Ha Thanh Tam of Vinh Binh Rice Factory won the sixth stage of the Return to the Country – An Giang Plant Protection Cup yesterday.

The 71km stage, from Can Tho City to Soc Trang City, saw fierce competition between cyclists. Tough participants led the group in shifts and headed to the finish together.

Tam crossed the line in a combined time of 1 hour 54 minutes 8 seconds at an average speed of 37.19 kmph. Tran Nguyen Minh Tri from Domesco Pharmacy Dong Thap and Huynh Thanh Tung from Military Zone 7 came second and third, respectively.

Thanks to the result, Tung hung on to the yellow jersey with an overall time of 12:00.44, followed by Tam (12:01.43) and Tri (12:02.06).

They will compete in the 73km seventh stage from Soc Trang to Vi Thanh City today.-VNS