At this time, Bora had not yet been acquired or sponsored by Red Bull.
The team had made bold, ambitious moves this winter, poaching Roglič from the Jumbo Team.
But Roglič was a top-tier star rider currently on vacation and didn't need to report to the team early like a rookie such as Huang Chong.
During the Tour of Guangxi, Huang Chong had a brief encounter with the Bora Team's leader, Sports Director Rolf Aldag.
He knew the man was the Bora Team's head coach and the person in charge of rider management.
As for the team manager, Bora Team founder Ralph Denke, he was in charge of the commercial and financial aspects and wasn't directly involved in managing the riders.
Aldag, in fact, had never imagined that this Road Cyclist from China would ultimately choose to join the Bora Team.
As far as he knew, after Huang Chong's victory at the Tour of Guangxi, quite a few other World Tour teams had extended contract offers. Bora's own initial offer had just been a shot in the dark.
