Ho Chi Minh City Television Cycling Cup: Nguyen Hoang Sang won the orange jersey, many racers were eliminated

Today (April 17), the 13th stage of the Ho Chi Minh City Television Cycling Cup takes place from Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh) to Pleiku ( Gia Lai ) with a route of 166 km. In this stage, the racers face a big challenge when they have to conquer many steep passes, including the two passes of An Khe and Mang Yang.

Nguyen Hoang Sang had a successful competition day, successfully winning the orange jersey title of the 2025 Ho Chi Minh City Television Cycling Cup

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Nguyen Hoang Sang (Le Fruit Maxxis Dong Nai Club), Pham Le Xuan Loc (Military Zone 7), Le Ngoc Son (Loc Troi An Giang Group), Tran Le Minh Tuan (HCMC Vinama) are the four Vietnamese racers who successfully followed the group of foreign players Mikhail Fokin (Loc Troi An Giang Group), Savva Novikov (Binh Minh Binh Duong Plastic), Samuel Jenner (620 Chau Thoi Vinh Long), Johnny Hoogerland (HCMC Vinama), Ethan Batt (Le Fruit Maxxis Dong Nai), Loic Desriac (Domesco Pharmaceutical Dong Thap) at An Khe Pass.

Nguyen Hoang Sang with the joy of winning the orange jersey for outstanding Vietnamese athlete

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However, in the battle on Mang Yang Pass, Le Ngoc Son and Pham Le Minh Tuan were left behind, so Nguyen Hoang Sang and Pham Le Xuan Loc took the opportunity to compete for the orange jersey for the best Vietnamese athlete. Finishing successfully in the top group, Nguyen Hoang Sang rose to take the orange jersey from Le Ngoc Son while Pham Le Xuan Loc maintained the white jersey for the best young racer.

Ethan Batt (left) won stage 13, along with Nguyen Hoang Sang, helping Le Fruit Maxxis Dong Nai team win the team title.

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Nguyen Hoang Sang's teammate Ethan Batt finished first in Pleiku City after a lightning-fast sprint. By creating an advantage for the two racers in the top group to successfully finish, Hoang Sang and Ethan Batt also helped Le Fruit Maxxis Dong Nai team take the team title from Loc Troi An Giang Group team.

Mikhail Fokin successfully defended his yellow jersey and red polka dot jersey titles - king of the mountains

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Winning both An Khe and Mang Yang passes, Savva Novikov narrowed the gap between the red jersey and Mikhail Fokin to 1 point, heating up the race for the overall mountain king title. Mikhail Fokin also defended his yellow jersey title for the racer with the least racing time after 13 stages. The difficult steep mountain pass stage also caused 56 racers to fail to complete the race on time and were disqualified. Racer Nguyen Van Binh (HCMC New Group) was among them, losing his second place in the green jersey - the sprint king.

Tomorrow (April 18), racers will compete in stage 14 from Pleiku (Gia Lai) to Buon Ma Thuot (Dak Lak) with a 179 km race route.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cup-xe-dap-truyen-hinh-tphcm-nguyen-hoang-sang-doat-ao-cam-nhieu-tay-dua-bi-loai-185250417125252107.htm