All-round Athlete

Chapter 888 Two rounds, two records

Chris Howe-Hoy, the well-deserved overlord of track cycling. The current Olympic record for track cycling is 9.815 seconds set by Hoy in 2008.

Howey must have never thought that the Olympic record he created would be broken in the next Olympic Games four years later, and it was broken at his own home court.

"Zhang Guan broke Sir Hoy's Olympic record!"

Throughout the cycling arena, the spectators were all panicked. Hoy is a flag of British sports, but now, Zhang Guan is like a pair of sharp scissors, cutting the flag into two sections from the middle.

Moreover, Kenny lost in the first game. In a best-of-three game, winning the next game first meant winning the match point. The side that loses a game first is at an absolute disadvantage, both in terms of situation and psychology, and the only option is to fight back.

Kenny's face was solemn. He should have taken advantage of the right time, place and people in the home game, but he lost the first game so simply. But Kenny also knew that facing the final score of 9.757 seconds, he was not wronged to lose.

"I didn't expect Zhang Guan to be so strong." Kenny took a deep breath, and then he became even more motivated.

9.757 seconds is indeed very fast, but this result is not out of reach for Kenny. During his training, he often rides in less than 9.8 seconds.

In the track cycling competition, Kenny was on par with Hoy in the Olympic Games four years ago, and after four years, Kenny’s strength has surpassed Hoy, precisely because of Kenny’s The strength is strong enough, so the British team sent Kenny in this project instead of the former overlord Sir Howy.

"In the next round, I will go all out, and my limit can reach 9.6 seconds!" Kenny is ready to go.

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"Kenny seems to be getting serious, he is ready to go all out!"

"That's right, you should try your best from the beginning! Zhang Guan took advantage of the loophole in the last round, so you must not be careless in this round!"

"As long as Kenny doesn't underestimate the enemy, he will definitely win. We can look forward to the gold medal!"

In the auditorium, people gave Kenny the warmest applause. Although Kenny lost a game first, the British audience still firmly believed that Kenny would win.

The strength of the UK in the track cycling event is indeed strong enough, and the British audience never thought that the UK would lose the game. This is like the basketball of the US team. Even if they lost 30 to 40 points in the first half, American fans will firmly believe that they can turn defeat into victory in the second half.

The two drivers stood on the starting line again. Following the order of the starter, the coach who was holding the bicycle let go at the same time.

This time, Kenny didn't ride slower than Zhang Guan. He seemed to mind leading the ride, but rode directly into the inner lane, and he wanted to ride at his own pace.

Although the lead riders consume more energy, rhythm is more important to a world-class player like Kenny. Following the opponent and using the opponent's wake can indeed save energy. But riding according to the rhythm you are good at can make it easier to ride faster.

After all, what suits you is the best.

On the first lap, Kenny rode neither fast nor slow, but he always kept a certain distance from Zhang Guan, apparently not wanting to be taken advantage of by Zhang Guan. On the second lap, Kenny started to speed up, completely according to the rhythm he was used to.

Seeing this scene, the head coach of the British team Sutton showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"Kenny is like Hoy when he was young. He is talented, trains hard, and has a good mental quality. Now he has entered his own rhythm. It seems that this round of the game is already a sure thing!"

At this time, the two contestants were about to enter the third lap, and the scene suddenly resounded like a volcanic eruption. If you listen carefully, you can tell that many people are calling Kenny's name.

Kenny and Zhang Guan were one behind the other, the latter's front wheel was almost attached to the former's rear wheel, and the two quickly rushed into the third lap.

At this moment, Zhang Guan suddenly moved to the outside.

"Zhang Guan, try to overtake from the outside! Kenny speeds up! Zhang Guan failed!"

Kenny put up a brilliant defense and held his position. In fact, Kenny, who has entered the rhythm he is familiar with, is indeed difficult to surpass.

Zhang Guan followed closely, ready to look for an opportunity to overtake again, but Kenny was worthy of being the world's top cyclist, his defense was flawless, and he didn't give Zhang Guan the slightest chance.

"There is no chance for the time being, so we should speed up first." Zhang Guan thought to himself, he knew that if he wanted to overtake Kenny, he still had one more chance, and that was the sprint on the final straight.

This is similar to long-distance running in track and field. You can follow up in front, but when you enter the final straight, you must make a final sprint. It's just that the cycling field is only 200 meters long, which is much shorter than the track and field field, and the speed of cycling is much faster than running.

Entering the corner, Zhang Guan went to the outside again, and Kenny also keenly noticed that Zhang Guan was ready to overtake again.

"This is Zhang Guan's last fight!" Kenny knew that at the end of this corner, it was time to decide the outcome.

In the next moment, Zhang Guan, who is a layman, has already caught up with Kenny, almost keeping pace with Kenny.

Finally, both of them entered the straight, but Kenny didn't pay attention to Zhang Guan's position, he only had the destination in his heart. He lowered his head, trying to reduce air resistance as much as possible, and at the same time began to sprint forward with all his strength.

"If I can win, I must win! Fight!" Kenny put all his strength on his legs, and he couldn't hear any other sounds except the wind.

"Whoosh!" Kenny crossed the finish line, and vaguely felt that there was a figure beside him, also crossing the finish line.

Kenny raised his head and indeed saw Zhang Guan not far in front of him on the right.

"Zhang Guan!" Kenny gasped, suddenly there was an ominous premonition in his mind.

On the next side, Kenny immediately looked at the electronic monitor on the sidelines. There were two names on it, and the one ranked first was Zhang Guan!

"Zhang Guan is faster than me again? How is this possible! In this round, I rode completely according to my own rhythm. It reached 9.6 seconds, which is probably about the same, how could Zhang Guan be faster than me!"

Kenny looked displeased, and he continued to look at the results of the players behind.

"9.522 seconds! Zhang Guan's time is 9.522 seconds, a new world record!" Kenny exclaimed.

The world record for men's track cycling is 9.572 seconds, which is an unreachable height for any track cyclist. In the current cycling world, the results of most athletes are beyond 10 seconds, and only a few athletes can achieve results within 10 seconds. Kenny is almost at the world's first level, and he can only approach 9.6 seconds.

In racing sports, the closer the athlete's speed is to the limit, the more difficult it is to improve it. For example, in the 100-meter sprint, an athlete's time is 10.1 seconds. If he wants to improve his time by 0.1 seconds, as long as he is willing to train hard, there is hope. And if an athlete's score is exactly 10 seconds, even if it is improved by 0.01 seconds, it is extremely difficult.

In bicycle racing, the 9.572 seconds from 9.6 seconds can be said to be as difficult as the sky, and on the basis of the world record of 9.572 seconds, it can be further improved to 9.522 seconds, which is even more unthinkable for ordinary cyclists think about things. Even Kenny, seeing the result of 9.522 seconds, can only despair for it!

Now Kenny is indeed in despair, 9.522 seconds, this is a number that Kenny absolutely dare not think about.

"World record, new world record! Zhang Guan broke the world record. And he overtook once during the race!" Kenny suddenly remembered that at the beginning of the third lap, Zhang Guan tried to overtake again.

"That time Zhang Guan tried to overtake, but I defended him, so he failed to overtake. If he failed to overtake, he must lose some time. Zhang Guan was able to ride for 9.522 seconds when he lost time, and he was able to break the world record. , if there is no loss of time, Zhang Guan's speed must be faster! It must be more than 9.522 seconds."

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Kenny's head. 9.522 seconds is already an unattainable achievement for him. If it is faster, Kenny dare not continue to think about it.

"It seems that I will never be able to beat him in my life!" Kenny silently lowered his head.

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"Kenny actually lost!" The members of the referee team looked at the result with surprise.

"This is already the second game, 2-0, Zhang Guan actually beat Kenny, what should we do?" The referee obviously didn't want Zhang Guan to win the championship.

"Hurry up, go watch the video and find out if Zhang Guan committed any fouls! As long as Zhang Guan commits a foul, Kenny will win this round, and the British team will still have a chance!" Another referee said.

The same trick was used by the referee in the women's racing team competition a few days ago. After the Chinese team had already won the championship, I watched the video again, and then found a handle on the Chinese team, and then let the Chinese team lose the gold medal.

Today, the referee team obviously intends to repeat the same trick. After Kenny lost the game, he watched the video of the game immediately, hoping to find Zhang Guan's handle.

But it is a pity that the referee watched the video twice, but did not find Zhang Guan suspected of fouling.

"No problem, Zhang Guan had no problem during the whole riding process."

"Zhang Guan's overtaking is carried out from the outside, and there is no possibility of pressing the line!"

The referee team quickly came to a unanimous conclusion.

"It seems that we can only admit this result. The host team, the British team, can't help you this time!"

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"9.522 seconds! A new world record! In two rounds, Zhang Guan broke two records in a row!" Sutton, the head coach of the British team, looked at this result, as if his heart had been hit by a sledgehammer.

At this moment, Coach Sutton knew that the British team had already lost and lost the gold medal that seemed to be a sure thing before the game, but this is not the most important thing. The most important thing is the world record of 9.522 seconds, which is enough Destroy the confidence that the British cycling team has built up over the years!

In the British mainland, on such an important stage as the Olympic Games, in track cycling, a traditionally British dominant event, in a duel with British players, the opponent broke the world record! This kind of blow is unbearable for the entire British cycling movement. Kenny can even foresee that after today, there will be a lot fewer young people engaged in cycling in the UK, and the British cycling audience will also be lost, and the entire British cycling movement will be devastated!

Coach Sutton let out a long sigh of dismay. In the London Olympics, the British team suffered a big defeat in their own dominant cycling event, especially the men's team. So far, they have only won a team gold medal in track cycling , This only gold medal also triggered a scandal of diving and bribery, and the French are already preparing to sue the international court.

"No, I can't admit defeat yet! Britain can't admit defeat either. The day after tomorrow there will be the last event, the Men's Keirin, and Sir Hoy will play. He will definitely be able to save face for us British bicycles!"

Thinking of Chris Hoy, a cycling legend, coach Sutton's heart is full of hope again.

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The auditorium was still boiling just now, but now it has become silent.

"Losing, Kenny actually lost!"

"It's already 2-0. If you lose this game, you will also lose the game!"

"9.522 seconds, I have never seen anyone can ride so fast!"

"I don't want to watch the upcoming awards ceremony, let's go!"

Even before the awards ceremony started, the audience had already left the stage.

If it is normal, if you win the runner-up and win a silver medal for the British team, the audience will still give warm applause to the participating athletes and will stay at the scene to watch the awards ceremony.

But the cycling event is different, this is the most powerful event in the UK, and the British do not accept any other results except for the gold medal! For these British spectators, watching their own country's athletes standing on the runner-up podium in the track cycling competition in the London Olympics is a kind of suffering, and even more a kind of humiliation!

Therefore, many British spectators left the stadium early, and they did not want to see only a silver medal hanging around the neck of a British athlete.

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At the awards ceremony, on the bench of the British team, Hoy looked at the three national flags rising, but his face was full of shame and indignation.

Kenny only won the silver medal, and the British flag was also hung on the runner-up position. What surrounded Hoy's ears was not the song "God Save the Queen" he was very familiar with, but the impassioned "March of the Volunteers" ".

Huo Yi clenched his fists fiercely, with a look of determination in his eyes.

"Kirin, I will definitely win! I want the flag of the British Empire to appear at the highest position in the middle, and I want this venue to sing "God Save the Queen!"

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On the awarding platform, Zhang Guan sang the national anthem accompanied by music.

"It's time to deal with the reporter's interview, and I have to thank Sebastian again!" Zhang Guan thought gloatingly.

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