Only Coach Li, who always took an unconventional approach, picked the breakaway rider, Simon Yates.
Meanwhile, Ji Cheng, who had actually participated in the Grand Tours, steadfastly chose Huang Chong.
Ji Cheng's choice was completely understandable.
He, more than anyone, knew just how difficult it was for a Chinese rider to even make it to a Grand Tour.
Let alone someone like Huang Chong, who was winning top-tier races, securing Tour de France stage victories, and had a shot at the best young rider's White Jersey and a spot on the final GC podium—all in his first year.
So his reasoning for his prediction was simple: he purely wanted to support Huang Chong, who was fighting so hard on the World Tour, and he wanted to see him take his third stage win of this Tour de France.
Whether it would actually happen didn't matter to him; his choice was based purely on sentiment.
