Tai storms to Delta Tour stage win (07-09-2009) TRA VINH — Domesco Dong Thap team's Nguyen Van Tai won the second stage of the 2009 Mekong Delta Tour yesterday with a time of 3 hours, 50 minutes and 36 seconds. The 145km stage was from Ben Tre City to Tra Vinh Town. Tai came in first after a sprint finish with Dang Ngoc Tu, Truong Nguyen Thanh Nhan and Bui Minh Thuy. Two kilometres from the finish line, the four men broke away from a group of seven, who already had distanced themselves from all others with 4km remaining. Tai took the yellow jersey with his aggregate time of 4:43: 21 after the second stage from HCM City team's Le Van Quynh, who came in a disappointing 41st in the second stage after an impressive win in the first stage around Ben Tre City on Saturday. Sai Gon Plant Protection team's Dang Ngoc Tu came in second, and Tu's teammate Truong Nguyen Thanh Nhan finished third. During the race, there were several accidents due to the wet and slippery roads, forcing 20 … [Read more...] about Tai storms to Delta Tour stage win
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High hopes for Mekong Delta Tour
High hopes for Mekong Delta Tour (05-09-2009) HA NOI — Some 79 cyclists from 15 of the best teams in the country will be setting off from Ben Tre on the first 43.2km stage of the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Cycling Tour today. The race, sponsored by Vinaphone, will have six stages totalling 595km that take in An Giang, Ben Tre, Tien Giang, Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Can Tho, Kien Giang, Hau Giang and Vinh Long. Au Xuan Don, deputy director of An Giang Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: "The standard of competition this year is very high, because the tour has attracted the best Vietnamese cyclists, such as Mai Cong Hieu, Do Anh Tuan, Nguyen Van Duc, Trinh Phat Dat and Mai Nguyen Hung." Hieu has dominated the men's national cycling time-trial event, winning an astonishing 11 titles over 11 years. He has also won two Southeast Asian Games gold medals in the men's time-trial, as well as medals in domestic and international races. This year's event has four road races, which … [Read more...] about High hopes for Mekong Delta Tour
Thanh Nhan wins Mekong Delta tour
Thanh Nhan finished the eight-stage race in a total time of 21 hours, 20 minutes and 46 seconds, seven seconds faster than runners up Tang Chi Hung of ADC-Vinh Long Television and Nguyen Quoc Dinh from Ben Tre. Le Van Duan from Ho Chi Minh City Eximbank was awarded the overall 'green jersey' for the best finish with 106 points, taking just a two-point advantage over second placed Ivan Dominguez of the TRU Cycling - Tamouth Phu My team. Phan Hoang Thai from Domesco Dong Thap 2 was honoured with the 'white jersey' prize as the best young cyclist, while his team won the team crown with a total time of 64 hours, three minutes and 49 seconds, trailed by TRU Cycling - Tamouth Phu My and An Giang Plant Protection. The annual event transpired from August 12-20 with the participation of over 100 cyclists on 19 teams from across the country competing in a 900km race through 13 Mekong Delta cities and provinces for total prize money of VND260 million (US$12,220). … [Read more...] about Thanh Nhan wins Mekong Delta tour
Mekong Delta Hosts Year-Long Bash for National Tourism Year
The opening ceremony of the 2008 National Tourism Year, themed "The Mekong Delta's Waterways and Countryside," was organized on the bank of the Hau River in Can Tho city on February 21. More than 1,000 artists took part in a street parade featuring cars bedecked with flowers carrying symbols of Mekong Delta provinces and six countries bordering the river on Hoa Binh, Nguyen Trai and Tran Van Kheo boulevards. The announcing show in which leaders from 13 Mekong Delta provinces and representatives from China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia took part featured performances by hundreds of artists from around the country. Organizers reported that the opening event of National Tourism Year 2008 attracted over 20,000 visitors. The opening week will see various exciting cultural activities like Carnival; tourism and commerce conferences and food fairs; the Miss Mekong Delta pageant; the Mekong Delta Tour Guide Contest; water sports contests, and so on. The festival will last … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta Hosts Year-Long Bash for National Tourism Year
Discovering The Mekong Delta Tours
Discovering The Mekong Delta Tours To mark the inauguration of the cable-stayed Can Tho Bridge that has the longest main span in Southeast Asia, Saigontourist Travel Service Company is launching new tours of the Mekong Delta The tours include a four-day Cai Be-Vinh Long-Can Tho-Bac Lieu-Ca Mau tour, priced at VND3,215,000-VND3,995,000, departing on Thursdays and Saturdays; and a two-day Cai Be-Vinh Long-Can Tho tour, priced at VND1,415,000-VND1,775,000, departing on Thursdays and Saturdays. Tourists will discover the local village life with visits to floating markets, islets, orchards and a chance to listen to amateur southern opera. From April 1, Saigontourist has increased the domestic insurance benefit it provides for tourists that take domestic package tours departing from all over the country with a maximum insurance benefit of VND60 million/tourist. With the new Can Tho Bridge across the Hau River opened to traffic on April 24, linking Can Tho and Vinh Long, the overland journeys … [Read more...] about Discovering The Mekong Delta Tours