Spanish crab most third leg of the Television Cup

The skies are always an advantage for racers with good sprints. Because he owns in hand and withdraws main force Le Nguyet Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, with two crews, Vinama and New Group – actively act as the main tractor of the whole group. Dong Thap also has two well-drawn racers, Nguyen Tan Hoai and Tran Tuan Kiet, but did not risk assembling the squad to compete fairly with Ho Chi Minh City, but chose to avoid the wind, waiting for the opportunity to step up to take over the opponent.

However, coach Do Thanh Dat of Ho Chi Minh City responded well, when putting together the second team – Ho Chi Minh City New Group kicked in first, bringing Le Nguyet Minh to the upper group. About 500m away from the finish line, the second formation took the initiative to give way to the one -Vinama Ho Chi Minh formation – to launch the trump cards to create speed. At this time, due to hiding behind, the opponents could not turn around in time, seeing the riders of Ho Chi Minh City reach the finish line. Javier Sarda Perez finished first, followed by Le Nguyet Minh. The third-and-fourth-place riders are HCM City’s crew members, including Nguyen Duong Ho Vu and Nguyen Truong Tai.

First place winner, Javier Perez won the HTV Television Cup Yellow Shirt in 2019 and 2020. The Spaniard said: “I was a bit surprised with this victory, because I sprint was not as strong as the opponents. But thanks to my teammates who put me in a favorable position, I won. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you very much.

In the second place, Le Nguyet Minh still kept the Yellow Shirt and the Blue Shirt after three legs. Driver Thai Ngoc Hai (Vinh Long) continues to hold the White Shirt for the best young racer.

Team An Giang led the team, ranked second, Dong Thap and Ho Chi Minh City ranked third.

Tomorrow April 9, the fourth leg of the race from Lang Son to Hanoi is 145 kilometers long.

The HTV 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 HTV 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