VTV cycling event to be held in early September

August 29, 2019 - 09:08

A total of VNĐ973 million (US$42,000) prize money is up for grabs, with the overall winner set to pocket VNĐ150 million ($6,500).

The annual VTV cycling tournament will be organised with strong local and international participants. Photo vtv.vn

HÀ NỘI — The fourth International Cycling Tournament, VTV-Tôn Hoa Sen Cup will be held on September 1-8.

This year's tournament has lured athletes from 12 teams including VUS-HCM City, Bikelife Đồng Nai and Lộc Trời An Giang Group and six foreign clubs from South Korea, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Thailand, Australia and Japan.

They will compete across 1,045 km split into EIGHT stages starting on September 1 from Hà Nội through 13 cities and provinces and finish in Hội An, Quảng Nam Province on September 8. 

A total of VNĐ973 million (US$42,000) prize money is up for grabs, with the overall winner set to pocket VNĐ150 million ($6,500). — VNS

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