Cyclist Nguyen Thi That competes at Giro d'Italia Donne 2023

Vietnam's number one cyclist Nguyen Thi That is having an unforgettable experience at the Giro d'Italia Donne, a tournament second only to the Tour de France in terms of popularity.

Athlete Nguyen Thi That competes at Giro d'Italia Donne 2023. (Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper)

The Giro d'Italia Donne is a women's cycle race across Italy, covering 928 km from Tuscany to Olbia, Sardinia.

At this tournament, reigning Asian champion Nguyen Thi That participated as a member of the Swiss racing team Premier Tech Roland.

She is also one of two Asian riders competing in the 2023 Giro d'Italia Donne (the other is Japan's Yonamine Eri).

With one mountain stage, four hilly stages, two intermediate stages and just one flat stage, the Giro d'Italia Donne is a relatively tough race.

On July 3, Nguyen Thi That and the drivers competed in the 4th and longest stage of the 9 races (134 km), with the route from Fidenza to Borgo Val di Toro.

Initially, the track was quite flat but towards the end, the steep passes appeared more and more, that's when the racing group split up, with the title contenders at the top and some groups falling completely behind.

The harshness was shown by the fact that 5 racers had to drop out midway, bringing the total number of racers who dropped out since the beginning of the tournament to 8.

As for Nguyen Thi That, she still tried her best despite being far behind the leading group. She finished in 151st place, ahead of 13 racers and 24 minutes and 33 seconds behind the leader Elisa Longo Borghini (Lidl Trek Club). Currently, on the final rankings, the An Giang rider is also ranked 151st.

On July 4, Nguyen Thi That and her teammates will conquer the 5th stage of the Giro d'Italia Donne 2023 from Salassa to Ceres, 105.6km long, with the challenge of a nearly 10km long and 1,400m high pass.

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