Kiệt takes stage five of Return to the Countryside cycling race

Kiệt takes stage five of Return to the Countryside cycling race

HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Tuấn Kiệt won the fifth stage of the  二 四th Return to the Countryside cycling race yesterday.

Kiệt from the Domesco Pharmacy Đồng Tháp team won the  一 一 五 km race from Sóc Trăng to Vĩnh Long City in a time of  二: 四 二. 二 一 with an average speed of  四 二. 五0 一 km/h.

Trần Nguyễn Duy Nhân of Military Zone  七 and Nguyễn Văn Bình of Mega Market finished second and third.

Although Bilguunjargal Endenrbat of Japan’s Bonne Chance Asia Cycle Academy did not finish in the top three, he still held the yellow jersey with the overall best time of  九:0 二. 五 一 after five stages.

Thanks to Endenrbat's strong performances, Bonne Chance Asia Cycle Academy were atop the team rankings after the fifth stage with a time of  二 七: 一 一. 二 五, followed by Lộc Trời Group and Domesco Pharmacy Đồng Tháp.

Bình of Mega Market retained his green jersey for the best sprinter with  六 六 points. Nhân of Military Zone  七 sat in second with  六 四 points.

Today, cyclists will complete the sixth stage from Vĩnh Long to Trà Vinh City, lasting  一0 七 km.

The event attracted  九0 cyclists from  一 三 local teams and two foreign crews from Japan and the Philippines, competing in  一0 stages for a total of  七 七 二km through  一0 provinces including Kiên Giang, Cần Thơ, Đồng Tháp and An Giang. — VNS