Vietnam National Men's Multi-day Bicycle Stage Race for Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup
Race details
DateMarch or April
RegionVietnam
DisciplineRoad race
TypeStage race
History
First edition1989; 35 years ago (1989)
Editions36 (as of 2024)
First winner Lư Hồng Đức (VIE)
Most wins Trương Quốc Thắng (VIE)
(4 wins)
Most recent Petr Rikunov (RUS)

The Vietnam National Men's Multi-day Bicycle Stage Race for Ho Chi Minh City Television Cup (Vietnamese: Cuộc đua xe đạp toàn quốc tranh Cúp truyền hình Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), or simply known as the HTV Cup,[1] is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Vietnam. It was first run in 1989 and since 1991 has been part of the national competition system. Jointly organized by Ho Chi Minh City Television and Sports Authority of Vietnam, the race is held every April to celebrate the national reunification and other major holidays.

The most successful rider is Trương Quốc Thắng, with four victories.[2]

Past winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1989   Vietnam Lư Hồng Đức Ho Chi Minh City Police
1990   Vietnam Vương Chí Thành Tân Bình Export Import
1991   Vietnam Ngô Quốc Dũng An Giang
1992   Vietnam Trương Huy Hồng Thanh Bình Hotel
1993   Vietnam Huỳnh Kim Hùng Thanh Bình Hotel
1994   Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Hiệp Saigon Port
1995   Vietnam Võ Hải Thanh Saigon Port
1996   Vietnam Võ Hải Thanh Saigon Port
1997   Vietnam Trương Quốc Thắng Thanh Bình Hotel
1998   Vietnam Trương Quốc Thắng Thanh Bình Hotel
1999   Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Quyết Saigon Port
2000   Vietnam Nguyễn Hữu Đức[a] An Giang Plant Protection Service
2001   Vietnam Trương Quốc Thắng Thanh Bình Hotel
2002   Vietnam Trương Quốc Thắng Thanh Bình Hotel
2003   Vietnam Trịnh Phát Đạt Domesco Đồng Tháp
2004   South Korea Park Sung-baek Seoul, South Korea
2005   South Korea Suh Seoh-kyu Seoul, South Korea
2006   Vietnam Lê Nguyễn Thành Nhân An Giang Plant Protection Service
2007   South Korea Oh Se-yong Seoul, South Korea
2008   Vietnam Nguyễn Văn Đức An Giang Plant Protection Service
2009   South Korea Gong Hyo-suk Seoul, South Korea
2010   Mongolia Tugundur Tuulkhangai Mongolia
2011   Vietnam Hồ Văn Phúc ADC Vĩnh Long Television
2012   Vietnam Bùi Minh Thụy ADC Vĩnh Long Television
2013   Vietnam Trần Thanh Điền Saigon Plant Protection Service
2014   Vietnam Hồ Huỳnh Vạn An An Giang Plant Protection Service
2015   Vietnam Nguyễn Trường Tài VUS Ho Chi Minh City
2016   Vietnam Nguyễn Trường Tài VUS Ho Chi Minh City
2017   Laos Alex Ariya Phounsavath VUS Ho Chi Minh City
2018   Vietnam Nguyễn Thành Tâm Gạo Hạt Ngọc Trời An Giang
2019   Spain Javier Sardá Pérez VUS Ho Chi Minh City
2020   Spain Javier Sardá Pérez Ho Chi Minh City
2021   France Loïc Desriac Bikelife Đồng Nai
2022   Russia Igor Frolov Ho Chi Minh City Vinama
2023   Russia Petr Rikunov Tập đoàn Lộc Trời An Giang

Notes

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  1. ^ Later changed his name to Nguyễn Văn Đức in 2006.

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Ho Chi Minh City TV cycling race will span 3,000km". Tuoi Tre News. 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 6 April 2024. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  2. ^ Quang Liêm (25 February 2017). "Giã từ đường đua, chạy taxi mưu sinh". Báo Người lao động. Archived from the original on 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.