By the time the two hosts on the Eurosport cycling channel had finished detailing Huang Chong's personal information and past results live on air, he, the man himself, had already ridden nearly 20 kilometers with the main peloton on the roads of South Australia.
Then Huang Chong discovered that this season debut in South Australia was hot as hell.
A glance at his system's bike computer showed the real-time temperature data: the air temperature was as high as 33°C.
However, the race had started at 11:20 in the morning.
This meant that for the 144km course, they would have to ride for at least three hours, putting the finish time well past 2:00 in the afternoon.
Given this situation, Huang Chong, who was already dying from the heat, knew without a doubt that the current temperature was nowhere near the peak. It was only the beginning.
During the height of summer, the hottest part of the day was typically between 1:00 and 3:00 PM.
