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According to the big schedule, the trip to the Kazan World Swimming Championships has ended, and the most important event left of the year is of course the 2015 World Athletics Championships.

But before returning home to compete in the World Athletics Championships, Duke will first go to Malaysia to participate in the Asian Mountain Bike Championships.

Duke and his team of agents arrived in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, on the evening of August 10, where they met with a logistics manager at the Zijian Center.

The next day, on August 11, under the arrangement of the Zijian Center, Duke arrived in Malacca, southern Malaysia, and he returned to the national cycling team to prepare for the Asian Championships.

The 2015 Mountain Cross Country Cycling Asian Championships was held in Malacca on August 12~16, of which the men's XC Mountain Cross Country Race was held on August 14, non-stop from Russia to Malaysia's Duke, Duke actually only had three days to prepare for the Asian Championships.

August was a busy month for Duke, with swimming, track and field, and cycling events all taking place in August.

The Asian Mountain Bike Championships has set up a number of events, and the XC Mountain Cross Race is an Olympic event, and the top two men's and women's champions of the XC race can get tickets to the Rio Olympics.

Duke came for the men's Olympic ticket, and he got his full mountain bike kit at a place called Batang Malacca in the north of Malacca, and used the limited two or three days to familiarize himself with the Malacca mountain cross-country XC track.

Malacca is the throat of the Strait of Malacca, and has been a hub of maritime transportation since ancient times, and the maritime oil transportation of East Asian countries has to go through the Strait of Malacca. Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, relying on the prosperous sea transportation of ships to and fro, the local residents of Malacca have a very nourishing life.

Malacca was once an independent kingdom, from time to time to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, Zheng He, as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, visited Malacca many times to guide the local people's livelihood work, this place has a bit of history with China. Today, there are many Chinese living in Malacca, and Sam Bao Temple is their spiritual sustenance.

There is a Catholic church opposite Sampo Temple, and there is a mosque next door, so different cultures and beliefs live in harmony in Malacca, so it is normal for non-mainstream sports such as mountain biking to be held in Malacca.

Duke's mountain bikes, cycling equipment, and cycling team all brought him from China to Malacca.

The Malacca circuit is 4.5 kilometres long, and after a few laps of trial riding, Duke found that the word "mountain" could be removed from the mountain cross-country race.

The entire course of the Malacca circuit is almost all flat, and all kinds of road conditions and obstacles are set up, except for no climbing sections.

After a few laps, Duke returned to the team, took the track map and studied it again, and said as he studied: "This area of Batang Malacca is still at a negative altitude, with an altitude of -2.5 meters. Strange track, this is the Malacca Basin Cycling Race, right? ”

The situation on this track is roughly similar: in the plains of the Central Plains of China, there is a large wheat field, and the riders ride a 4.5-kilometer lap along the potholed dirt road around the wheat field, and the first to complete 9 laps is the winner. It's just that in Malacca, the wheat fields have been replaced by sugar cane forests.

Coach Zhu said: "There is really no climbing section on this track in Malacca, Duke, you have already tried to ride it, which is a bit inconsistent with mountain races, and can be roughly regarded as a medium-difficulty cross-country obstacle race." ”

Duke put together the track atlas: "If only there was a mountain, so would a small dirt bag." "The king of the hill is not afraid of the difficulty of climbing, the more difficult the better.

"Doucho's climbing ability is outstanding, as has been proven in the highlands training at home and the American Invitational. Not to mention your ability to climb hills, not to mention being invincible all over Asia, you should be able to rank among the top few in the international mountain bike world. But that's the reality of Batang Malacca, Duke you have to adjust yourself. Director Zhu said with a slight seriousness.

Duke nodded and said, "Understood, I'm just spitting out." Professional cyclists must have the ability to adapt to all kinds of racing conditions, otherwise it is difficult to call it professional. Personally, I don't think this track is too difficult, I wonder what my opponents are like? If everyone thinks it's not too difficult, then you have to fight for speed and skill at the beginning. ”

Director Zhu pointed to Wang Zhen, who was changing tires not far away, and said to Du Ke: "Your teammates still have some strength on the flat ground, Wang Zhen can't climb the long slope, but he has two hits on the flat ground." The climb of the American Invitational is very difficult, and Wang Zhen is not a level player with you on the Ohio track, so he was lapped by you. ”

"However, on the flat cross-country track in Malacca, you and Wang Zhen can play together, and if you two rush to the front in a certain period of time, you can rotate between two to control the rhythm. Over the next day or two, you can test ride the bikes to familiarize yourself with the track and practice your skills in tandem rotation. You know, lately I've been dreaming that you're going to win the top two in the Asian Championships, and you're going to Rio together! ”

"We try." Du Ke also glanced at Wang Zhen, and said to Director Zhu: "What about the players from other countries? Which ones should I pay special attention to? ”

Director Zhu took out an iPad, swiped his fingers on the screen, and analyzed the enemy situation with Du Ke: "Each country can report up to two players to participate in the men's XC event of this World Championships, and we have reported you and Wang Zhen." The two of your strongest contenders are two Japanese players, Kenta Koyama and Kyohei Yamamoto. ”

Du Ke looked at the screen and said, "These two Japanese are old watches, and they look the same." ”

"I don't know if it's an old watch." Director Zhu replied, "You see that these two Japanese have a mountain character in their names, but their strength in the mountains is not strong, and like Wang Zhen, they are not very good at climbing long and steep slopes. However, Xiaoshan and Yamamoto's ability to pass flat obstacles is not bad, and they often practice cooperation together, and their cooperation proficiency is definitely better than that of you and Wang Zhen. ”

"The Japanese have a strong desire for Olympic tickets, and they want to be strong. Hopefully, keep in mind the names and technical characteristics of the two Japanese riders, Kenta Koyama and Kohei Yamamoto, who will be the toughest opponents for you and Wang Zhen. In addition, Iran's Aladu and Kazakhstan's Yulimov are also worth paying attention to, as they are fighting alone without the assistance of their teammates, but they are strong individually. ””

Duke took the iPad and carefully studied his opponent: "Okay, remember, two Japanese, one Iranian, one Kazakh." I'll go and sum up with Wang Zhen to see how to grab tickets more efficiently. After finishing the matter, he handed the ipad back to Director Zhu, and pushed the car towards Wang Zhen. (To be continued.) )