Chapter 585: The Mighty King of Speed
After the bike came off the road, Duke took the lead and sped forward, finishing more than five metres ahead of the rider behind him after a lap. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoThat's a huge advantage in the men's keirin.
With a clear advantage, Duke took the lead in completing the two-and-a-half-lap 625m sprint, and he crossed the finish line first to win the group and advance directly to the second round.
Keirin doesn't record seconds, and there's no world record or anything like that for Duke to break. The first to cross the line is the first place, and the second to cross the line is the second place, and the ranking is determined in the order of the line.
The first round of the Keirin was a preliminary race, and there were not many spectators in the velodrome, and almost all the people who witnessed Doucle's extreme speed were professionals.
American professionals exclaimed: "Too fast, Duke too fast!" I didn't expect him to be so strong in track cycling! Remember the road bike ITT a few days ago, Duke, he was the king of speed, in swimming, track and field, cycling, etc.! "They're bicycle reporters in the United States.
The Japanese commentator was very uncomfortable: "The Chinese women's team sprint has already won a gold medal, and it seems that Du Ke will also make a difference in the men's keirin." "The Japanese invented the keirin race, but their keirin racers could only play a supporting role on the international stage.
The French media was a little sad: "Coach Benoit has helped the Chinese track cycling team a lot, under Benoit's coaching, China has won a gold medal in women's team racing, and Duke is also expected to hit the men's keirin medal or even gold medal." The French team has not won anything in the track cycling event at this Olympic Games, and perhaps the French cycling team should ask Benoit to return to China to coach. ”
Only the British media were unconvinced: "Jason Kenny will prove who is the king of this track." ”
Jason Kenny, a British track star who has already won two track gold medals at the Games, also registered in the men's keirin and is in Group 2.
A few minutes later, Kenny advanced to the second round as the top of the second group.
By 13:30 p.m., all 12 players in the second round of the men's keirin had been selected.
The second round is equivalent to the semi-finals, 12 players are divided into two groups, the top three in each group advance to the finals, and the last three in each group will also compete again to determine 7~12.
Duke was in the second group, and he drew the No. 6 pick.
After the departure, Duke didn't grab the front position, but he didn't panic, there was nothing to panic about. On-the-spot adjustment is a must-have quality for a professional driver.
After the motorcycle got off the road, Duke rushed to the outside and exploded in less than 30 meters to grab the first position.
In the next 600m sprint, no one could overtake Duke, and he once again won the group with his strong sprint ability and advanced to the final of the men's keirin.
At 15:15, the men's keirin final is about to begin.
The coaches of each team are making a final tactical exchange with the participating players.
"Now that you're in the final, you've got to at least get something." Benoit communicates with Duke through an interpreter.
Duke: "That's a must, I want to get the gold. ”
Benoit reminded Ducco: "Don't think that you won the first round, the second round was easy, the final will be just as easy. Keep an eye out for the British, who will be your strongest opponent. Kenny is good at taking the lead and his ability to sprint on the final lap is not lost to you. ”
At the same time, the British team.
Team England Coach: "Jason, don't be afraid of Duke, he's not invulnerable. He's used to being in front of him in the first and second rounds of the free sprint, and if you can find an opportunity to press in front of him, you'll deal a technical and psychological blow to him. ”
Jason Kenny smiled, very relaxed: "Why should I be afraid of him?" I have four Olympic gold medals in track cycling, and what does he have? ”
Kenny's two track cycling gold medals at the London Olympics and his two gold medals at the Olympics make him the best men's track racer of the day. He smiled easily because he had easy capital.
At 3:30 p.m., the six finalists of the men's keirin race were on the track, and after the white line at 6 o'clock, they lined up in the order of the draw. Six coaches help behind their drivers.
The velodrome, which can accommodate more than 7,000 spectators, is already full, and the appeal of the final is not the same after all.
The on-site host began to introduce the finalists in the order of No. 6~No. 1.
"No. 6 Ehlers, he's from Germany, he's a future star in track cycling!" Ehlers is very young, he has won the youth championship at international level. Germany is also a traditional powerhouse in track cycling.
"No. 5, Dutch Rocket Butchley!" The Netherlands is also a traditional cycling powerhouse, with Buccily winning the men's keirin at the European Championships.
"Number 4, Jaguar Zapata!" Zapata from Colombia won the South American Championships and finished third in the World Championships, and after entering the 21st century, Colombia's overall bicycle strength has grown by leaps and bounds, and a number of new talents such as Zapata have emerged.
"No. 3, Olympic champion and today's most outstanding track racer, Jason Kenny!" Jason Kenny is famous, and he has many fans even in the South American continent, and the Brazilian audience at the scene erupted in applause.
"No. 2, Asian Champion - Ngawang!" Ngawang is from Malaysia, and it is not easy for the Malaysian male driver to compete in the Olympic final. In recent years, Ngawang has dominated Asia in individual events such as keirin and individual sprint. However, he is not well known outside of Asia, and few Brazilian viewers know the Malaysian.
"No. 1, the greatest athlete of the 21st century, his name has long been resounding all over the world, he is ...... Doucle! "Duke didn't have any impressive results in Keirin, but this was actually his first official track cycling event.
Ducco's five opponents have all won track titles, either Olympic champions, world champions, European champions, Asian champions and, ultimately, international junior champions. Duke alone did not have any track titles.
But Duke's fame was greater than that of his five rivals, and the audience cheered and screamed, half of them were Mudoke's name, and the other half came to see the excitement, and they were curious to see if Douca's performance in the velode race could be as invincible as swimming and athletics.
Mr. Guo of CCTV 5 was very excited, so excited that he was a little nervous, he knew that there were many Chinese viewers watching the live broadcast of the men's Keirin race at the moment, which was very different from before. In the past, CCTV 5 rarely broadcast the men's track cycling race live, because they knew that few Chinese viewers would watch it live.
"Kenny, Butchley, Ehlers are from the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and they represent the power of the traditional powerhouses of track cycling. Duke, Awang and Zapata are from China, Malaysia and Colombia, and they represent the new power. The new forces challenge the traditional hegemon, and this must be a wonderful game! Well, the lead motorcycle has been launched, let's follow Duke's performance and wish him good luck! (To be continued.) )