Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Thi becomes yellow jersey winner of Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament: Biwase Cup 2018 - Illustrative image (Source: binhduong.gov.vn) Binh Duong (VNA) – More than 90 cyclists from Vietnam and six othernations will compete in the annual Binh Duong International Women’s CyclingTournament: Biwase Cup 2019 which will be held from March 8-16.
Speaking at a press conference on March 5,head of the organising board Ngo Van Lui said that the competition –co-organised by the Vietnam Cycling and Sport Motors Federation and the BinhDuong Water Supply Sewerage-Environment Co., Ltd., (Biwase) – will attract theparticipation of nine domestic and seven foreign teams, including two fromJapan, and one each from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, thePhilippines, and Australia.
This is the first time Australian cyclists havejoined the tournament, Lui stated.
With a total length of over 800 km, femalecyclists will compete in nine stages and conquer sloping passes such as Bao Locand Prenn in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, Cu Hin in the centralprovince of Nha Trang, and Vinh Hy in the central province of Ninh Thuan.
The cash prizes amount to a total of nearly 400 million VND (17,230 USD).
Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Cycling andSport Motors Federation Ngo Quang Vinh said that the annual tournament isorganised to help improve the skills of domestic cyclists in preparation fornational and international cycling tournaments in 2019. –VNA
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