Phounsavath wins yellow jersey at HCM City cycling event

Nguyễn Minh Luận of Military Zone  七 tries to reach the finishing line of the final stage, consisting of  九 八km from Đà Lạt to Bảo Lộc City, with a time of  二: 一 一. 二 二 and an average speed of  四 四. 七 六0 kmh.

HÀ NỘI — Alex Ariya Phounsavath won the yellow jersey at the  一 九th stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament on April  二 九.

Phounsavath, of  VUS-HCM City, suffered a punctured tire on the way to the finish line, but still won the event’s most sought-after jersey with the best overall time of  四 三:  五 八. 三 三. Lê Ngọc Sơn of Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời An Giang and Nguyễn Nhật Nam of Domesco Pharmacy Đồng Tháp were the runners-up.

Nguyễn Minh Luận of Military Zone  七 defeated Trịnh Đức Tâm of Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời An Giang to win this stage, consisting of  九 八km from Đà Lạt to Bảo Lộc City, with a time of  二: 一 一. 二 二 and an average speed of  四 四. 七 六0 kmh.

The other awards were unchanged. The green jersey for the best sprinter belonged to Lê Nguyệt Minh of HCM City. Nam, of Domesco Pharmacy Đồng Tháp, won the white jersey as the best young cyclist, while the red jersey for King of The Mountain went to Phan Hoàng Thái of Domesco Pharmacy Đồng Tháp.

In the team rankings, Domesco Pharmacy Đồng Tháp has taken the lead with the best overall time of  一 二 九: 五0. 二 九, followed by VUS-HCM City and Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời An Giang.

Today, cyclists will compete in the  一 六 八km final stage from Bảo Lộc to HCM City.

Seventy-eight cyclists from  一 三 teams competed across  二0 stages, totalling  二,000km in the event, which offers the largest prize in Vietnamese cycling history: VNĐ 一. 二 billion (US$ 五 二, 二00). – VNS

A local crowd welcomes cyclists competing in the  一 九th stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament on April  二 九.Alex Ariya Phounsavath wins the yellow jersey at the  一 九th stage of the HCM City Television Cycling Tournament on April  二 九. Photos nld.com.vn