After saying goodbye to his parents, Huang Chong still chose to travel by bike.
The return trip was the same 260 km journey.
For him, this distance was no longer much of a challenge.
Throughout the Chinese New Year holiday, he had maintained his training every day except for two: New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. On those days, he helped prepare the family's reunion dinner and accompanied his father to their ancestral village to make offerings at the clan shrine.
On flat roads, he rode entirely in his Zone 2 aerobic range.
When climbing, he would increase his power output a bit.
On descents, he relied on his cornering ability—already at the level of a Mid-level Professional Cyclist—and his top-tier Car Control Techniques to fly downhill.
After a solo ride of 260 km that took over six hours, he arrived in Hangcheng with an average speed 0.5 km/h faster than his ride home before the New Year.
