Nguyen Thanh Tam of An Giang province sprinted to victory in the men'sroad race event at the National Cycling Championships which wrapped upin Vung Tau city on October 16.
The winner finishedthe 155km tour with a time of 3hr 50.38min, reaching an average speed of40.324km per hour. He was among the first riders who launched the firstattack in the final race of the championships.
Theyled the whole peloton for over 10km before being caught by the team ofthe military. About 25km to the finish mark, Huynh Thanh Tung of theMilitary and Tam escaped from all the other riders to set up atete-a-tete finish. Tam came out on top at the crucial moment to win AnGiang's sixth gold medal. Tung finished second and the third place wentto his teammate Tran Le Minh Tuan.
With threeathletes finishing in the first group, the Military won the team eventwith a time of 11:42.15, followed by An Giang and Vinh Long.
An Giang won six gold, five silver and two bronze medals in total,placing them at the top of the tournament rankings. Binh Duongunexpectedly finished second, with three golds, two silvers and twobronzes. Ho Chi Minh City came third with three golds, one silver andthree bronzes.
The national tournament has attractedmore than 100 athletes from nine teams competing for 18 sets of medals. Aterrain cycling round will be organised separately on October 22 and 23in Hoa Binh province.-VNA
The winner finishedthe 155km tour with a time of 3hr 50.38min, reaching an average speed of40.324km per hour. He was among the first riders who launched the firstattack in the final race of the championships.
Theyled the whole peloton for over 10km before being caught by the team ofthe military. About 25km to the finish mark, Huynh Thanh Tung of theMilitary and Tam escaped from all the other riders to set up atete-a-tete finish. Tam came out on top at the crucial moment to win AnGiang's sixth gold medal. Tung finished second and the third place wentto his teammate Tran Le Minh Tuan.
With threeathletes finishing in the first group, the Military won the team eventwith a time of 11:42.15, followed by An Giang and Vinh Long.
An Giang won six gold, five silver and two bronze medals in total,placing them at the top of the tournament rankings. Binh Duongunexpectedly finished second, with three golds, two silvers and twobronzes. Ho Chi Minh City came third with three golds, one silver andthree bronzes.
The national tournament has attractedmore than 100 athletes from nine teams competing for 18 sets of medals. Aterrain cycling round will be organised separately on October 22 and 23in Hoa Binh province.-VNA
