Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Vietnamese cyclists will compete at the Tour of Poyang Lake 2024 cycling tournament from September 3-12 in Jiangxi province, China.
The national six best athletes include 2021 SEA Games champions Quang Van Cuong and young rising star Pham Le Xuan Loc.
They will be against nearly 150 rivals from 24 other teams from 33 countries and regions on 10 stages the race which is a part of the Asia Tour 2024.
On September 2, cyclists will warm up with a 10km ride from Paigong Lane, Wucheng, Yongxiu, to Yongxiu County People's Square.
The scenery along the track is beautiful, and the contestants can enjoy the unique local natural scenery while racing.
The competition will last for 11 days and will pass through 11 host cities including Jiujiang Yongxiu, Jingdezhen Leping, Shangrao Sanqingshan, Yingtan Longhushan and Ganzhou Anyuan, with a total 1,008km distance.
It is the professional road cycling race with the most event sites and the longest total mileage in Asia this year.
Among title candidates are reigning champion Lyu Xianjing of the hosts, German Lucas Carstensen, Iranian Saeid Safarzadeh, Thai Chaiyasombat Thanakhan and Australia Carter Bettles.
In terms of event settings, this competition innovatively set up four competition formats, including group race, lap race, team time trial and individual time trial.
According to organisers, this not only makes the competition more colourful, but also greatly improves the viewing experience. At the same time, the event also set up individual overall champion, sprint overall champion, mountaineering overall champion, best young athlete, Greater China overall champion and other individual awards and team points awards, with a total prize of up to 700,000 yuan (98,500 USD).
The first stage on September 3 is team's time trial 32km event around county-level city of Leping.
🎶 The Tour of Poyang Lake is a multi-day road cycling race held annually. It was first organised in 2010 and generally attracts a large number of riders from UCI continental teams./.
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