron learned from the team staff that he was 200 meters behind Saito Masashi.

Back on the asphalt road, with Lubis, Patini, Torris and McCarron in front, Masashi Saito, the first of the Japanese team "Kawaguchi", was only 3 seconds behind to reach the flat road, and immediately changed his bicycle to chase after him, without losing any time, proving that their training on this section of the road was to the point of being ripe.

Fight for them a few more seconds.

According to the GPS system records, the current team leader is the "Kawaguchi" team, followed by the European and American team. Originally, the time of the European and American team was more than 300 seconds faster than that of Kawaguchi, but after 100 kilometers of mountainous doushasa road, the Japanese riders who had been in this battlefield for a long time finally created a miracle with their hard work

It is an ironclad fact --- Asians are not as good as Westerners.

This group of young Japanese riders did it, and they beat their opponents. A group of Japanese riders who have completely impressed the cycling community and the media in the Western Realm.

Miraculously, not only the Japanese team, but also the Four Tigers, Huang Futao, Meng Jiawei, Xu Kaifeng and Qiu Jianrong, also left the mud section after 45 seconds.

The same people who wasted no time on another chariot, and who started a desperate chase, there were also the nerd Zhang Yuan and his three good teammates and brothers. The time of "Cheering" is only 18 seconds away from the second-ranked European and American teams.

Mark. Davis ran out of the mud faster than the entire team of "Rush", but von . Peter and the others were left behind a minute later. Therefore, the Dutch team does not have the ability to reach the top three after the second day of competition.

Thirdly, the cumulative total score is "Cheering"; The fourth is "rushing".

At the end of a particularly tiring day, it was time for Kyushu food and hot springs, and everyone (including the Japanese riders) was tired. Because, the irregular terrain and road defects on the mountain road cause the mental pressure of the rider to be much greater than on the flat road, and the people are even more tired.

On the second night in Kakuya City, no riders went out, because it was really tiring, and the sound of snoring in the drivers' rooms was the most beautiful music of the night.

Before the third day of the race, the organisers announced yesterday's cumulative results, and the most noticeable thing was that there were 11 teams (less than a group of four) that withdrew from the race, and a total of 28 drivers, accounting for 7%, withdrew from the race, and for the first time, so many participants gave up the race.

Leave Kashima City and enter the mountainous area of southern Kyushu. The mountain road along the coast, whether it is a steep slope or a hairpin bend, is not a problem for the participants of this competition at all. Today's race schedule is much easier than yesterday's, so at noon, everyone who came to the rest stop at the midday time would sincerely praise the local climate and road conditions when they saw their results.

With the same simple but nutritious lunch, the same electric chair and shower equipment, the well-rested riders show different race results and mentality. The landmark of Kumamoto City is Kumamoto Old Town, which is the final stop on the third day of the race. The top five categories have not changed their positions since today's race.

The individual competition is convenient, except for Zhang Yuan, who is ranked one place in the front, the other leading elements have not changed their positions.

After a night of silence, everyone (all the riders and staff) was ready for the toughest moment of this race...

On the fourth day of the race, Kumamoto originally had two ways to Sasebo, the so-called mountain line and the sea line. This time, it is a mountain line. Since this is a large forest area and the slopes are steep, it is a difficult section for climbers on weekdays, but now the bicycle riders use a very special mountain bike with a large front gear, so it is definitely a new experience for the rider.

Difficulties, which arise from leaving Kumamoto City, and the complete landslide uphill road from Kikuchi to Yabe Village is definitely unimaginably hard. At this point, the four of Lubis were all tired, and they had no initial pride and laughter, and something that made them even more sad and angry...

Because, BOOM surpassed them overall, and RUSH will also surpass them. Forget it, Rubis also expected the fact that it would appear yesterday. But the most odious thing is that Mark. Davis and Feng. Peter's Dutch team is also better overall than them. It is confirmed that 1+1 is not equal to two, it may be less than one, and maybe...

When I arrived in Okawa City, the two Saito brothers who took the lead were the two brothers of the Japanese "Kawaguchi" cycling team, not far away, it was Huang Futao of "Zhenyang" and Zhang Yuan behind, and now, the Saito brothers were first and second, the third was Huang Futao, and the fourth was Zhang Yuan, and the other riders in the first echelon were thrown some away, and at noon, each rider fought to rest.

In the afternoon, it was a very comfortable section at the beginning, until after the South Island Hara City, because of the cool sea breeze, the riders were not so tired, and the results were stable. But when we arrived at the Yamamoto Museum, the last 10-kilometer stretch of the road was about to begin, and the last 10-kilometer stretch of the road was closed and not made public, including the Kawaguchi cycling team, and no one knew how terrible the 10-kilometer road was except for a few high-level officials of the race.

The thick sand, like a desert, and a very wet sandy area, did not raise sand dust, but there were more muddy bullets in the air, and these roads were extremely difficult, and this kind of labor was not hard to go up and downhill, and it seemed to be invested in the slimy sections that were inversely proportional to the effect.

In the briefing before today's departure, all the participating cars knew that this was a very special location, and some people said it was interesting, but no one thought that it would be so hard, including the Saito brothers and Huang Futao... Except for one person, it is Zhang Yuan.

Because in Heping, such a road is originally blind, Zhang Yuan has been used to walking around in the mud and sand since he was about three years old, and riding a big buffalo bicycle. Because, he is just like the gift given to him by his grandfather, he is a live big buffalo, this is the buffalo's favorite bathroom pool, Zhang Yuan, an authentic live buffalo, is not as good as a fish in water?

Therefore, for others, these 10 kilometers are a long and arduous land, but for Zhang Yuan, it is as simple and enjoyable as going home to farm.

The aerial photography above captured Zhang Yuan, which caused a great shock in the entire Japanese cycling world, is this a person?

It's impossible not to try your best to walk the slimy road, why... Can he be so relaxed? He seems to be gliding, or is he a mud wrais?

In this 10-kilometer muddy and sandy land, Zhang is far from halfway and has already crossed the Saito brothers and Huangfutao. He was also the first to cross the line to reach the finish line on the fourth day of the race.

There is no suspense, all the staff and media are waiting for Superman to cross the line. As soon as Zhang Yuan arrived, he was immediately arranged by the staff to take a urine test, but without him, because it was not something that normal people could do, this was Huang Qiang's standard answer to Chinese and foreign reporters.

The second place runner in the fastest finish was Masashi Saito, with a 25-minute difference in the total of the four days compared to Zhang Yuan. Forget it, all the drivers are going to give up the individual championship battle, because there is no one to recover 25 minutes.

When Huang Futao reached the finish line, he only smiled and nodded to Zhang Yuan and Naoki Big Mother Finger! Everything is in plain sight, because there is no suspense about the championship, including the team championship, and only the host team that is unwilling to face the reality will say that there is still hope for the team championship.

On the fifth day, needless to say, the overall championship team was "rushing" early in the morning, and the second Japanese "Kawaguchi" won three and a half minutes, which was also the largest gap in history, Sam, George and Aman were all in the top 30, and the difference was not far away. Zhang Yuan's extra 25 minutes alone are enough to win many firsts.

Therefore, this Kyushu Rim Race actually only lasted 3 and a half days, which can barely be said to be a 4-day race with a 950-kilometer race. Because the last 300 kilometers are meaningless at all, there has never been an international competition like this, completely boring to no suspense, really boring big win.

This is the headline of a newspaper in Guangdong.

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