Iron will! Jonas was injured in a crash and finished the race!

The final athletes of the Phoenix Phoenix-SCOM-Hengxiang Intercontinental Team in this stage are: Jonas, Cyrus, Maris, Aleksandr, Xie Daochao, and ilya.

After the Xining city lap warm-up race in the first stage, the team members began to strive for performance in the second stage. But in S2, 29 kilometers from the finish line, Hengxiang’s captain was involved in a serious crash and suffered extensive scratches all over his body, but he persisted in finishing the race with his tenacious sportsmanship.

After the main vehicle group set off from the Duoba Plateau Training Base, it headed west along National Highway 213 from the north bank of the Huangshui River, passing through the ancient city of Dangar, turning north and heading towards Datong and Huzhu. The second stage, Doba-Huzhu, is 151 kilometers in total, with a cumulative climb of 2057m. The race enters the hilly area of ​​the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, with 3 climbing points and 2 sprint points on the way.

In this stage, the athletes faced the first difficulty of this Youth Tour, which is the special climbing point of Beishan Pass at 35.7 kilometers and 3371 meters above sea level, and the first-level climbing point of Shuobei Pass at 3033 meters above sea level 30 kilometers before the finish line. On the way, two sprint points were set up at 25.2 kilometers (Danggar Ancient City) and 102.7 kilometers (Laoye Mountain Scenic Area).

The second stage is still a challenge for the players who have completed the warm-up match. Not long after the race officially started, many riders tried to break through. Cyrus, the all-around leader of the Phoenix Phoenix-SCOM-Hengxiang Intercontinental Team, was among the six-man breakout group and established a 20-second advantage after 8 kilometers. The main group maintained a stable rhythm in the early stages, accumulating energy for the next two difficult climbs.

Cyrus then joined the fight for the first sprint point on the way. The first sprint point on the second stage was located in the famous ancient city of Dangar. The ancient civilized city and the modern sprint formed a dual landscape of the competition. After entering the climbing stage of the first HC grade climbing point, Cyrus gradually fell out of the breakout group. At this time, Jonas, the leader of the climb, had an even more significant advantage and remained in the leading group all the way to the downhill section of Shuobei Pass.

On the downhill section of Shuobei Pass, 29 kilometers from the finish line, Jonas was involved in a serious crash. He was thrown out of the barbed wire guardrail and his back was obviously bruised. After a few minutes of emergency treatment, the vehicle was replaced with a reserve version and returned to the road. At this time, Cyrus and Daochao helped Jonas return to the group and accompanied Jonas to finish the race. After the game, the doctor diagnosed that Jonas suffered extensive scratches all over his body. He hoped that Jonas could return to the game as soon as possible.

It is worth mentioning that Chinese youngster Xie Daochao’s performance in this stage was remarkable. After the crash, he successfully completed the task of taking over the captain and returning to the peloton!

After crashing at high speed downhill, he still chose to persevere and finish the race. I applaud Jonas’ sportsmanship of the Phoenix Phoenix-SCOM-Hengxiang Intercontinental Team, and applaud Hengxiang’s team spirit and every athlete. I also wish the athletes of each team who were injured in this crash a speedy recovery and return to competition!