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Russian wins Binh Duong int’l women cycling tournament

Russian cyclist Natalia Frolova claimed the yellow jersey at the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup 2024, which concluded in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 15.
Russian wins Binh Duong int’l women cycling tournament ảnh 1Russian cyclist Natalia Frolova wins the yellow jersey at the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament. (Photo: VNA)
Binh Duong (VNA) – Russian cyclist Natalia Frolova claimed the yellowjersey at the Binh Duong International Women’s Cycling Tournament – Biwase Cup2024, which concluded in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 15.

Natalia, who played for Biwase Binh Duong, won the race with a time of 29:2.19.Besides, she got the red polka dot jersey for Queen of the Mountains.

Her compatriot, GulnazKhatuntseva of Ion-Gold Binh Duong came second and Yurina Kinoshita of Japancame third as they finished the race after 29:9.28 and 29:9.52, respectively.

The annual tournament drew the participation of80 female cyclists in nine domestic and seven foreign teams, including twoteams from Japan, and one each from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Thailand,the Philippines, and Australia.

The competition was co-organised by the VietnamCycling and Sport Motors Federation and the Binh Duong Water SupplySewerage-Environment Co., Ltd., (Biwase).

With a total length of over 800 km, femalecyclists competed in nine stages and conquer sloping passes such as Bao Loc andPrenn in Lam Dong province, Cu Hin in Khanh Hoa province, andVinh Hy in Ninh Thuan province./.
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