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Victor: Cyclist Mai Nguyen Hung of Sai Gon Plant Protection (centre) celebrates after winning the overall best time in the trans-Viet Nam cycling race. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngoc Truong |
The team's Mai Nguyen Hung claimed the overall yellow jersey with a time of 35 hours 46 minutes 40 seconds despite finishing 10th in the final 142-km stage between Thanh Hoa and Ha Noi.
In second place was Le Tan Hoai of Domesco Dong Thap while Le Ngoc Thanh and Le Van Duan, also of SGPP 1, finished third and fourth.
SGPP 1 also captured the team title with a cumulative time of 107:18:23.
Duan claimed the red jersey for the best climber with 26 points.
The event was one of a series to commemorate Ha Noi's millennium anniversary and began in HCM City on September 23.
Seventy eight cyclists from 11 local and two foreign teams – Mongolia and Laos – took part in the 1,818km race that took them through 17 provinces and cities despite the cancellation of two stages because of the floods in the central region. — VNS
