In the Tour de France, Huang Chong could even compete for the white jersey: the award for the best young rider (under 25 years old).
Now that he'd finally made it to the World Tour, not being able to show his full potential was naturally frustrating.
She thought for a moment before offering some words of comfort.
"Don't worry, Huang Chong. Just take it slow."
"As long as you perform well and successfully complete the tasks the team assigns you, from what I know about professional sports in Europe, they won't just ignore it."
"Westerners are profit-driven, but they're also conservative and risk-averse."
"This is just your first official race with the team. You can't blame Aldag for wanting to test you out first!"
"But once he confirms that you're really at an upper-mid-tier level for a World Tour Cyclist, he'll definitely give you a more important role in the team."
