Tsubasa Sakise of Biwase Binh Duong sustains Polka-dot jersey in the 5th stage of Binh Duong International Female Cycling Tournament 2019
March 12, the Binh Duong International Female Cycling Tournament 2019 entered its 5th stage of competing for the 9th Biwase Cup in 120 kilometers from Nha Trang City of Khanh Hoa to Phan Rang-Thap Cham City of Ninh Thuan, marking the close finish of Arianna Fidanza of Japanese High Ambition 2020 and upholding the title of Polka-dot jersey of mountain leader Tsubasa Makise of Biwase Binh Duong.
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Awards are handed to 3 best cyclists of stage 5
The stage eyed racing through 4 final passes of point-earning of the tournament for the title of Polka-dot jersey; thus, Tsubasa Makise (36 points before stage 5) was fully backed by her team of Biwase Binh Duong to compete two major opponents of Kashiki Shoko (Japan, 50 points) and Son Eunju (Samyang, 33 points). As a result, Tsubasa Makise led 3 passes of Cu Hin, Vinh Hy 2 and Vinh hy 3 to earn 40 more points, making up 76 points to become mountain leader before Son Eunjun (65 points). Therefore, Tsubasa Makise only needs to finish the remaining stages to win Polka-dot jersey as there is no more pass to race.
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Bright smile of Tsubasa Makise of Biwase Binh Duong is seen on receiving the Polka-dot jersey
At the destination of stage 5, Arianna Fidanza driver (High Ambition 2020) pulled out against Lee Eunhee (Korean Samyang) right at the destination, coming back after 3: 21 minutes 11 seconds to compete, reaching an average speed of 35 , 788 km / h, ranked third is Nguyen Thi Thu Mai. At the end of 14 seconds, Kashiki Shoko (Japan) continued to keep the yellow jersey after 5 stages, second place was Kaneko Hiromi (Japan) and third place Tsubasa Makise (Biwase Binh Duong - more than 34 seconds). The title of Green Shirt (calculating the winning score) is being held by Jutatip Maneephan (Thailand) and the White Shirt (excellent young crab) belongs to Nguyen Thi Kim Cuong of Can Tho.
The Japanese team continues to lead the team, followed by Samyang-Korea and Biwase Binh Duong. On the morning of March 13, the race team competed for stage 6 from Phan Rang-Thap Cham City to Phan Thiet City, 115 km long. This is an opportunity for domestic teams, including Binh Duong and An Giang Biwase, to improve their achievements on individual and team finals.
Reported by Chi Thanh – Translated by Vi Bao
