Waiting for the golden girl Nguyen Thi That to shine

Waiting for Nguyen Thi That to sprint to the finish line

Nguyen Thi That is the Vietnamese racer with the best international record ever, having won the Asian Championship three times in 2018, 2022, and 2023. She is also the first Vietnamese cyclist to win a ticket to the Olympics, attending the 2024 Paris Olympics. The racer from An Giang has also competed abroad for clubs in Belgium and Switzerland, and participated in the top women's cycling tours in Europe.

Nguyen Thi That hunts for Asian cycling gold today in Thailand

At this Asian Cycling Championship in Thailand, Nguyen Thi That is still the biggest hope. Her specialized racing bike was unfortunately burned down during an accident transporting the cycling team's equipment from Bangkok to the tournament venue. Fortunately, she was promptly "supplied" with another bike by the Loc Troi An Giang Group Club so that she could compete in her specialty, the mass start, which took place today.

Nguyen Thi That (third from right) aims for the fourth Asian championship title in her career.

To focus on supporting spearhead Nguyen Thi That, the coaching staff of the Vietnamese cycling team decided to let Nguyen Thi Thu Mai and Lam Thi Thuy Duong not compete in the individual time trial. The reason these two cyclists did not compete in the individual time trial was partly because they did not have a specialized racing bike after the bike fire incident, making it difficult to compete for high results. Also participating in supporting Nguyen Thi That on the race track today were Nguyen Thi Thi, Lam Thi Kim Ngan, Nguyen Thi Be Hong, Thach Thi Ngoc Thao. Among them, Thach Thao, Be Hong, and Thuy Duong competed in the U.23 category but raced with the team system.

Seven Vietnamese female cyclists participated in the mass start event taking place today at the Asian Cycling Championship.

With her forte in sprinting, Nguyen Thi That was calculated and set a goal of finishing in the top group to show off her ability. Competing with Nguyen Thi That are racers from Korea, China, Hong Kong (China) and host Thailand. In which, the host racer Jutatip also has good sprinting ability, was Nguyen Thi That's rival in previous tournaments, so he promises to be a direct competitor in this rematch.

The mass start event that Nguyen Thi That and the Vietnamese women's cycling team competed in at the Asian Championship had a distance of 105.7 km, on a fairly flat track. There were a total of 82 riders from 11 teams competing and the focus of Vietnamese fans was on the golden girl Nguyen Thi That with the hope that she would shine and prove her talent in the continental arena.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-giai-xe-dap-chau-a-cho-co-gai-vang-nguyen-thi-that-toa-sang-185250215051035128.htm