The VTV international cycling tournament – Ton Hoa Sen Cup started in Da Nang on Wednesday, with Tran Nguyen Duy Nhan of the 7 Military Zone winning the yellow jersey of the first stage.

Tran Nguyen Duy Nhan of the 7 Military Zone wining the yellow jersey of the first stage (Photo: VNA)

Desrias Loic of Thailand’s Sict team came in second while Trinh Duc Tam of An Giang’s Gao Hat Ngoc Troi finished in third place after racers cycled on Vo Nguyen Giap street 25 times with a total length of 50 kilometres.

The tournament is attracting 75 cyclists from 15 teams, including two foreign teams from Laos and Thailand. It has 10 stages with a total length of 1,050 kilometres and will end in Ha Noi on September 2.

The tournament is one of the events celebrating the National Day (September 2) with the intention of encouraging the cycling movement nationwide.

The organising board will also present 28,000 gift packages of school bags and notebooks to studious school pupils on the itinerary of the race, along with 120 bicycles for disadvantaged pupils at each province which is home to the finish line.

(Source: VNA/Da Nang Today)