First stage of PAN’s cycling tournament finds winner

Accordingly, 70 athletes from 10 outstanding delegations started their first stage with a route of 24 laps around Hoan Kiem Lake (40.8km) on May 1.

Cyclists at the first stage

Average speed is about 50km per hour.

The weather in Hanoi was nice, creating favorable conditions for cyclists to speed up right from first laps. With great efforts, Tran Tuan Kiet from Dong Thap reached the finish line first with a time of 52 minutes 24 seconds, temporarily holding the yellow and blue jerseys. The white one went to Vo Minh Giao Bao from Military Region 7.

Cyclist Tran Tuan Kiet (right) reaches the finish line first.

The organizing panel awards winners of the first stage.

Tran Tuan Kiet temporally holds the yellow jersey.

Concluding the first stage, cyclist Tran Tuan Kiet shared that this was the first time he participated in the cycling tournament held by the People’s Army Newspaper. He promised to try his best to obtain the highest result.

On May 2, the athletes started their second stage from Hanoi to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh province) at a distance of 132km.

Translated by Song Anh