After the awards ceremony concluded and the national flag was raised to the melody of the anthem, Huang Chong, dressed in the Rainbow Jersey, returned backstage to continue with interviews from different media outlets from all over the world.
China's mainstream state media had also arranged for many of their own reporters to be on-site in Zurich.
However, these types of post-race interviews are generally not very long.
This is because the cyclist's own post-race rest and recovery must be taken into account.
So, the reporters' questions, and his answers, were all very brief, standard fare.
As for longer interview shows, like the special sports features that the state broadcaster produced for world champions, Huang Chong knew those would only officially begin after he returned to China.
It was safe to say he didn't even need to guess how packed his schedule would be back home once the European season officially ended for the year.
