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Vietnamese cyclists win gold and bronze at Asian Junior Road Cycling Championships

Vietnamese cyclists on June 8 won one gold medal and one bronze at the 29th Asian Junior Road Cycling Championships in Rayong, Thailand.
Vietnamese cyclists win gold and bronze at Asian Junior Road Cycling Championships ảnh 1Nguyen Thi Be Hong of Vietnam (centre) and her runners-up at the 29th Asian Junior Road Cycling Championships on June 8 in Thailand. (Photo: cycling news)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnamese cyclists on June 8 wonone gold medal and one bronze at the 29th Asian Junior Road CyclingChampionships in Rayong, Thailand.

Nguyen Thi Be Hong, 18, finished first in the women's individualtime trial event. She completed the 15km race in a time of 23.43min.

Asal Rizaeva of Uzbekistan came second on 23.48 and Lee Chai Rougfrom Chinese Taipei was third in 23.56.

Pham Le Xuan Loc, 18, pocketed a bronze in the men's event. Hetook 39.43min to finish the 30km race.

Mikhail Podluzhnyy of Kazakhstan was first (38.49min), followed byMuhammad Nurahmat of Indonesia (39.22).

The Vietnamese team will also take part in the 42nd Asian RoadCycling Championship on June 9.

The gold medal hope is defending champion Nguyen Thi That who justwon a title at the 32nd SEA Games in May in Cambodia, and Quang Van Cuong whowon gold in the 31st SEA Games in Vietnam.

"We expect to get the highest results from this tournament.All cyclists including young ones will sharpen their skills," said NguyenNgoc Vu, General Secretary of the Vietnam Cycling and Motor Sports Federation.

The tournament will end on June 13./.
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