They even chased the peloton he was in, running alongside it and roaring wildly.
The peloton soon charged up the only First Category Climb of this stage.
In this 3.4 km-long climb, the first 1500 meters were the steepest, with a gradient as high as 8.5%.
So, right at the start of the climb, his four sprinter teammates—Welsford, Van Boppel, Gamber, and Allen—were immediately dropped.
When Huang Chong saw this, while he understood it logically, he couldn't resist the urge to complain to himself.
'Damn it, those two water carriers combined aren't as useful as I am alone.'
So, he had no choice but to quickly take the lead. He squeezed through the peloton to get in front of Zwiehoff and Adrià and began pacing them toward the summit.
Fortunately, this climb wasn't the final summit finish, so the peloton's pace wasn't fast.
After Huang Chong took the lead, his two teammates followed closely behind him without getting dropped.
