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| This year, the Truong Tien - Phu Xuan stage will be replaced by the Phu Xuan - Da Vien stage |
According to the plan, the race stages in Hue will take place from April 10 to 13. On April 10, riders will compete in Stage 8, from Dong Hoi Ward to Hue City, covering a distance of 178 km, with the finish line at the intersection of Le Duan Street and Quang Duc Gate road, approximately 150m from Phu Van Lau Pavilion.
On April 12, the racing team will compete in Stage 9, a 54-km circuit race (12 laps) from Phu Xuan Bridge to Da Vien Bridge, starting in front of Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted.
The 113-km Stage 10 from Hue to Danang will take place on April 13, starting at Phu Van Lau Pavilion.
Accordingly, Stages 8, 9, and 10 have been adjusted this year, moving away from the traditional start and finish locations at Nghinh Luong Dinh and the City’s Center for Culture and Cinema.
Notably, in Stage 9, instead of the usual 20 laps between Truong Tien Bridge and Phu Xuan Bridge (42 km), the race will now take place over 12 laps between Phu Xuan Bridge and Da Vien Bridge, covering a total distance of 54 km.
Mr. Bui Thanh Dung, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports, informed that Stage 9 will take riders past a series of iconic landmarks and heritage sites, including Hue Imperial Citadel, Phu Van Lau Pavilion, and Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted… Ahead of the start of the stage, over 100 participants dressed in traditional Hue ao dai will join a cycling parade along the route. The initiative is viewed as a fresh and creative approach to promoting sports tourism, while highlighting the image of Hue as a beautiful, green, clean, and vibrant destination to visitors from near and far.
The 38th Ho Chi Minh City Television National Cycling Cup - “A Unified Homeland” 2026 will take place from April 3 to 30, bringing together around 120 riders from 16 of the country’s top cycling teams. 12 foreign riders from Russia, Belarus, Italy, Colombia, Rwanda, and Ethiopia also compete in this race.
Covering a total distance of 2,745 km across 25 stages, the race will start in Phu Tho, passing through several provinces and cities, including Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Nghe An, Hue, Danang, Gia Lai and Lam Dong, before finishing in Ho Chi Minh City.