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Tuesday, 03/04/2018 09:33

Brothers take the lead in fifth stage of HCM City cycling tournament

Le Van Duan (first left) celebrates winning the fifth stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament on April 2. — Photo voh.com.vn
Viet Nam News

HA NOI — Le Van Duan won the fifth stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament yesterday.

Duan of VUS HCM City finished first in the 155km ride from Ha Noi to Thanh Hoa, completing the stage in three hours and 26 minutes.

Duan’s older brothers Le Nguyet Minh and Nguyen Thanh Tam of Gao Hat Ngoc Troi An Giang were the runners-up.

Minh was given the green jersey award as the best sprinter in the stage with 43 points – three points above his brother Duan.

Although Huynh Thanh Tung of the Military Zone 7 team finished sixth in this stage, he nonetheless won the yellow jersey award for the best overall time at the end of all five stages.

Tung’s performance helped his team, the Military Zone 7, take the lead in the team rankings.

Meanwhile, the white jersey for best young cyclist was awarded to Nguyen Cuong Khang of VUS-HCM City.

Yesterday, the top 13 national crews began the sixth stage of the tournament, cycling from Thanh Hoa to Vinh City, a total distance of 137km.

The tournament consists of 30 stages, covering 3,267km in total. It’s the largest number of stages for a tournmanet of its nature not just in Viet Nam, but also the world. — VNS

 

 


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