Back in the game, I'm still the big devil

The "point-grabbing battle" that determines the green jersey belongs to takes place at the "sprint points" set in advance by the competition organizing committee in the schedule-the players who cross these "sprint points" will be awarded in order of priority from high to low. different scores.

The higher the ranking of the "sprint point", the more points you will get.

Roy received the good news over the radio before he crossed the finish line.

After the game, he specifically found Juan.Juan was very excited at the moment, and when he saw Roy, he opened his arms and hugged his teammates——

"Roy, I...you..."

Juan wanted to say that he had fulfilled his wish, grabbed more points in this game, and won the green jersey; he thought about continuing to congratulate Roy.He piled up a bunch of words in his mind, and for a moment he didn't know which one to say first.

Unexpectedly, Roy pulled him: "Come on, let me introduce you to a friend."

Juan didn't know what medicine was sold in Roy's gourd, but when his teammates invited him, he followed obediently.

I saw Roy find the downcast Mark Yates from the crowd of the McLaren team, waved at him, and said affectionately: "Mark, come, let me introduce you—"

"This is the number 138 you mentioned - of course, his name is not that, his name is Juan Lopez, nicknamed 'Espanyol' on our team. Come on, Juan, you two get to know each other .”

Mark had just lost the green shirt he was still wearing, and he was extremely depressed, but Roy was unwilling to let go, and brought Juan, whom he had laughed at, to meet him.

Mark blushed and hated to death in his heart-but it was because he was not as skilled as others, so he could only hold back his anger and stepped forward to shake Juan's hand.

It was Juan who snatched away the green shirt that Mark had just put on and had not yet put on the heat.

After exchanging pleasantries with Juan, Mark turned to Roy, looked up and down at his bright yellow shirt, and asked hesitantly, "You..."

Roy smiled like a little flower blooming in the spring breeze, nodded happily and said, "Thank you for your good words, I kept the yellow shirt—"

He continued to keep his yellow jersey in this stage-although the previous advantage has been compressed into a very, very small gap.

Roy's overall score was only 2 seconds faster than No.3.

But 3 seconds faster is also faster, Roy can still wear the yellow jersey today and stand on the podium of this stage.

When he stood on the podium, Roy was quite proud:

On his left is Juan in green, on his right is Arthur in white, and himself in yellow.

He especially hoped that Mark Yates of the McLaren Racing team was watching this scene, after all, his face was being slapped.

After the end of this stage of the race, the Dadi team can be said to be in the limelight: they have both yellow jerseys and green jerseys-although this is only in the third stage, far from the Champs Elysees.But winning two jerseys at once is an unprecedented milestone in the team's history of participating in the Tour de France.

But after the "leader jerseys" finished taking a group photo, "White Shirt" Arthur suddenly sighed: "To celebrate together like this, we probably won't be able to see it from tomorrow."

Juan also sighed: "Yes, I will enter the mountain tomorrow."

The fourth stage will enter the mountain stage, and the competition will be more intense-the former dormant masters will jump out one after another to launch an impact on the overall championship.

Roy's yellow jersey is already in jeopardy, and there is not much lead left-this is the result of Juan helping him snatch some "bonus time"① today.It is almost foreseeable that Roy will lose his yellow jersey tomorrow, and Roy himself admitted this frankly.

However, to Roy's ears, what Arthur said seemed to have a different meaning:

Arthur has already planned, is he going to ride in the next few stages?

Arriving at the hotel where the team stayed, the team opened champagne again before dinner.

The head of the team personally came to the hotel to celebrate the drivers - after a total of three stages of the race, the team opened champagne twice, which is an unprecedented achievement in team history.The upper echelons were shocked.

But it can also be understood as: As the race continues, the hope of mid-stream teams like Dadi Racing Team to maintain their results will become less and less.

The general manager of the team accompanied the PR manager of the sponsor, from the head coach Victor, to Roy, and then to Juan, toasted and congratulated them one by one.

Nick, the leader of the team, was left out in the cold at this time.

But he has a good temper, and has always maintained an awkward but polite smile.

Roy occasionally paid attention to Nick: he knew that Nick's prestige in the team was fading.

The world of professional sports is full of competition and everyone wants to be strong, and so are teammates.

If Nick can't achieve decent results, he can't get the respect of his teammates.

The senior management of the team did not dare to disturb the drivers, and left after the champagne opened.

Head coach Victor went back to his room early to watch the video as usual.

In the restaurant, the drivers and teaching assistants were still chatting excitedly and enthusiastically.

Nick has never been able to intervene, and even if he does, he will be interrupted.

He simply found an excuse, said goodbye and went back to his room.

Looking at Nick's leaving back, Roy suddenly felt a little uncomfortable - but he couldn't tell where he was uncomfortable.

At this moment, Alex Bernard, the No. [-] leader in the team, spoke.

He shook his head at all his young teammates and said, "Guys, you guys are going too far."

As the "No. [-]" leader of the team, Alex is nicknamed "Dali". He is Nick's deputy and the best climber in the team.Before entering the mountain stage, Alex didn't have much use for himself. He just followed the main group and his performance was mediocre.

But Alex's "short slope" ability is the strongest in the team.Roy felt that even he, if not in his heyday, might have to bow down to Alex.

As soon as the No. [-] chief general spoke, several young teammates shut up one after another, not daring to say anything more.

But Alex still said: "You don't understand, Nick has actually endured a lot and bear a lot of pressure. As a main player, he has to be responsible for the team's results."

Roy agrees with this point. In the last few years of his career, he secured his position as the team's leader. Every time he went out, he would hug a group of "little brothers". Of course he understood what Alex said. What means.

But Roy himself is too strong, his strength at the peak is not at the same level as Nick now.

This prevented Roy from having much respect for Nick.

Alex said: "You will see in a few stages-Nick may not have any outstanding aspects, but his overall strength is quite strong."

Roy also agrees with this point - each team has very strict requirements on the leader, and some drivers are often destined not to be the leader because of one or two "short boards".

In addition, the psychological quality of the main general is also very important, and he must be the one who can withstand pressure the most.

"You are still very young, and you have a bright future in front of you - but I hope you can understand that 'old men' like Nick and I are not only competing with us for other main players, but also for time..."

"We, these two old bones, really want to take advantage of this competition to take you with us and give you everything we know..."

"Alex lost his mind—"

Juan sighed in surprise.He tilted his head, looked at Roy who was sitting beside him, and suddenly realized that something was wrong with Roy.

From Juan's direction, Roy propped his chin with one hand, and was looking at Alex with his head tilted. His expression was unusually serious, and the usual cynical smile was gone.On the contrary, there seemed to be something shiny in Roy's eyes.

"Roy!" Juan patted Roy on the shoulder.

Roy woke up suddenly, smiled again, nodded and said, "Alex is right, we should understand Nick better..."

Alex was stunned when he heard Roy say that——

Is this kid so good?Alex originally thought that Roy would be the most "stabbing" of the young people: he was the most talented, and therefore the most indifferent to the authority of the head coach and general.

Who knew that Roy would say that.

Alex recalled the last time Roy was wearing a yellow shirt to deliver food and water to everyone, and the number two leader immediately felt that he needed to change his view of Roy.

But no one knows what Roy really thinks:

What Alex said touched Roy, and Roy felt Nick's mood in an instant.

"People can win forever, but so what? Can you win forever?"

A rather familiar voice buzzed in his head.

"I can beat all opponents, but I can't beat time."

This was Roy's own inner voice.

Before his rebirth, Roy also faced such a dilemma - he has monopolized the Tour de France yellow jersey for many years, and the industry is guessing how long his "evergreen tree" in the car industry can last.

Roy himself was quite anxious: he had no career or interests outside of road cycling - he couldn't imagine retiring.Once he retires, he will lose all his goals and pursuits in life.

Fortunately, Roy crashed his car in his previous life. He closed and opened his eyes and returned to his youth.

God gave him another 17 years for nothing.

But at this moment, Alex's words touched Roy, allowing him to personally understand the state of mind of these "veterans", and thus show more respect to Nick and the others.

The plight of the "Nicks" is what each of them will encounter.

Veterans need to prove themselves, and young players need to learn from veterans.

Blindly belittling, belittling, or even confronting will not do any good to the entire team.

Thinking of this, Roy made up his mind: he knew how to get along with Nick in the future.

The fourth stage is a moderate-intensity mountain stage.

As expected before the game, Roy lost his yellow jersey in this stage.

After the end of the fourth stage, Renault's George Spark jumped to the top of the overall score.

But Roy still celebrated side by side with the yellow jersey on the podium.

Because his score is still ranked first among young players under the age of 26-he is now a white jersey.

Arthur has already quietly put on the racing uniform of the Baolai team.

His fate seemed to be the same as that of Roy's last life, steady but unknown.

The author has something to say: ①[Bonus seconds]: bonus seconds, in order to encourage competition, some stages set a bonus time at the finish line - the top three players who cross the finish line first will win 10 seconds, 8 seconds, 6 seconds of bonus time, deducted from their total score.

These seconds can play a crucial role when the players' scores are relatively close.

Each team will also design different tactics for the bonus time, for example, send "rabbits" to cross the line at all costs, and snatch the bonus time in advance, so as to prevent the opponent from getting these seconds, so as to maintain the advantage of the team's leader.

On the contrary, in addition to the reward time, there is also [penalty time]. If the driver commits a foul during the race, these "punishment time" will be added to their total score.

②[Rider Nicknames]: Let’s talk a few words casually. I know that the nicknames of two famous drivers were given by domestic fans on the forum.

One is ex-Team Sky's Chris Froome.He has won consecutive Tour de France championships and is a frequent visitor to the Giro d'Italia.His nickname is "Big Cousin".I was obsessed with "Downton Abbey" when I first learned of this nickname, and I have always been confused about the connection between this "cousin" and that "cousin".

As it turned out, it didn't matter at all - Chris Froome was called "cousin" because he used to look at his watch while playing!

There is also a French driver who shined in the Tour de France in 19, and also won the yellow jersey and stage championship in the early stages of the Tour de France in 20.

Once I accidentally saw the nickname given to him by car fans on the forum: "Shanghai native".

This is because the driver's last name is "Alaphilippe".

Allah...Philip...Shanghainese...

I am messed up in the wind...