Even the best-laid tactics only work if your opponent falls into the trap.
The members of the Hangcheng Team were completely caught off guard by Huang Chong's refusal to respond.
In a road race, riders aren't allowed to use radios to communicate with their coaching staff.
So, as the race entered its middle stages, Wang Bao and his two teammates were at a loss for what to do.
After Zhou Zitong was reeled in by the peloton, he could only shake his head in frustration and quickly fall back behind Wang Bao and his other teammate to regroup.
Huang Chong, who had been stuck to Wang Bao's wheel, saw Zhou Zitong fall back. When Zitong gave him a strange look, Huang Chong just offered a friendly smile.
He even actively made space, allowing the other rider to get back behind his teammate.
But in reality, he had already figured out the Hangcheng Team's strategy.
