That made sense. His teammate, Brother Xiaoma, had already won a bronze medal in the mass start race at the previous National Games, but he had only truly risen to prominence this current season.
According to the original timeline, he was destined to win this year's National Road Cycling Championship. Then, while representing the National Team at the Tour of Guangxi, he would even manage a historic 8th-place finish in a single stage, right in front of World Tour sprinters.
In other words, the riders from other teams currently knew he was strong, but they were not yet aware that his sprinting ability was already truly top-tier.
The peloton quickly finished the initial urban circuit. Because the pace was so high today, the riders who had attempted to break away right from the start were soon reeled in by the main group.
What followed was an uneventful period as they all entered the Peacock Lake circuit together.
