Chapter 114: Pomp
Shi Peng said to his daughter-in-law: "It is indispensable to practice at home in a few days, and they all want to go to the first place, which is so easy, don't say how many people, it is good to be able to ride down at high speed around the city."
"Brother Peng, then why don't you persuade them?"
"How can you persuade? I said you can't win the prize? If you can't ride the whole way, no one else can call me crazy."
"Foreign cycling has been developed for many years, and it must be regarded as a small extreme sport, although our people have perseverance and physical strength, but it is not possible without scientific sports methods, look at it, and you will know when the competition is over."
Shi Peng's worries are not unreasonable, no matter how much you can persevere, you can't maintain your speed, no matter how good your physical strength is, if you can't use it reasonably, you will be tired, why are athletes so good in a certain event? Because it is all formed after a long period of training.
Like Silly Zhu and Yan Fugui, it can be done in a few days? Just kidding, what do you need athletes, coaches for? All people can participate in the Olympics.
However, it is also a good thing to let the people know the benefits of fitness, and the benefits of physical exercise.
Shi Peng inadvertently drummed up the concept of physical fitness that he began to advocate many years later.
In the evening, after the broadcast news, a large section of the announcement of the Tour of the City Bike race was broadcast under the crisp, clean voice of the announcer.
"The following broadcast a good news, under the leadership of the city's Red Star Rolling Mill, after coordination with the transportation department, with the participation of the city, it was decided to hold a bicycle race around the city that the whole people can participate in this weekend, the race is not limited, anyone can participate, you can bring your own bicycle or apply for the new production of the Red Star Rolling Mill "Pengfei" brand variable speed bicycle, the Red Star Factory provides 50 for the majority of enthusiasts and participants to ride, according to the order of registration. The competition also prepared a generous gift, the first prize "Pengfei" bicycle, worth 300 yuan, the second prize ordinary bicycle, worth 180 yuan, the third prize cash 50 yuan, participants also have towels or tea jars and other gifts to give, 5,000 copies prepared in advance, depending on the number of participants."
"Cycling has already been carried out, and it is the first time in our city, which is a promotion and support for the national fitness movement.
The compound and others who knew the news earlier exercised first, and it was most people who only knew when they heard the radio and saw the news in the newspaper the next day.
Unexpectedly, the regular bicycles in the store were sold out, and countless people waved money and tickets to buy, buy, buy.
According to the interviewee, the chance of winning the award is too small, and the cars provided by the Red Star Factory are too few, so they may not be able to grab them, and they can't borrow bicycles, so they come to buy one, and after the competition, it can be regarded as a big purchase.
I don't know what that gear-shifting bike looks like, it's twice as expensive, and it's still a reliable ordinary bike.
There is generally no favor on shifter bikes.
All departments of the Red Star Rolling Mill are running, prizes, bicycles, plus volunteers temporarily recruited by the infirmary, there are thousands of things, and there are people who communicate and coordinate with various departments.
It started operating on Tuesday, and in just four days, a sport involving the whole city was held, which was very fast and arduous, and the other parts were acceptable, so the propaganda section was sad and urged, and the head of the propaganda section asked for a subsidy from the factory, saying that he and his soldiers worked almost sleeplessly, and more than 20 people in the department collectively lost weight and lost weight.
Director Yang said that when the competition is over, the sales of new bicycles will be opened, and the meritorious people will be given two chickens and five catties of eggs as subsidies and rewards.
Time came to the weekend in a blink of an eye, and Shi Peng took Qin Huairu and his son to the starting point early, which was actually the gate of the Red Star Rolling Mill.
When I arrived at the factory gate, I couldn't see anything else except the rows of bicycles, all of them were people, and the black ones were all human heads.
Shi Peng was startled, and found the head of the propaganda section and said that the list reported was not more than 4,000 people? Why does this look like there are tens of thousands of people?
"Director Shi, you don't know, many people came before dawn, I was dragged out of the bed by Wang Zunwei's calf, many people want to sign up temporarily, I'm afraid of causing a commotion
Now there are more than 10,000 people, and many of them are here to see the excitement, and the gong and drum team we organized has not yet squeezed over." The head of the propaganda section said wiping the sweat from his face.
"Then you guys get busy first, I'll take a look elsewhere." After saying that, he turned around and slipped into the crowd.
There are also crowds of people coming from all directions.
Shi Peng remembered that Bai Yun said in the sketch that the formation, it was a noisy gong and drum, and there were a sea of people.
I didn't understand it before, but now I understand that this person is different from the people who celebrate, the celebration has plans and rules, and it seems not chaotic and lively, this is different, there is excitement, there is no plan and rules, and there is chaos everywhere.
This can't be done, what if something happens?
Shi Peng also found Wang Zunwei and asked him to seek support from the public security, and send people to maintain order and avoid stampede accidents and the like.
It was their mistake to underestimate the appeal of the game and the hearts of people who want to see the hilarity.
It was only when a team of uniforms arrived in a car that it changed, the crowd. It's no longer messy, the thieves in the crowd and the bastards who want to take advantage are honest.
At 8 o'clock, the gong and drum team began to beat the gongs and drums, and the loudspeaker that was temporarily picked up began to explain the rules over and over again.
Starting from the gate of the Red Star Rolling Mill, follow the street through a main street into the suburban road of the city, ride about 57 kilometers on the suburban road, there are three stamped points in the middle to avoid some people playing tricks and taking shortcuts, etc., each intersection is commanded by the traffic department, and the end is at the back door of the rolling mill.
The top 50 people who signed up in the factory and the top 50 in society each received a new "Pengfei" bicycle and set off with countless bicycle armies, but the people who rode the new bicycle were not yet adaptable, which caused the onlookers to laugh frequently.
At first, ordinary bicycles surpassed new bicycles, and after people got used to it and became familiar with the use of transmissions, they gradually caught up with the gap, and pedaling one lap is equivalent to several laps of ordinary bicycles, which is to use more strength.
When it's time to go uphill, you can go up with less effort, and you don't have to go down and push, but you have to pedal many times.
But it also showed good riding performance too.
Coupled with the cool pattern on the frame, young people like it and are determined to buy one to show off in the crowd.
In terms of conversion value, it is also equivalent to the sports car level of later generations, and it is a mother-in-law artifact.
The farther the rider rides, the more he realizes the benefits of the new bike, the power is smooth, the saddle is comfortable, the waist and abdomen are much better, and the control of the direction is more flexible.
Shi Peng, who was sitting in the unit's car, observed along the route and found that the people riding the variable speed bicycle slowly surpassed some people riding old-fashioned bicycles.
"It's done, it's a success." Shi Peng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
He wasn't sure if the game would be successful, but he didn't expect the impact to be huge, and there were crowds of people watching on both sides of the road.
In the front echelon, Shi Peng found the figure of the stupid pillar, and the bicycle was about to be pedaled, and his legs were about to be unable to see the pedaling action.
It's not fast now, it's up to who has the last laugh.
After seeing the whole preparation, Shi Peng took his daughter-in-law and son to wait for the winner of the first prize at the back door.
There were too many people, Shi Peng really didn't worry that Qin Huairu was in the crowd with his children, and he would disappear without paying attention.
Fifty or sixty kilometers will not be able to come back in a moment and a half, they are ordinary people, workers, peasants, intellectuals, young cadres, students and young people in society, not athletes.
There are all kinds of speculations about the top ones.