Nguyen Truong Tai approached the Yellow Shirt in the bicycle tournament through Vietnam

Like leg 9, two Dong Nai crews – Bikelife and Ynghua – tried to protect Loic Desriac in the 163-kilometer long section 10 from Dong Hoi, Quang Binh to Hue this morning, April 16. They choose the tactic of mentoring the opponent’s strong racers, and actively push the trailers not to dispute their achievements early.

A group of nine racers who were not able to capture the Yellow Shirt successfully escaped, creating a distance of up to 3 minutes compared to the large group. But this group has Ngo Minh Quan (Ho Chi Minh City New Group) – the racer capable of occupying the White Shirt of Le Hai Dang (Dong Thap). Therefore, the Dong Thap team actively dragged the large group to chase the first group with two goals: defending the White Shirt and helping Nguyen Tan Hoai and Tran Tuan Kiet to dispute the sprint at the destination.

The speed was pushed up by Dong Thap riders very high in the section near the finish line in front of Phu Van Lau, Hue City. All eyes turned to the three-way war between Nguyen Tan Hoai, Tran Tuan Kiet, and Le Nguyet Minh. But the surprise happened when Nguyen Truong Tai (Vinama Ho Chi Minh City), with powerful pedal presses, took the lead and rushed back to the finish line first. Nguyet Minh came in second, while Tan Hoai finished third. Duration of the leg is 3 hours 53 minutes 10 seconds, the average speed 41,944km / h.

Truong Tai was not strong in sprinting, so this surprisingly exciting victory helped him accumulate 10 seconds of bonuses, close to Loic Desriac’s Yellow Shirt with a distance of only 99% of a second. “When it was 5 kilometers away from the target, Dong Thap actively accelerated to pull Tan Hoai and Tuan Kiet away. I and my teammates saw some signs of fatigue, so I tried to attack. want to give Nguyet Minh speed to withdraw, but in the end, realizing that I have an advantage, so I determined to win. Really happy with this unexpected result, “Truong Tai said.

Thanks to the father, Tan Hoai continued to wear the Blue Shirt. Hai Dang also defended the White Shirt. The Red Dot Shirt is still in the hands of Nguyen Van Duong (Hanoi).

Bikelife Dong Nai is still leading the team. The two teams behind are Vinama Ho Chi Minh City and Domesco Dong Thap respectively.

Tomorrow, April 17, the team of the 11th leg, round the two Trang Tien – Phu Xuan bridges in Hue with a 42-kilometer competition schedule.

The 2021 Television Cup competition through Vietnam has a total prize fund of nearly 2 billion VND – the highest in history. 15 domestic teams participate, compete on a total route of 2,450 kilometers through 22 stages. The race departs from Cao Bang on April 6, and then finishes at the Independence Palace, Ho Chi Minh City on April 30. Due to Covid-19, this year’s Television Cup cannot invite foreign racing teams. But the tournament still has two veterans in Vietnam for a long time, Javier Sarda Perez (HCMC) and Loic Descriac (Dong Nai).

Dong Huyen