On the morning of April 2, the 2023 Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup - Ton Dong A cycling race opened with the first stage of 25 laps around Hoan Kiem Lake, 42.5 km long.
The sudden rain in Hanoi made the opening match more exciting.
Immediately after the start, many attacks broke out continuously, causing the racing group to split up and then regroup several times under the control of the Loc Troi Group team ( An Giang ) with the spearhead Petr Rikunov. About 5 laps from the finish line, a group of 8 strong riders escaped, including Petr Rikunov, Igor Frolov (HCMC - Vinama), Javier Perez (Binh Minh Binh Duong Plastic), Roman Maikin (Gao Hat Ngoc Troi), Vladislav Duiunov (HCMC - New Group). However, less than 3 laps from the finish line, the racing car of the 2022 yellow jersey Igor Frolov had an accident, causing him to fall behind.
With the active support of his teammates, Petr Rikunov was the one who sprinted past Pham Le Xuan Loc (Military Zone 7) and Roman Maikin to finish first in this stage, temporarily holding the Yellow Jersey after the first stage with a score of 0.53.47. The Green Jersey belonged to Pham Le Xuan Loc of Military Zone 7.
Petr Rikunov was the one who sprinted past Pham Le Xuan Loc (Military Region 7) to win stage 1.
On the morning of April 3, the race will continue with stage 2 from Hanoi capital to Thanh Hoa, estimated at 114 km.
The Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup cycling race is expected to find new talents and train Vietnamese athletes before the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. The race also includes many charity and community-oriented activities.
According to information from the organizers, this year's sponsors have spent about 2 billion VND on charity activities throughout the 25 races.
At the opening stage, Mr. Nguyen Van Dai - representative of Ton Dong A - presented 200 million VND to the Vietnam Children's Fund. In addition, 70 million VND in scholarships were awarded to students in difficult circumstances.
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