Chapter 535: Sixth Gold Conjecture: Road Bike Individual Time Trial

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Duke checked the bicycle page attributes, and he used this set of attributes to compete in the Asian Mountain Bike Championships and the Asian Road Cycling Championships.

The Asian Mountain Bike Championships were relatively easy to ride, and while taking care of his teammate Wang Zhen, Du Ke also won the championship.

At the Asian Road Championships at the Izu Circuit, Duke rode hard and finished second. Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that he is alone.

The 54.6-kilometre ITT track in Rio takes more than an hour to complete, and Duke has already ridden the track when he arrives in late July.

Duke knows better that top international riders such as Dumoulin, Froome, Cancellara, and Tony Martin have all registered for the Rio Olympics ITT, and they are more than one notch better than Koya Shinjo and Beppu.

"So, add a point, after all, I'm going to compete in three cycling events. I take a look at the balance, 302 bonus points, 5 honor points, 3 rage credits, and 2 medals of honor. "Duke watched the food and ate and began to pile up the properties of the bicycle page.

The two attributes of explosiveness and strength determine the sprint ability in a short range, and the international top level of 120 is piled up first.

A 54.6-kilometer ride also requires stable cruising ability, and then piles up endurance and physique to 120.

The bonus points are not enough, and you have to keep some backup in case you get hurt, and you can only pile up to 107 for agility first.

After the pile, the latest version of Duke's bicycle page properties are:

Explosive Power 120, Skill 120, Strength 120, Endurance 120, Constitution 120, Agility 107, Precision 10, Speed 10.

Duke left 15 bonus points for backup and fell asleep.

After dawn, Duke wakes up at 7:30 a.m. and arrives at 8:30 p.m. at Plaza Puntos, the starting point for the ITT of the Rio Olympics.

The abbreviation of Individual-Time-Trial is ITT, which stands for Individual Time Trial.

The Rio Olympics road cycling race will each have two individual events: the big group event and the ITT.

Duke was one of the 144 riders who signed up for the men's big group, but he didn't take part in the big race the day before yesterday because the big race had to be ridden 220 kilometers and probably not yet finished, and Du Ke's 200 self and 100 back preliminaries began.

Duke qualified for the big group, but he strategically forfeited it.

Of the 144 men's riders who qualified for the big group, each country could send two of them to participate in today's ITT, so Duke arrived at Plaza Pondo early in the morning to prepare for the upcoming men's ITT.

A total of 37 riders will compete in the men's ITT, with Douc starting at 10:15.

The open location of the Ponto Duo Square was used as a leisure square during the non-Olympic period, and was transformed into an ITT departure area during the Olympic Games.

On the south side of the square, a row of sheet metal sheds was set up where the teams prepared for the battle. You can see a lot of bikes, and the prep riders are warming up on the platforms.

The bike platform is similar to a treadmill, and the frame of the bicycle is fixed to the bench and the wheels are suspended. Riders ride in place on the platform, warming up and getting a feel.

Du Ke was warming up on a cycling platform, next to coach Lu Shun and the team's technician.

The mechanic put a final check on Duke's TT race car and confirmed that it was a silver cougar.

Road racing requires a light, stiff frame, and the TT car's main triangle is made of thin-walled alloy for stiffness, and the forks are made of carbon fiber to absorb impact.

The biggest difference in appearance between TT cars and large group cars is the rear wheels, and almost all TT cars will choose closed wheels as rear wheels.

The common spoked wheel supports the hub with twenty or thirty spokes, and the closed wheel has no spokes, and it looks like a manhole cover.

Spoked wheels and closed wheels have the appearance of the difference between ○ and ●. The spokes of the closed wheel are designed to reduce the effects of air vortices and ultimately increase riding speed.

There was a light rain in the sky, which certainly added to the difficulty of the ITT competition.

The rainy day did not dampen the enthusiasm of the onlookers, who were mostly local fans in Brazil and, of course, media workers from all over the world.

Among the journalists from various countries, the largest number of journalists are Chinese. China's TV media, online media, and various media, the lenses of their cameras are all aimed at Du Ke, who is warming up.

"It's 8:45 a.m. Rio time, and it's the starting point for the men's road cycling individual time trial at Plaza Puntdo. As you can see, the rider in the red jersey a dozen meters away from me is Duke, who will leave at 10:15 a.m. Rio time. Du Ke has already made history by appearing in the Olympic ITT, and he is the first Chinese mainland rider to participate in the Olympic ITT. CCTV 5 reporter reported from Rio. ”

Although it was difficult, Duke said before the tournament that he would do everything in his power to compete for a medal or even a gold medal. The Europeans have dominated the project for nearly a hundred years and are still dominating. As for Duke, whether he is likely to win his sixth Olympic gold medal in cycling, let's wait and see! Leshi Sports reporter reports from Rio. ”

"To date, an Asian rider has never won an Olympic cycling gold medal, can Doucle make great history in Rio? With the hardware in hand, if the 6th gold is a bicycle gold medal, it is really meaningful! We look forward to Du Ke's 6th gold, which will enable him to surpass Wu Minxia and Zou Kai's Olympic gold medals and become the most outstanding king in China's Olympic history! Speed Wave Sports reporter reports from Rio. ”

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In the media center of the Olympic Games, in the Rio studio of CCTV 5, Mr. Zhang Bing and Zhang are hosting the program "Good Morning Rio".

Teacher Zhang said with emotion: "The English abbreviation of ITT is believed to be a very niche unfamiliar word for most Chinese, ITT stands for Road Cycling Individual Time Trial, which is definitely an unpopular event in China. Even many of our colleagues behind us were not very clear about the specific rules of ITT. ”

"I'll give you a statistic, it's 9 a.m. Rio time, the first rider of the men's ITT has been released, and the ratings of our station are basically the same as last night's swimming competition, a little bit lower. Compared to the London Olympics, this is simply unimaginable to us. I think there is only one reason why an unpopular project can have such high ratings---- Duke. ”

"Duke will be aiming for his sixth Olympic gold medal in the men's ITT event in Rio, so remember that Doucault's start time is 10:15 am Rio time and 21:15 pm China time. Let's follow this men's ITT together! ”

ITT has become a buzzword in a short period of time, and many Chinese viewers still don't know what ITT is. But they at least knew that it was a bicycle race, and that Doucle was going to be in this bike race.

There are a total of 37 riders in the men's ITT at the Rio Olympics, with the first driver starting at 9 p.m.

After that, a driver departs every 1 minute and 30 seconds from the starting point, Plaza Puntau, with Driver 2 starting at 09:01:30 Rio Time and Driver 3 at 09:03:00...... And so on, the departure time for driver No. 20 is 9:30.

After that, there was a 30-minute pause, starting at 10 o'clock sharp, with driver No. 21 departing; At 10:01:30, driver No. 22 departs...... Duke departed in 31st place, and the departure time was 10:15.

Each of the 37 riders will ride a fixed 54.6km section, and whoever completes the minimum 54.6km will be the winner of the ITT.

Because each driver starts at a different time, the drivers race against the clock, not against other drivers, and that's where the individual time trial comes in.

To put it in layman's terms, compared with the road race with complex collective tactics, ITT is actually a single machine, riding alone, riding as fast as you can.

It was 10:15 a.m., the first 30 drivers were already on the track, and the No. 1 driver, who started at 9 a.m., was about to finish the race.

At the departure point of Place Ponto, Duke wears a red helmet and seamless red cycling suit, with earplugs in his ears, and he will always keep in radio contact with his coach after the departure.

Duke rode on his TT bike, and he wore a pair of locking shoes that were held together by snaps and racing pedals to increase output efficiency.

Behind him stood a UCI referee in a blue suit, who held Doucle's waist and helped him keep his balance.

There was also a referee on the side, who reminded Duke: "Start in 10 seconds, please be ready." ”

The starting device at the starting point emits a 10-second countdown electronic tone: beep...... Honk...... Honk...... Honk...... It's rhythmic, and it pouts every 1 second.

"Drop!"

The tenth blow is not a "beep", but a sharp "drop".

The referee behind Duke let go of his hands, and Duke straightened the handlebars, kicked his pedals, and he set off.

On this track in Rio, Doucle will be aiming for a historic sixth Olympic gold! (To be continued.) )