I practiced in the United States

The Tour de France began in 1903 and has a history of more than 100 years. It belongs to the UCI professional tour and is the oldest and highest-level cycling event in Europe. In terms of popularity, it is far ahead of other events and attracts hundreds of millions of viewers around the world every year.

This peak race in the cycling world has more than 20 teams from all over the world and nearly 200 athletes participating. The race lasts 23 days and has 21 stages, with an average race distance of more than 3,500 kilometers.

Each of these stages is timed and ranked separately, and the results of all stages are accumulated to determine the total score of the rider.

Whether it is the length of the race or the distance, it is enough to show the importance of this race.

Therefore, it is naturally the highest hall in the mind of every road cyclist.

The opponents of this race are not like the last Tour of California in the United States. All World Tour teams will participate, and every top professional rider will gather together.

Winning the Tour of California can only make you the champion in the United States, but if you can win the overall championship in the Tour de France, you can say that you are the world's number one now, and no one will say anything.

However, the final honor of this large-scale competition is of course not just a general championship. In fact, players who perform well in various abilities will receive corresponding honors.

And the different colors of cycling jerseys are used to reflect this honor.

Among them, the yellow jersey represents the leader in the overall score. If two players have the same points, their ranking will be determined by the time taken in the individual time trial.

The green jersey represents the leader in the sprint points, which is commonly known as the sprint king. Peter Sagan, who Leon and Moira met at the door of the conference room before, is the winner of the seven green jerseys.

The polka red and white dotted jersey represents the king of the mountains, that is, the best climber in the Tour de France. This item is mainly calculated based on the accumulated points of the players in the mountain stage.

Finally, the white jersey represents the best rider under the age of 25, which is equivalent to the Outstanding Youth Award.

It is worth mentioning that these cycling jerseys not only represent honors, they also affect the distribution of prize money. Last year, the total prize money of the Tour de France reached 2,308,200 euros. Unlike other sports, it is not a winner-takes-all in terms of prize money. The champion received about 25% of the total prize money.

Cyclists wearing yellow jerseys can also receive an additional 500 euros in prize money every day, while green jerseys, polka red and white dotted jerseys, and white jerseys receive 300 euros per day.

In addition, there are honors with different conditions such as team awards, special awards, and super aggressive rider awards, which can share the prize money in the prize pool.

Li Ang roughly calculated that if he got all the honors he could get under extreme circumstances, he could get nearly one million euros in prize money alone.

This does not include his sponsor GG income. In general, it is definitely a considerable income.

It is just that under normal circumstances, it is already remarkable for the champion to get about 25% of the prize money. After all, it is impossible for a player to be all-round. In order to ensure the distribution of physical strength, it is impossible to compete for this and that.

The audience was very enthusiastic, but most of their attention was focused on the World Tour team players. The players of the intercontinental professional racing team who fought hard to get the quota were often just the background of this competition.

After all, in all these years of competition, no team of a lower level has ever won the championship.

If they knew that Li Ang was calculating how much bonus he could get if he won all the championships, I am afraid that some audiences with weak hearts would laugh to death on the spot.

Jonas Wengergau, Tadej Pogacar, Egan Bernal, Chris Froome. These Tour de France champions are all well-known names. Not to mention the audience, even the people of the Max team looked at them as if they were worshipping idols.

If they were not at the competition site now, they would have wanted to go up and ask for a few autographs, and they would never dare to think that there would be a day to compete with them on the same stage.

"Are you nervous?"

Li Ang looked at Patrice, who was shaking slightly, and asked with a smile.

Patrice shook his head and answered in an exaggerated tone:

"It's not nervousness, it's excitement. I feel like I'm going to the sky. I have a feeling that this will be my best performance. Wait and see how I perform. I won't fall behind too much this time."

Leon shook his head helplessly. This kid doesn't dare to be bold even in his dreams. His goal is just not to fall behind too much.

He looked around at the other teammates and found that everyone's situation was similar. Almost all of them were visibly nervous. Even if they knew that they were unlikely to achieve any results in this competition, who wouldn't have a little fantasy in their hearts?

"Captain, and Patrice, you guys keep going. As long as the time of the top three drivers in the team is added up and can enter the top five overall, you can get a team bonus. This is the honor that our coach dreams of getting."

Leon said to the two people beside him with encouraging eyes.

Patrice was fine. The captain's response was to simply shake his head. Although the top five seemed to be less demanding, it also depends on what monsters the opponents around him are, such as Jumbo Wisma Racing Team and UAE Emirates Team. , Ineos Team, Movistar Team. The gap between them and these teams is not even a little bit.

Not only are these live audiences paying close attention to the game, there is also a larger portion of the audience who are following the game through live television.

Countless people in the Hillsborough police station, Griffin's gym, Hunyuan Martial Arts Gym, Sheela's home, and Wilson's old TV were all watching this game.

When Javier pulled his two aunts and his aunt's best friend Gwen in front of the TV, they were also confused.

"When did you start caring about bicycle racing? Can you ride one?"

Fremea was the first to roll her eyes at her nephew, obviously dissatisfied with him for interrupting her and her best friend's drama.

Gwen and Elizabeth didn't know what Javier wanted to do by calling them here.

"Didn't you find that there is an acquaintance among these players?"

Javier said with pride.

Seeing that they still didn't notice it, Javier pointed helplessly at a certain corner.

"Why does this person look a bit like Li Ang?"

Elizabeth was the first to recognize it.

"bingo! (Correct answer)"

"No, you, isn't he a fighting coach? Why is he still participating in cycling competitions?"

Gwen was also a little dumbfounded and asked with a surprised look on her face.

Although she didn't pay attention to cycling, she still heard about the famous Tour de France. This top-level competition was not something you could just participate in if you wanted to.

"Who said that a fighting coach must only be able to fight?"

JaVale's face was full of pride, and it was obvious that his coach's versatility made him quite proud.

The Eric brothers, as well as several friends in the cycling circle, are all following the Tour de France.

"Hey! Hey! Look, that's my good brother, Li Ang. I told you before that I know a friend who participated in the Tour de France, but you still don't believe it. I also participated in the competition with him before, which is considered I’ve been teammates with Tour de France athletes.”

Little Eric stood up excitedly and said to several of his friends.

"So, the signature on your bike frame was also signed by him for you?"

Several other friends in the cycling circle also said to little Eric with envious expressions.

"Of course, but not only me, Peter also has a piece of clothing signed by Li Ang."

Little Eric turned his attention to Pete from the Falcon Club next to him.

Seeing the envious looks from his friends around him, Peter could only force a smile and nodded.

He did once own a piece of clothing signed by Li Ang, but unfortunately he didn't take it seriously at all and threw it to his mother as a rag. Even if he rushed back to rescue it later, the dress would have been in terrible shape, and the signatures on it were almost gone. Can't see clearly.

He would have been happy if he had never owned this signature piece of clothing.

Among the groups watching the live broadcast of the race, even Li Ang's high school class was included. The head teacher Sophia specially arranged a math class to take everyone to watch the live broadcast of the Tour de France.

These students may not care that much about what honors Li Ang has achieved or what competitions he has participated in, but if they don't have to take math classes because they watch his games, then Li Ang is definitely a god-like existence in their hearts.

"Look, that's Li Ang from our class!"

Charles finally spotted Leon's figure from the aerial footage and shouted excitedly. Sophia had already kicked him out before, but today, she just quietly said "Shh" to Charles. gesture.

It's a pity that most of the shots focus on the favorites to win the championship. Drivers like Li Ang would only appear in fewer shots if it weren't for their special skin color.

As the game began, it became more difficult for everyone to discover Li Ang's position among the nearly two hundred people.

"Wait a minute, look, does that player who broke away from the big team and kept shaking his body look like Li Ang?"

Julie's little face was flushed, and she almost stood up from her seat without realizing it, her eyes fixed on the screen.

"It's a bit like, he seems to be wearing clothes of this color."

"His riding posture is so weird, but he's really fast. He's almost rushing to the front of the big group."

"This is called a cartwheel, and it's a commonly used posture when sprinting."

Seeing Li Ang leaving, his teammates all placed their hopes on him.

Everyone knew in their hearts that it was almost impossible to win team honors, but relying on Li Ang's personal strength, it might really be possible to win a ranking.

"We must break out!"

Patrice's eyes were fixed on Leon's back, as if this could provide him with a certain push forward.

"Wow, we can see that on the first day of the competition, there are already several riders trying to break through in the early stages. It seems that everyone is quite passionate in this competition!"

The explanation also started appropriately.

This situation is quite common in the first stage of the race, because the first stage is usually one of the most watched stages, and it is also the time when everyone is most energetic. Naturally, many drivers want to stand out in this time of attention.

"Well, but most drivers returned to the team after unsuccessful attempts. In this way, it seems more like a self-display. This is indeed the most rational choice. After all, the physical energy consumption of a person flying alone is much greater than that of following the large group."

In fact, even if they want to break through, it is not so easy to break out. If excessive physical energy is consumed in the process, it is completely a loss-making behavior.

"Wait, it seems that one driver is serious. He broke through at such a fast speed!"

The commentator's voice suddenly became louder.

While many players were just trying to break through, there was actually a player who came to the front of the large group from the back with a superhuman sprint speed.

"Let's take a look. This player is Li Ang from the Intercontinental Racing Team, Max Racing Team. His sprinting ability seems to be not to be underestimated."

"Oh my god, I seem to have discovered something incredible. This player who successfully broke through is only one month away from turning 18! This is definitely the youngest player I have ever seen."

When another commentator checked the player's information, he was as shocked as if he had discovered a new continent. He was no less shocked than his colleagues.

It doesn't matter if you don't check it. Once you check it, you will find that Li Ang's resume is quite legendary. Unlike most other well-known players who have a lot of honors and competition records, Li Ang has only three competition records so far.

And two of them were amateur competitions. What's more amazing is that he won the championship of the Tour of California for the first time.

What is a genius? This is a genius!

This contrast is no less than playing games in an Internet cafe in the first half of the year, and participating in the S-League Global Finals in the second half of the year.

It's like a small author who was struggling to sign a contract a few months ago, but now he has become a great writer.

In fact, not only the two commentators were shocked, but also other senior viewers who were quite familiar with bicycle racing were dumbfounded. Before this, they really didn't know that this Chinese athlete had such a legendary experience.

During the conversation, Li Ang had already opened up a distance of more than 20 meters from the main group. Judging from this posture, he definitely wanted to fly solo.

"Li Ang has rushed to the first place, Ward! What's the difference between this and the world's first?"

Charles's excited little white face turned red.

"The boss is so amazing, he is so good at riding a bicycle!"

The people who spoke next to Charles were Barber and others who sneaked out from other classes.

For them, skipping classes is basically a common thing, but it was the first time they skipped classes and went to other classrooms. All this was because they knew that they were going to watch Li Ang's game.

However, there were also a few people who were not used to Li Ang always being in the limelight, and they whispered:

"I heard that this stage is hundreds of kilometers long. What's the point of rushing to the front at the beginning? It's just like running a marathon. Only the one who laughs to the end is the master."

"Indeed, it will consume more energy alone in the front, right? If it's not for the sake of being in the limelight, why is it so?"

But as soon as they finished speaking, the Qinglong study group formed by Charles looked at the two of them with vicious eyes, and the lip shape was clearly saying "Don't leave after school."

Li Ang's current speed is naturally aimed at breaking the record. Not to mention that he has reached the perfect level of [cycling]. Even if his cycling skills are rough, relying on this terrifying physical fitness, it is as easy to be far ahead of everyone as eating and drinking water.

His sprint speed at this time has reached 70 kilometers per hour. What's more terrifying is that he stabilized at this speed until the distance from the main group was more than 200 meters. He gradually slowed down and maintained a speed slightly faster than the average speed of the main group.

He came to break the world record of the Tour de France, but he didn't want to break through the human limit in front of so many people. Such pretense may bring him great popularity in a short period of time, but in the long run, it will definitely do more harm than good.

If you exceed the human limit a little bit, you will be a legend. If you exceed the human limit by a large margin, you will be a superman in a nice way, and a monster in a bad way.

"The first uphill is coming, let's see how this young man who is good at sprinting will perform in the next section."