The day before the race, the competitors and the coaching staff came to the competition venue to familiarize themselves with the track conditions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

For triathlon competitions, it is essential to familiarize yourself with the venue in advance. Players should be aware of the course and the situation in the transition area in advance.

There are two transition zones for triathlons, one for swimming and cycling, where competitors take off their waterproof suits and swimming caps, put on their shoes and helmets, find their bikes, and start riding. If you don't know where your bike is parked, you will definitely be blind when you look for it during the race, so the players must know where the bike and equipment are placed before the race.

The other transition zone is the transition between cycling and long-distance running, where runners park their bikes in a designated position, take off their helmets and put on running shoes. This parking location should not be mistaken, if you are not familiar with the venue in advance, it will also delay the time to find a location.

At the same time, the contestants also need to search for some other information, such as the water temperature of the water, the direction of the water, the wind direction of the flat land, and the slope of the road surface, which are all information that the contestants should know in advance.

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April 8 is the start time of the Asian Triathlon Championships, but the first competition in the women's group, Zhang Guan's men's group, the official competition time is on April 9.

On April 9, the sun was shining, and more than 30 players from more than a dozen countries and regions gathered together to wait for the start of the competition on the shore. Of course, the real strength is only those dozen people, and the others are all here to make soy sauce.

It's April, so the water temperature isn't too high, and waterproof clothing is essential.

Many people think that during triathlon swimming, the competitors wear swimsuits, but in fact they wear waterproof suits. The main function of the waterproof clothing is to keep the heat warm, so that after 1.5 kilometers of swimming, the body can be kept dry as much as possible to avoid the athlete from catching a cold.

At the same time, waterproof clothing can protect weaker players. When wearing waterproof clothing, the body will lose heat more slowly, and the physical consumption will be smaller, which is also a disguised protection for weaker players.

If the water temperature exceeds 20 degrees Celsius, the temperature is relatively high, so you don't need to wear waterproof clothing. However, regardless of the water temperature, swimming caps are mandatory, goggles and nose clips are also allowed, and swimming equipment is not allowed.

The referee signaled the players to get ready, and then only a "bang" was heard, the starting gun was fired, and the competitors jumped into the water.

The Japanese took the lead, while the rest of the riders followed behind the Japanese.

After all, Japan is the host, and the Japanese players must have trained in this water, and they are more familiar with the situation in this waters.

However, after only five or six minutes, some players began to fall behind. After all, the Japanese swim is one of the best in Asia.

The first player to fall behind was Malaysia's Ismail. Malaysia sent two players to participate this time, one Malay and one Chinese, the Chinese athlete was able to barely keep up with the big team at the beginning of the competition, but the Malay Ismail, the swimming level was too poor, only swam more than 400 meters, and was already left behind by the big team.

After 800 meters, Mongolia's Gansukh was also thrown away by the large group.

Gansukh was the only Mongolian competitor, before that, Zhang Guan didn't even know that Mongolians still engaged in triathlon, until later I learned that this Gansukh lived in Russia for more than ten years, so he would participate in triathlon.

After 1,000 meters, the Japanese began to accelerate, and the layers between the competitors were gradually opened, and by the time the Japanese athletes began the final sprint, only nine athletes could still keep up with the pace of the Japanese team: Jiang Zhihang of the national team, Wei Anzu and Lee Zhihe of Hong Kong Island, Heo Min Ho and Kim Joo Shuang of South Korea, Kazakh star Gag and Smulov, Uzbekistan's Yunusov, and Iraq's Sabag

Zhang Guan was in the second group, and he was about 30 seconds slower than the Japanese, and the Japanese started to accelerate, widening the gap to one minute.

Japan's Ryosuke Yamamoto was the first to come ashore in 19:02, followed by Korea's Heo Min Ho in 19:03 and Japan's Yuichi Hosoda in third with 19:04. Then the first group of players also came ashore one after another, and the time spent was less than 19 minutes and 20 seconds.

Considering external factors such as water temperature, this result is also good, after all, it is April, if it is placed in August and September, the water level is raised a little more, and the performance of the players can be improved by at least thirty or forty seconds.

After the runners in the leading group came ashore, it took almost a minute for the runners in the second group to finish the 1.5km swim.

"Look, that's Zhang Guan, he's coming up, what's the result?"

"20 minutes 03 seconds, ranked 15th, this is a very good result!"

"There are more than 30 contestants, and he is in the fifteenth place, which is also a result in the upper middle of the stream. Anyway, isn't Zhang Guan here to sell advertisements? I originally thought that Zhang Guan would be the penultimate one! ”

"Nonsense, that's Zhang Guan! The physical talent of the people is the best in the world. With his physical talent, Zhang Guan can't swim to the penultimate place! ”

"That's right, and Zhang Guan is only 1 minute behind now, maybe he can catch up later. And don't forget, the next event is a bicycle! ”

"Yes, I almost forgot that Zhang Guan won the Tour de France last year. Compared to cycling, there is no one here who can compare to Zhang Guan! ”

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"20 minutes and 03 seconds? 15th place? So fast! Coach Hideki Yamane's face was a little unnatural.

Although Zhang Guan was 1 minute slower than the Japanese player, this result was far beyond Hideki Yamane's expectations.

Swimming is only one part of the triathlon and takes the shortest amount of time and travels the least. For example, the last 40km bike takes about 1 hour, and the last 10km run takes more than half an hour. In contrast, swimming in less than 20 minutes has the least impact on the outcome of the competition.

More importantly, cycling is Zhang Guan's strongest point, which does not need to be tested in actual combat, nor does it need to list any data, just by virtue of Zhang Guan's achievements in winning four jerseys in 21 consecutive stops of the Tour de France, it is enough to prove this.

Hideki Yamane doesn't know how much time Zhang Guan will regain in the 40km cycling process, but it is an indisputable fact that the Japanese team is far inferior to Zhang Guan in cycling.

"We only have a one-minute advantage, and Zhang Guan is definitely capable of coming back in cycling!" Hideki Yamane looked a little agitated, and she suddenly felt as if she had been deceived.

"Could it be that Zhang Guan is not here to sell advertisements? Is he really here to compete? Hidekio Yamane muttered to himself.

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