The race team leaves Khanh Hoa
On April 17, the 35th Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup National Cycling Race 2023 "Non Song Lien Mot Dai - Niem Tin Chien Thang" HTV - Ton Dong A took place on stage 14 from Nha Trang City to Phan Rang - Thap Cham City, 120 km long.
The race to Vinh Hy pass
The highlight of this stage was the exciting battle on Vinh Hy Pass (more than 13 km). As soon as they entered the pass, foreign players from the Ho Chi Minh City team, Igor Frolov and Vladislav Duiunov, took turns attacking against the fierce pursuit of their opponents, including domestic players who were good at climbing passes.
Continuing to assert his strength on the mountain pass, Russian racer Igor Frolov finished first at the top of Vinh Hy Pass, thereby consolidating his title of Red Dot Jersey - King of the Mountain. Petr Rikunov (Loc Troi Group), Javier Perez (Binh Minh Plastics - Binh Duong) finished second and third respectively.
Russian racer Igor Frolov finished first at the top of Vinh Hy pass
Notably, following the foreign players in the top group through Vinh Hy Pass were the domestic players in white shirts Pham Le Xuan Loc (Military Zone 7), Nguyen Thang (HCM City Vinama), and Nguyen Hoang Sang and Nguyen Pham Quoc Khang of Dong Nai team.
The race team entered Ninh Hai district - Ninh Thuan
The racing team passed through the National Flag Road in Ninh Thuan, inaugurated by Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper on April 7.
The situation in the top group is favorable for Dong Nai and Ho Chi Minh City teams in improving their performance, capturing titles, most obviously the opportunity to capture the Orange Jersey - an impressive athlete for racer Nguyen Thang. Therefore, these two racing teams joined forces to pull the top group to the finish line. Meanwhile, at the back, due to the disadvantage in numbers, the Loc Troi Group and Domesco Dong Thap Pharmaceuticals teams had to assemble machines to chase the leading group.
Right at the Ninh Thuan national flag track, inaugurated by the Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper on April 7, racer Roman Maikin (Gạo Hạt ngọc trời) sprinted to victory.
Rider Roman Maikin (Gạo Hạt ngọc trời) sprinted to win the first stage for himself, Aso gold Petr Rikunov came in second and Nguyen Pham Quoc Khang came in third.
Finishing successfully in the top group, creating a gap of 1 minute 43 seconds compared to the following group of orange jersey Tang Quy Trong (Loc Troi Group), racer Nguyen Thang successfully won the orange jersey title - impressive athlete for the Vietnamese racer with the best results after 14 stages. This is a reward for this racer's great efforts. No less impressive was the 18-year-old racer Pham Le Xuan Loc when he was in the top group and successfully defended the White Jersey title for outstanding young racer.
Nguyen Thang successfully won the orange jersey title - impressive athlete for the Vietnamese racer with the best results
The prestigious Yellow Jersey and Green Jersey titles – the sprint king still belong to Russian racer Petr Rikunov (Loc Troi Group). The Loc Troi Group team still holds the first place in the team but the gap was shortened by the HCM City Vinama team from more than 3 minutes to 1 minute 24 seconds.
Tomorrow, April 18, the racers will compete in stage 15 from Phan Rang – Thap Cham City to Da Lat City with 2 decisive passes for the Red Dot Jersey: Ngoan Muc and Mimosa.
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