The annual VTV International Cycling Tournament – Ton Hoa Sen Cup 2017 entered the 11th stage from Tuy Hoa City to Nha Trang City on September 13 with a Filipino cyclist being the first to cross the finish line.
Jan Paul Morales from the
Philippines Navy Standard Insurance team won the 121km stage with a time of
3:56.05. Tran Nguyen Duy Nhan of Military Zone 7 and Nguyen Minh Viet of
VUS-HCM City were the runners-up.

Jan Paul Morales from the Philippines Navy Standard Insurance (1st
from right) celebrates after crossing the finish line
The green jersey for the
best sprinter went to Le Van Duan of VUS-HCM City, while Junrey Navarra of CCN
got the red jersey as the ‘King of Mountains’ with 33 points.
Cyclists will have a day
off before competing in the 12th stage from
Nha Trang to Da Lat City, a grueling disting of 136km.
Source: PANO
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