Without any teammates to coordinate with, he could only lie low in the peloton and wait for an opportunity.
If he attacked early, he would never be able to break away. The other riders weren't fools; they would definitely work together to chase him down.
So, the final outcome was simply impossible to predict.
However, the road race was on the final day of the competition, so there was still plenty of time. He didn't need to worry about it for now.
The first event he had to tackle was the ITT, scheduled for the opening day of the competition.
For the World Championships ITT, all the world's top time trialists had naturally been called up by their respective National Teams.
The top cycling nations could even have two entry slots, unlike a country like China, which had been relatively less competitive in previous years and only received one.
