Chapter 850: They Came to Compete
Chapter 850: They Came to Compete
The day before the competition, the contestants and the coaching staff came to the venue one after another to familiarize themselves with the track conditions.
For triathlon competitions, pre-familiarity with the venue is essential. Players must understand the race route and the situation in the transition area in advance.
There are two transition areas in triathlon competitions. One is the transition area between swimming and cycling. In this area, athletes have to take off their waterproof suits and swimming caps, put on their shoes and helmets, find their bikes, and start riding. This process is a race against time. Besides, each person must ride one bicycle. If you don’t know where your bicycle is parked, you will definitely be blinded if you look for it before the competition. Therefore, all players must know the placement of bicycles and equipment before the competition. Location.
Another transition area is the transition area between bicycles and long-distance running. Players have to park their bicycles at the designated position, take off their helmets and put on running shoes. This parking location cannot be mistaken. If you do not familiarize yourself with the venue in advance, it will take time to find the location now.
At the same time, the contestants also need to search for some other information, such as the water temperature of the water area, the direction of the water flow, the wind direction of the flat ground, and the slope of the road surface, which are all information that the contestants should know in advance.
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April 8th is the start time of the Asian Triathlon Championships, but the women's competition will be held first. The official competition time for Zhang Guan's men's group is April 9th.
On April 9th, the sun was shining brightly. More than 30 contestants from more than a dozen countries and regions gathered together and waited for the start of the competition on the shore. Of course, those dozen or so people are really powerful, and the rest are here to make soy sauce.
It is now April, so the water temperature is not too high, and waterproof clothing is also essential.
Many people think that when swimming in a triathlon, the swimmers are wearing swimsuits when they are actually wearing waterproofs. The main function of the waterproof clothing is to keep warm, so that after swimming for 1.5 kilometers, the body can be kept as dry as possible to prevent the players from catching a cold.
At the same time, waterproof clothing can protect weaker players. When wearing a waterproof suit, the body's heat loss will be slower, and the physical energy consumption will be less. This is also a disguised form of protection for weaker players.
If the water temperature exceeds 20 degrees Celsius, it means that the temperature is relatively high, so you don't need to wear waterproof clothing. But no matter what the water temperature is, a swimming cap must be worn. At the same time, swimmers can also use swimming goggles and nose clips, and equipment that aids swimming is not allowed.
The referee signaled the contestants to get ready, and then only heard a "bang", the starting gun fired, and the contestants jumped into the water one by one.
The Japanese player took the lead, while the other players followed the Japanese player.
After all, Japan is the host country. The Japanese players must have trained in this water area and are familiar with the situation in this water area. Following the Japanese players and advancing according to the rhythm of the Japanese team will definitely save energy, so all countries will participate. The players all chose to follow behind the Japanese team.
However, after only five or six minutes, some players began to fall behind. After all, the swimming level of the Japanese is also one of the best in Asia.
The first player to fall behind was Malaysia's Ismail. Malaysia sent two players to participate this time, one Malay and one Chinese player. The Chinese player was able to barely keep up with the big team at the beginning of the competition, but the Malay Ismail's swimming level is really amazing. Too bad, after only swimming more than 400 meters, he was already left behind by the large army.
After 800 meters, the Mongolian player Gan Suhe was also thrown away by the main force.
Gan Suhe was the only contestant from Mongolia. Before that, Zhang Guan didn’t even know that there were people in Mongolia who were engaged in triathlon. It was only later that he found out that Gan Suhe had lived in Russia for more than ten years, so he was able to Get involved in a triathlon.
After 1,000 meters, the Japanese players began to speed up, and the levels between the players were gradually opened. When the Japanese players started the final sprint, only nine players could keep up with the pace of the Japanese team. They were members of the national team. Athlete Jiang Zhihang, Hong Kong Island players Wei Anzu and Li Zhihe, South Korean players Xu Minhao and Kim Joo Sang, Kazakh famous players Gag and Smulov, Uzbekistan Yunusov, and Iraqi Sabag
Zhang Guan was in the second group, he was about 30 seconds behind the Japanese, and after the Japanese started to speed up, the gap widened to 1 minute.
Ryosuke Yamamoto of the Japanese team was the first to go ashore in 19 minutes and 02 seconds, followed by Korean player Heo Min-ho in 19 minutes and 03 seconds, and another Japanese player Hosoda Yuichi ranked third in 19 minutes and 04 seconds. Then the players of the first group also went ashore one after another, and the time spent was all within 19 minutes and 20 seconds.
Considering external factors such as water temperature, this result is not bad. After all, it is April now. If it is placed in August and September, and the water level rises a bit, the players' scores can be improved by at least 30 to 40 seconds.
After the players in the leading group landed, it took nearly a minute before the players in the second group finished the 1.5km swim.
"Look, that's Zhang Guan, he's up, what's his score?"
"20 minutes and 03 seconds, ranked 15th, this result is very good!"
"There are more than 30 contestants, and he is in the fifteenth place, which is also an upper-middle result. By the way, isn't Zhang Guan here to sell advertisements? I thought Zhang Guan would be the bottom one!"
"Nonsense, that's Zhang Guan! His physical talent is the best in the world. With his physical talent, Zhang Guan can't be the last!"
"That's true, and Zhang Guan is only 1 minute behind now, maybe he can catch up later. Don't forget, the next event is bicycles!"
"Yeah, I almost forgot, Zhang Guan won the Tour de France last year. Compared with cycling, no one here can compare with Zhang Guan!"
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"20 minutes and 03 seconds? 15th place? So fast!" Coach Hideki Yamane's expression was a little unnatural.
Although compared with the Japanese players, Zhang Guan was 1 minute slower, but this result was far beyond Yamane Hideki's expectations.
Swimming is just the part of a triathlon that takes the least amount of time and distance. For example, for the 40-kilometer bicycle in the back, the players need to spend about an hour, and the final 10-kilometer long-distance run, the players also need to spend more than half an hour. In comparison, swimming that can be completed within 20 minutes has the least impact on the results of the competition.
More importantly, cycling is Zhang Guan's strongest point. This point does not need to be tested in actual combat, nor does it need to list any statistics. Zhang Guan's achievement of winning four shirts in 21 consecutive Tour de France is enough to prove this. a little.
Hideki Yamane doesn't know how much time Zhang Guan will regain in the 40-kilometer cycling, but it is an indisputable fact that the Japanese team is far behind Zhang Guan in cycling.
"We only have a one-minute advantage, and Zhang Guan is definitely capable of winning back in the cycling event!" Hideki Yamane seemed a little anxious, and she suddenly felt that she seemed to be cheated.
"Is it possible that Zhang Guan is not here to sell advertisements? Is he really here for the competition?" Yamane Hideki said to himself.
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