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Korean racer wins fourth stage of cycling tournament

Lee Min-woo won the fourth stage of the VTV International Cycling Tournament - Ton Hoa Sen Cup on September 5.
Korean racer wins fourth stage of cycling tournament ảnh 1Lee Min-woo (L) wins the fourth stage of the VTV International Cycling Tournament. (Photo: plo.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Lee Min-woo won the fourth stage of the VTV International Cycling Tournament - TonHoa Sen Cup on September 5.

Lee of theRepublic of Korea’s Korail Cycle Team finished first in the 54km stage — 20laps around Ho Chi Minh Square in Vinh city.

Yellow jersey holder Le Van Duan ofVUS-HCM City came second with a flash gap. He was followed by Huynh Thanh Tungof Military Zone 7.

Duan maintains his position as theleading cyclist after four stages with an overall time of 9:16.37.

Ronald Oranza of Philippine NavyStandard Insurance and Tran Thanh Nhanh from Premium Cycling Vinh Long aresecond and third, respectively.

Duan also leads the green jersey tablewith 71 points. His brother and teammate Le Minh Nguyet is far behind with 57points and Oranza follows with 36.

[Filipino racer wins second stage of VTV cycling tourney]

In the team ranking, Philippine NavyStandard Insurance are in top position with a time of 27:53.40. Premium CyclingVinh Long and VUS-HCM City are the runners-up.

The 148km fifth stage today will be fromHa Tinh province to Dong Hoi city of Quang Binh province.-VNA
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