All-round Athlete

Chapter 805 Reason

Cadel Evans was finally pulled away by his teammates, but Zhang Guan still didn't remember when he sinned against Cadel Evans.

With Zhang Guan's current status, unless there is really a big conflict, he will not trouble Zhang Guan in such a public place. What's more, Cadel Evans can be regarded as an old rider who has been famous for many years, and he is also quite famous in road cycling. He is not a young man in his twenties, and he must go through his brain when doing things. Why would you come here for no reason to make trouble?

"Could there be some misunderstanding?" Zhang Guan thought it was better to inquire.

Just at this time, Gilbert from the Belgian Lottery team came over, and Zhang Guan won immediately.

Philippe Gilbert is the main driver of the Belgian Lotto team. He is 28 years old this year, which is the golden age of a confident car athlete. Now Zhang Guan will wear the uniform of the Belgian Lotto team to participate in the first stage of the Tour de France, and he and Gilbert can also be regarded as temporary teammates.

"Philip, how much do you know about Cadel Evans?" Zhang Guan asked.

"Why did you mention him?" Gilbert reacted a little strangely when he heard Evans' name, and then he introduced: "Evans is an Australian, a mountain biker, and has won several mountain bike World Cup champions , and later switched to road racing, and his results were also very good. In 2005 Tour de France, he won the eighth place, in 2006 the fourth place, in 2007 and 2008, he was the runner-up of the Tour de France. In 2009, he won the Road Cycling World Championship, He is in good condition now, so he can be regarded as a popular candidate for the Tour de France championship! Why, do you know him?"

Zhang Guan shook his head: "I don't know him, but he seems to have some opinions on me. But I can't remember when I offended him."

Zhang Guan told Gilbert what happened just now.

"So it looks like this!" Gilbert smiled slightly: "You didn't offend him, it was us who offended him."

"You?" Zhang Guan asked in surprise.

"I mean our team." Gilbert explained: "Evans was the driver of our Belgian Lotto team last year, and he just switched to the American BMC racing team this year."

"Evans has a conflict with your team?" Zhang Guan asked immediately.

Gilbert nodded: "Actually, I was not the leader of our team, but Evans. His two Tour de France runner-ups were won in our team. Evans' contract expired last year, and the team Willing to renew his contract, but the price has been unable to agree. Evans asked for a salary increase, and the team said that the salary increase is okay, but not too much. The amount Evans asked for was a bit large for the team, so in the end That fell apart. Evans went to BMC Racing USA instead."

"Did the American BMC Racing Team offer a higher price?" Zhang Guan asked with a smile.

"No, the price they gave is not the number Evans wanted." Gilbert shook his head, and continued: "You know, the competition in cycling in Europe is very fierce, although there will be professional intercontinental teams. There are 20 to 30 sponsors, and there will be more sponsors for professional teams, but the daily expenses of the team are also very large. In fact, the economic status of each team is not very affluent. Our Belgian lottery can’t give it, and other teams are the same I can't give it."

"So Evans resented your team because the lottery team refused to meet his salary increase request." Zhang Guan nodded slightly, and then said: "But this has nothing to do with me, right? Although I wear Your team's uniform, but not your team's driver, I'm just a guest at the event, if Evans wants to complain, he can't find me? Your team has 20 or 30 drivers, 40 or 50 staff members , Can't he deal with me as an outsider? It doesn't make sense."

"I think it's because of the 100,000 euros bid yesterday." Gilbert shrugged, "Evans probably felt that the team would rather spend 100,000 euros on you as a guest than give him a salary increase. So he will resent you as well. I am very sorry to involve you. "

Zhang Guan suddenly understood, such words make sense. An issue of dignity and face is involved, which cannot be measured by sharing money.

Many big-name athletes value their own face very much. For example, if an athlete with an annual salary of 10 million is offered an annual salary of 5 million, it can even be regarded as an insult, and the athlete will definitely be unhappy in various ways.

For example, "The Flash" Wade, who has played for the Miami Heat for many years, originally planned to die in the Heat, but the Heat are only willing to give Wade a one-year contract of 10 million yuan, which is ridiculous to anyone. insulting Wade. In such a situation, even if no other team opened the contract, Wade would not sign it. This is the dignity of an athlete. In the end, Wade also went to the Chicago Bulls for 47.5 million in two years, leaving the Miami Heat who had played for more than ten years.

This should be the case for Evans now. He feels that the Belgian Lotto team would rather give money to Zhang Guan than give himself a salary increase. He feels that he has been insulted. He even thinks that in the eyes of the Lotto team, Zhang Guan His value is greater than that of himself, an old courtier who has served for many years, so he even complained about Zhang Guan.

Moreover, Evans is an Australian, and this country can be regarded as an anti-China vanguard, especially on the sports field, Australian athletes often discriminate against Chinese athletes in various ways. Chinese people are more familiar with Horton who is a swimmer. His behavior has even been "affirmed" by most of the Australian media. It is not surprising that Evans is talking about Zhang Guan in such a big environment in Australia.

"I've been hit by an indiscriminate disaster! But this Evans, I have to teach him a lesson. Didn't he say that the Chinese will not win the Tour de France championship in a hundred years? Didn't he say that the Chinese bicycle level is poor? Tomorrow I'll let you see it, the bicycle kingdom is not something you just blown away!" Zhang Guan thought of this, and found cycling-related skills in the system.

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"Kadell, you have gone too far today." Boghardt said.

"I'm just so angry! It's not that the Belgian Lotto has no money, but they would rather throw the money on Zhang Guan, an irrelevant person, than give me a salary increase! I've been working for them for many years, so it's better An outsider is important. It's an insult to my personality!" Evans said.

"Then you shouldn't trouble Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan is just a guest, and the 100,000 euros didn't fall into Zhang Guan's pocket, but will eventually be donated to Africa to fight malaria." Berghart said Said.

"I just see that Chinese is upset!" Evans curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, that Chinese can't do anything to me."

"Not necessarily. The whole world knows that Zhang Guan is proficient in all kinds of sports, especially racing sports. He has never lost! And he is a Chinese. Maybe he is really good at riding a bicycle. If tomorrow's In the competition, if he overtakes you, you will lose face!" Berghardt half-jokingly said.

"Better than me? You really know how to joke!" Evans curled his lips in disdain: "Do you really think that the Chinese are very good at riding bicycles? They ride bicycles because they are poor and cannot afford a car, so they are banned. Get on the bikes! We are professional cyclists, and we are participating in the Tour de France, the highest level of cycling in the world! Even if Zhang Guan is given two more wheels, he can only follow me and eat farts! No , He doesn't even think about eating farts, I will be far ahead, he can't even see my back!"

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