Nguyen Quoc Dinh (M) easily defeated more than 80 cyclists in the 27th HCM City Television Cycling Cup to win the 10th stage yesterday. — Photo nld

HCM CITY (VNS)  — Nguyen Quoc Dinh easily defeated more than 80 cyclists in the 27th HCM City Television Cycling Cup to win the 10th stage yesterday.

Dinh, from VTV Can Tho, finished the 133km stage from Da Nang to Quang Ngai City in 3:08.40.

Dinh's teammate, Le Van Dong and Nguyen Van Duong from Thanh Son Hoa Nong were the runners-up.

BTV Binh Duong's Nguyen Minh Viet defended his yellow jersey with the best overall time of 21:41:24.

He was followed by Quang Van Cuong of Ha Noi and Nguyen Hoang Giang of An Giang's Gao Hat Ngoc Troi.

Gao Hat Ngoc Troi took the lead with a time of 74:07.23. Military Zone 7 and Dong Thap finished second and third, respectively.

Today, cyclists continue on the 181km stage from Quang Ngai to Quy Nhon City. — VNS