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Vietnamese places second at Chambéry French Grand Prix

Nguyen Thi That came second in the 16th Grand Prix of Chambéry cycling tournament on March 11 in the district of Chambéry-le-Vieux in Savoie, France.
Vietnamese places second at Chambéry French Grand Prix ảnh 1Nguyen Th​i Th​at (left) on the way to the finish of the Grand Prix of Chambéry. (Photo directvelo.com)

Hanoi (VNA) - Nguyen Thi That came second in the 16th Grand Prix ofChambéry cycling tournament on March 11 in the district of Chambéry-le-Vieux inSavoie, France.

That, competing under the jersey of the World Cycling Centre in Switzerlandwhere she is taking part in a short training course, finished just a hair’sbreadth away after Manon Souyris of BioFrais-VC Saint-Julien-en-Genevois whotook 2hr 31.36min on a 96km route.

Evita Muzic of FDJ-New Aquitaine-Futuroscope was third.

The tournament is held annually for French and European clubs.

That said it was a tough route with seven hills on the way but theVietnamese was always in the top group.

Per the plan, That will take part in some other tournaments during her threemonths in Europe. She is Vietnam’s medal hope at the Asian Games in Indonesiain August.-VNA

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