PANO – Fifteen domestic teams and two international teams from Laos and Cambodia on December 13th competed in the ninth stage around Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi with a distance of 41.78km.
Before the stage, organizers and cyclists offering incense at Ly Thai To Monument
Major General Pham Van Huan, Editor-in-Chief of the People’s Army Newspaper addressing the opening of the ninth stage
With active encouragement of Hanoians and good weather conditions, cyclists strived to entertain spectators with best performance. They closely followed each other in the first kms. However, with strength and determination, cyclist Loic Desriac from ADC-Vinh Long Television came first, followed by Le Nguyet Minh from Ho Chi Minh City 2 and Le Ngoc Son from DOMESCO Pharmacy Dong Thap 1.
Policy beneficiaries, revolution contributors and needy officers and defence workers receiving gifts
Needy officers and defence workers children awarded scholarships
At the end of the stage, cyclists with good performances were awarded prizes by the organizing panel.
Organizing panel presenting green jersey to Do Tuan Anh
…and yellow jersey to Nguyen Thanh Tam, outstanding cyclists of the eighth stage.
Cyclists following closely each other in the ninth stage
Best cyclists of the ninth stage receiving the prizes
Before the stage, the organizers had presented 200 gifts to policy beneficiaries, revolution contributors and needy officers and defence workers and 100 scholarships to children of needy officers and defence workers from the Navy, Air Defence-Air Force Service, Border Guard Command and Hanoi Capital Command in acknowledgement of their good academic results.
Translated by Tran Hoai
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