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"The Katyusha team is still in the second group, but at the moment there are some teams to make a difference. Although Fromm suffered a mechanical problem at the start of the race, he still maintained a good mentality and we couldn't see any problems on his face. ”
"Yes, the rivalry between Flomet and Contad is a battle between Team Sky and Team Saxo Bank, but Flomet is a good mountain stage and he does deserve to be liked. Huang Kaiwen currently seems to be not well aware of his mountain ability from his more than 100 kilometers of cycling and previous triathlon competitions, but his ability to curve and smooth sections is quite good. ”
"Yes, from the 15th stage to the 16th, 18th, 19th, and 20th stages, these mountain stages should be the key to the victory or defeat of this year's Tour de France."
By this time, the large army had already picked up speed.
Katyusha had no intention of accelerating, and was gradually engulfed by a large army.
In front of them are a few rabbits, and after flying solo for so long, they don't have much explosive power.
"It's the sprint point ahead, Kevin is ready, Trofimov and Joaquin cover Kevin."
Nebali said.
If you want to get sprint points at this time, someone must grab Huang Kaiwen in front of you to get the position, Huang Kaiwen will ride behind him, and it will break out in the sprint stage.
"I'll go with Joaquín."
Moreno said.
"Okay you?"
Nebali asked uncomfortably.
But at this time, the formation was cut, and he couldn't do more communication, so he could only nod.
Moreno got the captain's approval, and immediately leaned to the left to Kevin Wong, and when he saw Joaquin Rodriguez returning, he made a gesture directly.
The tacit understanding between the two good brothers is still very good, Joaquin consumed a lot today, and he decided to help Huang Kaiwen fight for the best sprint position next, and give up the competition for personal timing.
It was a difficult decision for him.
After all, his strength is good, and the top three are a bit difficult, but he can also get good results.
But team sports are so cruel, Kevin Huang and Nibali are the strongest players in the team, such as some of the team's main generals this year, and many of them were water delivery workers or deputy generals last year.
Someone has to make sacrifices for the sake of the team's victory.
At this time, Joaquin Rodriguez even figured out how to cover Kevin Huang when he climbed the hill behind.
If it could, the Katyusha team would naturally guarantee the results of the three to fight for the team championship, but there was no way to guarantee Huang Kaiwen's results first.
After all, it's hard to compete with a super team like Team Sky for overall results.
Rodriguez looked back and said, "Kevin, none of these bastards seem to want us to go up, you may need to launch earlier." ”
What he meant was to let Kevin Huang sprint early.
Kevin Huang nodded.
He had expected it a long time ago.
After all, the camera has been looking for him, and some people who are not in a hurry to sprint for points have been dangling around him.
Is it really a good temper to be the king of yellow balls?
If you want to keep up with the Yellow Ball King, pull the rhythm up, and follow it if you are not afraid of being blown up.
Rodriguez in front suddenly raised his hand, and Kevin Huang stepped out from behind him with a slight sideways, raised his ass from the seat and began to shake the car wildly.
"Fack, crazy, aren't you?"
Kittel of the Argos Shimano team scolded.
The sprint is a matter of more than ten meters and a few hundred meters, and Huang Kaiwen directly set off in advance to make him very uncomfortable.
To follow or not to follow is a question.
He didn't compete in the Tour de France last year, and if he wants to make a difference this year, as a strong explosive player, the green jersey is one of his goals.
Now the situation is there, there is a sprint point before the finish line, if you don't follow, you can only see Huang Kaiwen get the most points, unless Huang Kaiwen drops the chain before the finish line, the points will be quite high.
After only a second of hesitation, Kittel and his teammates decided to fight.
Because they saw that Canon Dell's Peter Sagan was also ready.
Almost half of the team is ready to compete, and they have nothing to hesitate about, he is the leader of the sprint himself.
"Damn, big stars really do things."
Kittel cursed and began to accelerate with his teammates.
Rodriguez knew at a glance that the situation was not good, only Kevin Huang was flying solo, and everyone else had teammates.
But today, he was not small in his consumption, and he immediately turned his head sideways and shouted: "Danny, it's up to you, cover Kevin!" ”
Daniel Moreno made an OK gesture and followed behind Lotto's Gepelaire, whose launch pad was Sieberg, and the German pair were also strong in their sprints.
Gepelaire turned around and asked with a smile: "Now that I know, I'm afraid it's too late, the end of solo flying won't be too good." ”
The grumpy Moreno directly raised his middle finger.
He has already seen the situation in front of him, those bastards don't give Huang Kaiwen a chance to accelerate at all, they all have teammates by his side, and Huang Kaiwen is indeed isolated.
This time it was a mistake in tactical judgment, and I didn't expect such a person to choose to fight.
But whether or not Huang Kaiwen is allowed to fly solo, they are all targeted.
Otherwise, Joaquín Rodriguez would not have chosen to take the risk.
Kevin Huang was squeezed to the far right.
At this time, Huang Kaiwen also felt that he was too famous, and these bastards showed their faces in front of him intentionally or unintentionally, causing people around him to have been unable to speed up, and they were all surpassed.
Peter Sagan, who is very popular and likes to make trouble, approached him and asked, "Kevin, why don't you come with us?" ”
He was in the Canon Dell team in Italy, which consisted of four Italians.
Huang Kaiwen nodded, and went over to save his strength.
"Okay, you have to sign my autograph behind me!"
Sabatini turned around and said that he was Sagan's teammate and Italian.
Kevin Huang gave a thumbs up directly.
Now that he has found a problem, he may need some other friends besides his teammates, and he will go back and ask Galliani to prepare some more gifts.
Sometimes you have to deal with opponents.
It's a pity that the Yellow Ball King is just a summer job, otherwise I am afraid that the Grand Tour will not be a good friend of the Yellow Ball King in the future.
"Kevin!"
Daniel Moreno finally caught up, and he scolded angrily: "These pigs don't strive for results and don't want us to get results." ”
"I guess it's the first polka dot shirt."
Kevin Huang said.
A few teams of rabbits didn't expect the polka dot shirt to be picked up by Katyusha.
"It's almost there, I'll lead you up."
Moreno said.
"No, just cover me."
Kevin Huang said.
When riding on the far right just now, Huang Kaiwen found that there were fewer people over there, which is a good thing, and he was ready to exert his strength in the right lane.
"OK, leave it to me!"
Moreno nodded.
It's almost time to sprint, and the formation that was still orderly just now has instantly become chaotic, and each team is fighting for a favorable position.
With teammates by their side, Kevin Huang and Moreno did not continue to follow Canon Dell, after all, it is okay for people to take you for a while, and you have to consider you all the time, which will affect other people's tactics.
Kevin Huang gestured to him to get ready to go to the far right.
Moreno immediately took the opportunity to speed up and prepared to ride in front of Kevin Wong's left, helping Kevin Wong reduce wind resistance while also blocking some flies from approaching.
Kevin Huang finally understood why Moreno was unstable.
This guy is completely desperate with people, and he's not afraid of crashing at all, and you're going to fall together if you don't give me a place.
Relying on this desperate play, Moreno managed to get the desired position.
And the other players were also afraid of being brought down by him, so they could only ride in a proper manner.
Could it be that this is the Ramos of cycling?
The deterrent is no worse than that of a good brother.
That's good for Kevin Huang, who quietly rides on the right side and prepares to launch again.
"The lead group accelerated, today's stage was such a sprint point before the finish line, the camera showed Kittel, but he was overtaken by Peter Sagan, Sagan took the front position, he was looking back and looking at the opponent, where is Kevin Huang, Kevin Huang, Kevin Huang accelerated, Kevin Huang sprinted...... Kevin Wong!! ”
"Huang Kaiwen was the first to pass the sprint point, his explosiveness in the final stage was really strong, and Sagan almost got the green jersey, but Huang Kaiwen's outburst this time was really beautiful, and the acceleration in the final stage was very obvious."
Kevin Huang, who got the green shirt for the first time, raised his arms high.
When I actually competed in the Tour de France, I realized how competitive this event was.
Peter Sagan gave a thumbs up and said, "I didn't expect to lose the first place in the sprint, but I won't be careless in the future." ”
He's a very good sprint driver.
Just now, he turned his head to the left and didn't notice Huang Kaiwen.
Kevin Huang smiled and waved his hand, waiting for his teammates with Moreno.
When Nebali and Trofimov came up, they handed Kevin Huang a bottle of water and said, "Alexander will return to the team immediately, and Joaquin will go to the back to carry water." ”
Depending on the situation, Nibali adjusted everyone's responsibilities.
Kevin Huang nodded.
It has reached the last 60 kilometers, and it is not easy for them to go out to form a slash formation, and other convoys will choose to attack, so they will simply join the large army at this time.
Moreno said excitedly: "Didn't you see, just now Kevin only exerted his strength in the last stage, and Sagan was ready to cheer, and Kevin snatched the green shirt." ”
"There's also the finish line."
Kevin Huang reminded.
"Don't worry, the finish line will be fine."
Moreno said confidently.
The endurance and explosiveness shown by Kevin Huang gave him a lot of confidence.
Nebali thought for a moment and said, "I'll lead Kevin later, Trofimov, you and Alexander must have at least one of them get a good result." ”
Trofimov nodded.
As for Moreno, Nibali didn't dare bet on him.
Just let him play freely.
As for himself, he feels that he is in good shape, and even if he leads Huang Kaiwen in the end, he should get good results.
Most of today's race was spent enjoying the scenery and chatting, which was not a real challenge.
Nibali wasn't overly nervous either.
During the long game, you have to be relaxed, and if you keep tense, sooner or later you will have psychological problems.
"Vincenta, the final sprint may also be advanced, you have to think about it."
Kevin Huang reminded.
Now that the competition for the sprint points has been advanced, there may be a more fierce competition in the final stage.
"That's true."
Nebali nodded.
Then you need to prepare in advance.
The leading group has reached 200.5 km to Bigulia, a place in the north of Corsica that has always been the capital of Corsica and has left behind a lot of Italian-style architecture when it was ruled by Italy.
Arriving here is also a sign that the game is about to heat up.
The final 12 kilometres were the subject of many runners, and Alexander Christopher was already following by this time.
Nibali said decisively: "Based on Kevin's results, we will sprint, we will strive for three better results, OK, if there is an accident, Kevin must be the mainstay, remember, the team first!" ”
Because it was the first day of the competition, everyone was in good shape.
Huang Kaiwen started the battle for the sprint point in advance, and the opponent was consumed, but the main player of each team still maintained a good form.
", it's on!"
Sure enough, and this time earlier.
With ten kilometers to go, some teams couldn't help it.
These overall-based riders went straight to the attack.
The Katyusha convoy naturally responded.
There was no place on the track for them to swing out of the diagonal formation and simply follow behind the other teams.
"Lotto's Henderson attacked, Spain's Rojas and Wickensore's Van Popel in the Netherlands were all starting to shake the car, and the German youngster Kittel was not to be outdone, and the Katyusha team responded, but it wasn't Kevin Huang, it was Alexander Christopher and Trofimov."
"Yes, this should be their strategy, we can already see that Nebali and Kevin Huang are going to wait a little longer before they can make a difference, Vincenzo Nibali is a very strong player, he was born in Messina, Sicily, because there are so many sharks there, so he is called Sicilian Shark, this player is very aggressive and has excellent downhill skills."
"Yes, and he has good results in the Double Seas, the Classics and the Grand Tour, last year he won the overall championship in the Double Seas, and the Tour de France was third overall, Nibali and Kevin Huang are a strong combination, and we can expect more."
"Hehe, that's it, the overall strength of the Katyusha team is not so strong, but if you really pull it out, you can really find out a few powerful players. The duo of Kevin Huang and Nibali are also ranked first in the 22 teams, the only problem is that Kevin Huang is inexperienced in the Tour of the Tour, although his adaptability and strength are very strong, but after all, there are many sudden events in the 22nd stage, which is one of the places we are worried about. ”
At the Giro d'Italia in May, Nibali won the 20th stage in the snow and was the favourite in his own right.
If it weren't for the money, the main player would be Huang Kaiwen, and he would never have joined Katyusha.
He has no intention of being a lieutenant general for someone else at all.
Of course, Kevin Huang is not an ordinary person.
With five kilometres to go, Nibali and Kevin Huang finally made their way forward.
There are already more than 40 riders ahead, including their teammates Christopher and Trofimov.
Together, the two showed amazing aggression.
The track in front of the finish line is relatively narrow, all of them are double-row or single-row riding, Nibali led the ride in front of Huang Kaiwen, and rushed forward without sparing physical strength, and Huang Kaiwen followed behind and accelerated.
Rojas and his teammates didn't want to be overtaken so much, so they could only accelerate with them.
The people behind started rocking, so that the riders in front had to keep up with the rhythm as well, and no one wanted to give up their position, they just wanted to attack later.
At this time, there is only one choice, to keep up with the rhythm or to be brought to the rhythm, and the physical strength and body cannot keep up and be pulled out.
"Damn, Russians are crazy!"
Miral of Garmin's team looked back and scolded.
"Thanks for the compliment!"
Trofimov grinned.
Together with Christopher, he was removed from the large group and prepared to pick up Kevin Huang and Nibali.
French team AG2R's Dumorin and team-mate Romain Balde followed the team to control the position behind the two men, and if Kevin Huang and Nibali were allowed to join up with their team-mates.
Sacrificing one of the four leaders could continue to accelerate, which was not what they wanted.
Now it's not a question of the big star Huang Kaiwen, but the Katyusha team really poses a threat to everyone.
The teams unanimously chose to limit the position of Keven Nibari Wong.
"Damn, that's just going to have to wait for the corner."
Nebali said.
Kevin Huang nodded.
Seeing that there was a curve in front of him, Huang Kevin directly sped up, killed from Nibali's side, and rode in front of him, Nibali hurriedly accelerated, Huang Kaiwen was ready to help him lead the ride.
Both men have pretty good cornering skills.
But the other drivers are not bad, and if you want to overtake in this situation, you have to take the risk of accelerating.
Many people control their speed in corners to prevent danger.
But this is already the best opportunity, seeing Huang Kevin accelerate, Nibali hurriedly followed the crazy pedal.
Two people instantly surpassed the five people in the Danish Saxo Bank convoy.
The European car team also failed to make a successful gathering, and Kausin and Shinshiro had to follow the other teams, and found Kevin Huang and Nibali following.
Kausin asked, "Can't get on?" ”
"Forget it."
Xincheng Yuya shook his head vigorously, afraid that his teammates couldn't help but quickly persuade: "This is not a competition on a game day, we don't need to consume too much." ”
Cousin nodded.
Xincheng Xing Xing also breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that this teammate would not be able to help it.
Seeing that Huang Kaiwen avoided it too late, could he have sent it up and been slapped in the face?
!
If he wins Huang Kaiwen by shit luck, those housewives in China may not have good words.
Of course, with the strength of Huang Kaiwen's metamorphosis, spanning so many projects, and the riding strength he showed in triathlon, Xincheng Xingxing also felt that his chances of winning Huang Kaiwen were similar to the chances of picking up Ultraman's transformer.
How cheap is this to deliver food on a pole?
Now he wants to hide his whole face in his helmet so that the camera doesn't notice him.
If you accidentally get on camera, you may be tortured like those Japanese internationals.
"Finally to the more open section, Kevin Huang and Nibali really hit the front, and now the big teams in front are the fast step team, AG2R, Lotto, West East Star, Garming, Willensorey, Katyusha and Argos Shimano, but except for Katyusha, the other teams do not have four drivers at all."
"Yes, at this stage, everyone is left with the main general and deputy general, but the performance of the Katyusha team today is surprising, is this a plan to win the team championship, will it be too expensive to fight so the first race day?"
"Don't guess what the coaching staff is thinking about, I know that when I talk about football, there are always some surprises in the way of the coaches. The road coaching staff will certainly have a lot of ideas for the 22 stages. ”
"Yes, I think so too, judging from today's performance, the strength of the Katyusha team is really stronger than we thought."
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"Another key point is that Joaquín Rodriguez has simply given up on his personal timekeeping. In front of him, he has been leading the Katyusha. ”
"Actually, it's also good, Kevin Huang is the top in both endurance and explosiveness, let him compete for a few honors, and the others take turns to create good results and strive to get three good times on each race day."
"It's true that it's a team, but it's rare for people to give up their overall results, which in itself represents their position in the team."
"Not necessarily, the Lord will encounter something and they will have to go to the rescue."
"But a team has several main generals, such as the main general of the sprint, and he also needs to be followed by the deputy general, you look at Huang Kaiwen Niu, he was still stuck in the main position just now."
"There are too many key opponents, and you have to change to two teams heads-up, do you believe that Huang Kaiwen can play 17 in one game? It's all blown, and my teammates aren't used to it! It's not easy for him to ride forward when there are many people, and it is estimated that after getting used to it on the first day, this force may have a chance to fly solo. ”
"I think it's the same, he also relies on his personal ability a lot of times on the court, which forces that although his character is not good, his personal ability is really nothing to say."
There are still two kilometers left in the race.
Almost all convoys began to attack at a faster pace.
There is also a corner before the finish line, and the position of this corner basically determines the ownership of the first place today.
Lotto's Rowlands and Henderson were the first to accelerate the rock, a move that immediately got the race up to speed, with Quickstep and Moving Stars joining the fray.
Kevin Huang and Nibali took the opportunity to merge with their teammates to form a long line.
"Kevin, will I lead the ride?"
Christopher suggested.
"I'll talk about it later, and there is no way to change positions in the current situation."
Kevin Huang said with a smile.
He's breaking the wind up front, and his teammates can join in the sprint, as long as someone has a good position for him in the final stages.
After the first day of competition, Kevin Huang felt good.
In the evening, when discussing tactics with the team leader, he had some new ideas.
"Substitution, Kevin!"
Seeing that the bend was approaching, Nebali hurried to the front.
Christopher and Trofimov were behind the two men, and the two of them were guaranteed to give priority to Nibali and Kevin Wong.
Argos Shimano picked up speed.
Everyone is scrambling into the corner.
Nibali reminded, "Keep up, Kevin! ”
After saying that, he immediately sped up.
Christopher opted to follow the two men, and Trofimov suddenly moved to the left lane to slow down and tactically filter out some of his opponents.
The leading group was split in an instant.
Some of the players' lieutenants and even some of the team's captains were left behind.
It's a few seconds ahead, but it's enough on the flat stage.
"Come on!!"
Spectators on both sides of the road shouted wildly.
Several teams battled fiercely for the entry order.
Wickensore of the Netherlands (WYCENSOR) Van Poopper and Burkmans occupied the front positions, with Kittel having to follow behind them because he was cut off from the lieutenant.
Nibali pedaled frantically in front of him, and he was ready to take Kevin Huang against the guardrail's sharp angle into the corner to grab a position.
It was a thrilling move, but he and Kevin Huang both picked up dramatically, catching up with both Willensore drivers at visible speeds.
Successfully entering the corner, the two men occupied the front position.
The only regret is that Christopher didn't keep up because of his explosiveness, but he didn't fall far behind.
Boom –
"St. Kevin!"
"St. Kevin!"
"St. Kevin!"
The audience at the scene really didn't expect that Huang Kaiwen would have such a wonderful performance in the first stage.
Krudeli shouted frantically in the live broadcast room: "Nebali has completed his mission, he is still riding Kevin, and then Kevin will show his sprint speed, Kevin sprinted, this is a bit early, I think Kevin means that he is ready to cross the finish line with Nibali, Kevin is such a great person, even if he gives up a few seconds to improve his personal performance, he is willing to help his teammates." ”
Huang Kevin did not slow down after overtaking, and after looking back, he chose to lead the ride in front of Nibali.
At this time, Kittel and Christopher followed, and it became Katyusha to encircle and suppress the Germans.
Kittel's explosiveness was very strong, Huang Kaiwen did not keep it anymore, and directly began to accelerate and rush up, under the attention of the audience, Huang Kaiwen took the first step to cross the line.
"In 4 hours, 56 minutes and 46 seconds, Kevin Huang was the first driver to cross the line, he won the first place in today's stage, and tomorrow Kevin Huang will wear the yellow cedar, and today he also got the green jersey and polka dot jersey, it was amazing to have such a good performance in the first Tour de France."
Kittel followed Kevin Huang across the line with a time of 4 hours, 56 minutes and 52 seconds.
Next up is Christopher 4 hours, 56 minutes and 58 seconds.
Fourth place went to Dutchman Van Poopel in 4 hours, 57 minutes and 03 seconds.
Nibali finished seventh with 4 hours, 57 minutes and 14 seconds.
It's a normal result for him, but given the contribution he made today, it's not easy to finish seventh.
Huang Kevin slid for a few dozen meters, and immediately turned around and waved a thumbs up from Nibali.
Vincenzo Nibali also gave a thumbs up, as it was his first constructors' championship, even if it was only on the first day.