Chapter 235 - Chase.
The government official waved the green flag and the people started to pedal. Since the riders stood densely packed they had to wait for the leaders to leave. The starting process was slightly different.
Before this race, a qualifier circuit race was held. The team that came first by completing the race fastest was the winner followed by the other finishers. So, now suppose that the leader finished the qualifier in One minute and fifty-six seconds while the second position was two minutes and six seconds.
Then the second person will start ten seconds after the first position has left the starting line in the main event. Jade city University or the national university was in the third position delayed by five seconds. While Yang Dao stood at the end waiting for his turn.
The people at the back all moved when the referee signaled them based on their turn and calculated time difference penalty. After ten minutes, Yang Dao could start. The boy did not delay and kicked off like a bullet.
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In the city passing people was very hard because of the sharp turns and short sprints. However, in this section, a few accidents also happened as the riders failed to rein in their desire to move past the rider in front of them. Some collided with fellow riders while some hit the fence. This did not affect the race. Yang Dao did not move past the rider in front of him and patiently waited to exit the city limits and wider road.
It took him fifteen minutes to complete the city area. The race had now begun for twenty-five minutes. The difference from the front was now within a range of ten to twelve minutes.
As soon as Yang Dao came out of the city limits. He switched his gears and sped up. Instantly taking over three riders in front of him. He did not look back after that. The road to the mountain was a long curve. So he kept on pedaling at the highest cadence as he can and his bike moved like a black gust on the asphalt.
The roads were blocked today so it was not a problem for him to ride in the second lane of the road. That was the outside of the long curving road. However, the extra distance was not the problem. Yang dao was focused on passing the people ahead of him to catch up with the team.
In the next five minutes, he passed seventy-two riders. This was a record in itself but the problem was that the passing charge had to slow down, the mountain section came up.
The race was now on for a total of thirty minutes, the time difference from the front was between seven to ten minutes. Can the ruby peak stop Yang Dao? That was the question. For such a big even live commentary was also arranged.
A lot of people were present on the sidelines with recorders and cameras in their hands. The government had placed a lot of CCTV cameras to monitor the progress and rank change. Kiya was helping the little children to buy breakfast and then was leading them to the travel bus. Feng Yun had arranged a luxury bus crew for the people to travel along with the cycling team.
A small van carrying three spare bikes and other supplies was to meet the team after they travel on the highway to reach the other cities. These small supply cars were only allowed to stay on the highways. Inside the city, the city government was responsible for helping the riders in times of need. The people arranged for this process were all invited from different cities and then put together to work as a team. This was done to prevent the city government from being biased. ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀꪶ
Sister Tina stood among the crowd with her hands clasped together. The commentator was now announcing the ranks of the people.
Suddenly the robust voice stopped as soon as it was to announce rank number twenty. Then the man coughed and said, “Apologies for the delay, but we have a situation. At this moment, Rider number 018 is displaying some fantastic cycling skills as he climbs the highest mountain in Jade City, the ruby peak.
Rider number 018 is called Feng Yang Dao. Due to the restriction of using a high-end bike, he was asked to start from the end of the pack. he started ten minutes later than the leaders and now has caught up to rider number 19. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this marvelous young boy, of age 1sisxteen years and seven months have chased down the leaders from the last position of 100 in twenty minutes.
At this moment he climbs the peak as if he is riding on a flat.” the announcement sent a wave of exclamation around the crowd. Kiya walked over to the stunned Tina and said, “Sister Tina, shall we go? It is time to ride.”
Tina looked at her and asked, “Did I hear it right? Did they say that Dao caught up to the front?”
Kiya smiled and said, “Yes, you heard it right. You may not know, but Dao is the fastest in our college when he rides on his bike. People often think that his bike is easy to deal with but the thing is, it is quite the opposite.”
As the two talked they moved to the bus.
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Yang Dao looked at the team wearing blue jerseys in front of him. A squad of six people and they all were moving in perfect sync. He recognized them from the markings on their jerseys. This team belonged to the western top university, The silver city. This team was led by a strong captain who was right now riding at the back of the formation.
Yang Dao wanted to pass but the man would command the whole team to move like a wing. They rode in the center of the road and blocked on both sides of the road. The Dao child looked down on the road and got close to the formation. Then he synced his movements with the captain. Just as they entered a bend, moving to the right.
The captain of the silvers said, “Right block” based on the movements he sensed from behind him. Yang Dao leaned his bike to the right, but then suddenly the person moved to the left and passed the whole team from the outside before they could even react.