LookAtVietnam – Cyclist Le Van Duan triumphed in the second leg of the six-stage Return of Dien Bien Phu Cycling Race on the men’s side yesterday, while Mai Nguyen Hung of the Sai Gon Plant Protection 1 team brought home the yellow jersey.

Nguyen Van Duc of An Giang Plant Protection and Vinh Long’s Ho Van Phuc finished second and third, respectively.

Although Hung was the runner-up, he won the yellow jersey with a combined time of four hours, six minutes and 31 seconds.

On the women’s side, Azian Alias of Malaysia beat Phan Thi Thuy Trang of Agifish An Giang and HCM City’s Nguyen Thi Hoang Anh to finish first with a top speed of 33.791km/h and a time of 2:29.09 during the 84km stage.

Azian kept the yellow jersey with a total time of 3:24.16.

Today, 125 athletes from 22 domestic and foreign teams, including Malaysia and Mongolia, will continue to compete in the 114km- long third stage from Moc Chau to Son La for the women, and the 165km race for the men.

The race, which has a total length of 555km for men and 320km for women, aims to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the victory at Dien Bien Phu, in which the Vietnamese army completely routed the French colonialist forces, and to serve as a selection process to identify excellent athletes for the national cycling team.

VietNamNet/Viet Nam News