Opening of the 2020 'Non song lien mot doi' cycling race starting from Nghe An

On the occasion of the 130th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2020) and the 109th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's departure to find a way to save the country (June 5, 1911 - June 5, 2020), Ho Chi Minh City Television in coordination with Nghe An province organized the 32nd National Cycling Race for the Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup in 2020 with the theme "The country is united".

Delegates attending the opening ceremony. Photo: Xuan Thuy

On the morning of May 19, 2020 in Vinh city, after the opening ceremony, the athletes entered the first stage, which included 20 laps around Ho Chi Minh Square. Before that, on May 18, 2020, the tournament's organizers and the entire racing team went to Kim Lien relic site to offer incense and flowers to President Ho Chi Minh.

Attending the opening ceremony were comrades: Nguyen Hong Minh - Deputy Director General of the General Department of Sports and Physical Training; Duong Anh Duc - Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

On the side of Nghe An province, there were comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, leaders of provincial departments, branches and sectors.

This year’s race attracted 12 of the strongest racing teams in the country with the presence of many national and national youth teams, competing in 18 stages with a total route of 2,183 km. Vinh City, Nghe An for the second consecutive time was the starting point of this traditional cycling race.

At the end of stage 1, racer Nguyen Tan Hoai of Domesco Dong Thap team kept the yellow jersey with a time of 1 hour, 14 minutes, 56 seconds over a distance of 52 km. Racers Nguyen Truong Tai of Ho Chi Minh City and Huynh Thanh Tung of Military Zone 7 came in second and third respectively. Despite the hot weather, the average speed of the racing team was over 40 km/h.

On May 20, 2020, the race started the next stage passing through the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Thua Thien Hue, Da Nang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Lam Dong, Dong Nai and ending on June 7, 2020 at Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City.

The total prize value of this year's race is nearly 2 billion VND, in which the racer who wins the Yellow Jersey will receive a prize worth 200 million VND, the team that wins the Team Championship Cup will be awarded 100 million VND. In addition, the race also has many prestigious final prizes such as: green jersey (50 million VND), red jersey (50 million VND), white jersey (30 million VND)...

This is an extremely meaningful annual activity between the city named after Uncle Ho and his beloved homeland, an opportunity to promote the image of the people and homeland of Nghe An to domestic and international friends.

Some photos at the opening day of the 32nd Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup Cycling Race - "The Country is One":

Special art program to celebrate the opening. Photo: Xuan Thuy

The motorcycle group leads the race. Photo: Xuan Thuy

The racing team's speed reached more than 40km/h with a total distance of 52km. Photo: Xuan Thuy

The racers chased each other fiercely. Photo: Xuan Thuy

The first to finish was athlete Nguyen Tan Hoai. Photo: Xuan Thuy

Awarding the first place racer. Photo: Xuan Thuy

Opening of the “Mountains and Rivers Together” Cycling Race in Vinh City

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of April 13, in Vinh City, the 31st Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup - "Non song lien mot doi" cycling race in 2019 officially started with 20 laps around Ho Chi Minh Square.