Huang Chong answered without a second thought:
"Definitely the former. The team probably won't send me to the Giro d'Italia."
"Why? With your abilities, having you compete in more multi-day races should be the best strategy.
Now they're practically using you as a classics rider—"
"It's simple. Didn't I just lose to Pogačar at the Liège Race?
That guy is participating in the Giro d'Italia this year. Even though I'm consistent in multi-day races, I definitely can't out-ride him.
If the team sends me, I'll just be fighting for second place at best.
A Grand Tour is 21 days long. The points for a runner-up finish are basically meaningless!
From our perspective, one-day races mean too few competitions for me, but for the team, it's actually a good thing.
Bagging a few hundred points in a single race... these savvy Europeans know their numbers. There's no way they don't get it."
Hearing this, Chen Junyi nodded in agreement and added:
