VietNamNet Bridge – A strong sprint saw South Korean professional cyclist Im Jaeyeon win the eighth stage of VTV International Cycling Tournament – Tôn Hoa Sen Cup yesterday.

Im number one: Im Jaeyeon from Korail Cycle Team beats his rivals to win the eighth stage of VTV International Cycling Tournament – Tôn Hoa Sen Cup yesterday. — Photo vtv.vn

Im won the 50km around Tam Ky capital city of Quang Nam Province with a time of 1:11.18. Nguyen Thanh Tam from Tap Doan Loc Troi and Arin Iswana from PGN Indonesia finished the line at second and third.

With this victory, Im (102 points), of the Korail Cycle Team, has shorten the gap with David Van Eerd of Netherlands’ Global Cycling Team (117 points), who still retains both yellow and green jerseys holder after eight stages.

The team rankings were unchanged. Loc Troi Group lead with the overall best time of 60:17.07, followed by Bike Life Dong Nai and Domesco Pharmacy Dong Thap.

The white jersey for the best placed young cyclist went to Huynh Thanh Tung of Military Zone 7.

Stage 9, with a total length of 242km from Tam Ky City to coastal city of Quy Nhon, will take place today.

Source: VNS