Bang!

Guns rang out and the men's mountain bike race began. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The front riders took advantage of their positions and quickly soared, followed by the rear riders.

The departure is followed by a 570-metre-long sandy dirt road, also known as the departure circle.

One S after another is connected together to form the starting circle, like a 570-meter-long intestine.

The 49 riders have already pulled out of formation, and from the air, they look like a giant earthworm swimming.

It is difficult to overtake in the gut section of the starting circle, and the riders starting in the front row are undoubtedly more dominant in the gut section.

Moreover, the drivers who started in the front row are basically masters, and it is precisely because of their high UCI individual points that they start in the front row.

Schulte (Switzerland), Absalon (France), Kuhavi (Czech Republic), Nicolas (Spain) and another Frenchman, Marot, are firmly in the lead group, and they are all ranked in the top 10 mountain racers in the world.

The rider in front of him was blocking the road, and Duke had to follow in the starting lap, with him positioned further back.

There are no radios and no complicated group tactics, and individual ability dominates in mountain races.

This track in Rio is very difficult, with dirt roads, dirt roads, rock obstacles, steps, tree root paths, woodland, climbs, ...... There are all kinds of road conditions.

As soon as I got out of the bowel, there was a small climb up the mountain.

Nino Schulte and Kuhavi took the lead after going up the hill.

Four years ago, at the London Olympics, Nino Schulte was overtaken by Kuhavi in the final few hundred metres to finish second by a second, and he certainly wanted to be humiliated in Rio.

The defending champion of the Czech Republic, Kuhavi, has a huge responsibility on his shoulders, and after winning only one judo gold medal in Rio, Kuhavi will be aiming for the Czech team's second gold.

French legend Absalon didn't have a hard time coming up the hill, dropping from the first group position in the starting lap to the second group. Marot took on the responsibility of the French team, and he rushed to third, followed by Schulte and Kuhavi in front of him.

Duke was still in backwards after breaking out of the bowel section, but after going up the hill he started to exert his strength, and with his strong climbing ability, Duke sprinted into the middle of the second group after 2km.

There was a white-shirted driver who went against Douc as soon as he set off: Peter Sagan of Slovakia.

Sagan is the star of road cycling, and he is the winner of the Tour de France, also known as the second millennium, because he has been second for a long time. Sagan has a strong comic attribute, he has a flamboyant but not obnoxious personality, he is good at sucking wheels and riding and dancing after victory, he gave up road racing in favor of mountain races, and is affectionately known as Silly Gen by Chinese fans.

As Duke rode on, he found that the white-shirted rider behind him had been following him and couldn't shake it off.

Douc glanced back at Sagan, who held the handlebar with his right hand and waved at Douc with his left hand, as if to say hello.

"It's interesting." Douc waved at Sagan and continued to speed up.

Ahead was a downhill staircase, and Duke crackled and shifted gears, riding hard down the stairs.

Further ahead is a rock obstacle, and after a little settling on the car, Douc lifts the front wheel, and a dolphin jumps over the rock obstacle.

At this point, halfway through the first lap, the most difficult steep slope is already in sight.

Douc overtook a few more riders on the steep slopes and was already in the top 10.

Looking back, Duke found that Sagan was still following him, and said that this guy's strength is very strong.

After a lap, you will pass through the starting area, which is the starting point and the end point.

Spectator stands have been built in the departure area, which can accommodate several thousand spectators.

Schulte and Kuhavi were the first to return to the starting area before heading into the second lap, where they were in first and second positions.

"These two European riders are riding so fast! What about Duke, why hasn't he come back yet? Su Yun watched the game from the standers in the departure area.

"Su Yun, what are you in a hurry, you have to ride 7 laps, this is just the first lap." It was a small man who spoke, he was not a few centimeters taller than Su Yun, he was Su Bingtian.

Su Bingtian won the gold medal in the men's 4 x 100-meter relay the day before yesterday, and his Olympic tasks were all over.

Su Yun was a little nervous: "I don't want him to fall behind a lot." ”

Su Bingtian: "Your husband won't lose." ”

"Brother Tian, the Olympic stadium is uncertain." Su Yun said, and then said to himself: "I didn't get a certificate, where did my husband come from......

Su Bingtian blurted out: "After returning to China, let's go to get a marriage certificate together." ”

Su Yun looked at Su Bingtian and didn't speak.

Su Bingtian hurriedly explained: "I mean, I will go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with my girlfriend to get the certificate, you and Du Ke will also go, choose an auspicious day, the four of us will go to the Civil Affairs Bureau on the same day, two pairs of in-laws, good things come into pairs, happy and auspicious." ”

Su Yun was about to answer, when he suddenly saw a red-shirted driver on the track returning to the starting area, it was Du Ke.

"Ahh Doucle! Hurry up! Su Yun immediately danced and shouted Du Ke's name.

Brush!

Douc quickly drove out of the starting area, and he entered the second lap, which faded away.

"This ...... What is Duke's ranking now? Su Yun shouted patronizingly, and didn't notice that Du Ke was the first to return to the departure area.

"Ninth, he was less than a minute behind the first place." Su Bingtian replied in the affirmative, after all, he is a professional sprinter and has a keen judgment of ranking and time.

Now that Du Ke can't be seen, Su Bingtian chatted with Su Yun again: "Su Yun, let me tell you, the people I want to thank the most in my life are my parents, who raised me. The second is Coach Yuan, who brought me into the Nanyue Provincial Track and Field Team, and then the national team, if it weren't for Coach Yuan's cultivation and guidance, I might be selling fish balls in Zhongshan now. After my parents and mentor, I became Du Ke, so my girlfriend and I, you and Du Ke, the four of us got married together. ”

"Poof~ Four people are just running a relay race!" Su Yunle was a little entangled: "He didn't say he wanted to marry me......"

"It's coming, it's coming." Su Bingtian said.

Su Yun looked at Su Bingtian suspiciously: "You seem to know any inside information?" Brother Tim, you came to see the mountain race today, and you happened to meet me, what a coincidence! ”

"Look, that blue-shirted driver has exploded, he's going to be Duke's rival......" Su Bingtian changed the subject, leading the conversation to the race.

On the track, Duke entered the second lap, and he mentally counted that there were eight people in front of him, and with six laps left on the second lap, he had to overtake at least one lap to do so.

Looking back, Sagan was still following him closely, and Du Ke said in his heart that he must shake off this troublesome tail as soon as possible. (To be continued.) )