Chapter 520: Defeating Hoy (Three Watches)
The motorcycle in charge of the lead had already driven off the track, and the six competitors did not hesitate to start up, and then lined up in a long snake formation and followed behind the motorcycle. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoEveryone is riding along, and there is no need to compete for the length of the moment.
It looks fair, but for Hoy it is an absolute advantage, because he is playing at home.
In the Keirin race, the lead motorcycle will gradually accelerate from fast to slow, but the motorcycle is controlled by people after all, so how to operate this acceleration process depends on the rider of the motorcycle himself. The motorcycle rider at the London Olympics is naturally a member of the London Olympic Organising Committee, and he will definitely be biased towards British athletes.
The motorcycle rider on the scene had already communicated with Hoy before the race, and even practiced many times in private. Hoy is all too familiar with how and at what pace a motorcycle rider accelerates during a race.
Don't underestimate this bit of familiarity, such as the track cycling Keirin race, the final result of the runner may only be a few tenths of a second, and the familiarity with the lead motorcycle can help the athlete save a little physical strength, which may be the key to being 0.02 seconds faster than others.
The bike began to accelerate gradually, and the riders behind began to speed up the pace of their feet, using the wake in front of them to pick up the speed. At this time, there were no ups and downs in the race, and the spectators were relatively quiet, only the "beep" sound of the motorcycle engine was relatively obvious.
One lap, two laps...... The speed of the motorcycles has been raised to a relatively fast level, and the speed of the riders has also reached a relatively fast level.
A staff member held a large sign with the Arabic numeral "3", which meant that there were three laps left in the race, and the riders knew that the bike was about to leave the track.
At this time, the motorcycle did not accelerate again, and the rider maintained a relatively stable speed, which also stabilized the speed of the athletes. The motorcycle then flapped a turn signal to signal that he was ready to leave, and a few seconds later, the motorcycle suddenly chose to accelerate, shook off the athlete, and left the track.
Without the guidance of the motorcycle, the players need to rely on their own skills, can overtake their opponents, can accelerate at will, and the real race is officially started at this moment
The surrounding audience was boiling in an instant, cheers and shouts came and went, and the audience seemed to not care about shouting loudly, they frantically roared at the athletes on the track.
In fact, there are only more than two laps left in the race, and according to the speed of the cyclists, this last part of the journey only takes more than 20 seconds, which means that the runners have to face a sprint of more than 20 seconds, and the spectators are faced with a shout of more than 20 seconds.
With just over two laps and just over 20 seconds, it's a race against the clock for any competitor and, crucially, six people on the track!
In track cycling, there are only two competitors competing on the track, and there is more space to overtake, so there is room to overtake even if it is the last corner.
However, there are six people on the track at the same time, and the width of the track cannot accommodate so many runners, and the space for overtaking is fleeting, so the time of two laps is really too short for athletes.
Every second is so precious, every opportunity is fleeting, athletes can't hesitate at all, and the opportunity like a meteor passing through the moment must be seized immediately.
The speed of the riders has increased to more than 60 kilometers, and the naked eye can no longer see the expressions of the drivers, and people can only distinguish the identity of the athletes by the sportswear.
Hoy, red helmet, blue and white tracksuit, like the colors of the Union Jack.
Lévy, a pure white tracksuit with a helmet with black and white stripes, and black, red, and yellow stripes on his arms, is the same as the German flag.
Van Velsoven, with his black helmet shiny reflections, was dressed in a pure black race suit, and even the New Zealand flag was not very conspicuous.
Mulder, the orange of his racing suit is like a tulip, which is the national flower of the Netherlands, which is the favorite color of the Dutch.
Perkins, dressed in yellow, is like a kangaroo bouncing on Australian soil.
And Zhang Guan is bright red, like flames, like blood, his helmet is also red, and at the top, there is a Peking Opera mask painted by Guan Gong, with fierce eyebrows and angry eyes!
In the past, the public passed five levels; Today, Zhang Guan is going to win these five people in a row!
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"Sir Hoy is ahead, and someone is catching up behind, it's Zhang Guan! Zhang Guan tries to surpass! Can it be, can it succeed! ”
In the shouts of the commentator, Zhang Guan was almost neck and neck with Hoy. Several other athletes have been left behind by them, and it looks like the final champion will be between Zhang Guan and Hoy.
The race was already in the final lap, and Hoy did his best, revealing all his hole cards just to be faster.
Beside Hoy, Zhang Guan was also desperate, he had held his breath and pushed the pedals under his feet with all his might, at this time Zhang Guan seemed to feel that he was in a 100-meter sprint race, and he wanted to use all the explosive power under his feet.
At this time, there is no wake to exploit, the comparison is who is faster, and the comparison is who is stronger.
"Sir Hoy, Zhang Guan, who is faster!"
Everyone craned their necks and stared at the two athletes intently, for fear of missing a second of the wonderful picture. At the same time, they are still shouting, they are cheering for Hoy, cheering for the flag in their hearts!
However, Hoy could no longer hear any sound in his ears, and at this moment he had already eliminated the distractions in his heart, and there was only one thought in his mind, and that was the championship.
Entering the final corner, the two were neck and neck.
In the corner, the two were neck and neck.
When they came out of the corner, the two were neck and neck.
The end is just around the corner.
In the next moment, Zhang Guan's wheel was beyond the distance of a thumb of Hoy's wheel.
Immediately after that, it is a distance of an index finger, then a distance of a hand. Then, it's time to cross the line!
The distance of a hand is about a quarter to a fifth of the diameter of a bicycle wheel, which is a difference that can be seen with the naked eye. However, when the athletes crossed the line, the speed of the car had exceeded 70 kilometers per hour, and in such a fast situation, not all positions could clearly see this hand-length gap, or the vast majority of positions in the audience could not see this gap clearly.
"Who won? Who won the hell? ”
"Too fast to see clearly, but I think the victor must be Sir Hoy."
"Sir Hoy will win! He will definitely be able to defeat Zhang Guan! ”
"Look, the rankings are out!" Someone pointed to the monitor on the sidelines, and the six players had appeared on top of it in order of their respective rankings. And the name at the top is Zhang Guan!
"The first place is Zhang Guan!"
There was an uproar in the audience.
"Lost. Sir Hoy has lost! ”
"Lost, we lost!"
"Impossible, I don't believe it, it must be mistaken! How could Sir Hoy lose? Sir Hoy is impossible to lose! ”
"It's because the monitor is broken, or it's the wrong ranking, Sir Hoy is so powerful, he is invincible, how can he lose to Zhang Guan!"
The British audience dared to believe what they saw, Sir Hoy, the pride of British sport, the flag of British athletes, but at this moment it collapsed.
"I lost!" Sir Hoy bowed his head, and even though he was 36 years old, he still couldn't hold back the tears that welled up in his eyes.
"It's really time for me to retire!" Hoy seemed to be 10 years old at this moment, and Hoy, who could not bring a gold medal to Britain, had lost his value as an athlete!
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"First of all, I would like to thank Mr Sebastian, the president of the IAAF and the president of the British Organising Committee of the Olympic Games." When Zhang Guan was interviewed, he once again made up for Sebastian.
This time, however, the same words had a very different effect.
Because this time, it was Sir Hoy who lost the game! It is the flag of British athletes
Tour de France champion Wiggins lost, and it didn't matter to the British. Before Wiggins won the Tour de France, he could only be regarded as a good driver and did not bring much glory to Great Britain.
Rutherford lost in the long jump, and it didn't matter to the British, Zhang Guan was originally the world record holder in the long jump, and it was normal for Rutherford to lose the competition.
In the 10,000-meter running event, Farah lost, and the British can also ignore it, Farah is just a Somali refugee, not a native of the British, and in the eyes of many old-fashioned Britons, this kind of naturalized athlete does not really represent the United Kingdom.
Murray's loss in tennis is not something to be frustrated for the British. After all, tennis is full of masters, the competition is too fierce, and Murray has done his best to finish Federer and win a silver medal.
Kenny's loss in the track cycling individual sprint may have been the beginning of a distress for the British, who are very likely to win the championship in this event.
The triathlon was lost, and it was really unacceptable to the British.
And today, Hoy lost, this is the most unloseable athlete, the most unloseable game! It's a game that the whole of Britain can't afford to lose.
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By the end of the ceremony, it was not yet six p.m. London time, and it was still bright in the summer months of August.
Spectators poured out of the Olympic Velodrome, but instead of going home, they spontaneously walked to the London Organising Committee's office.
It's an angry crowd!
They want to protest!
Hoy loses, someone has to be held accountable for this!
They want Sebastian to be in charge!
They want Bastian to step down!
Said the passer
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