The annual VTV cycling tournament will be organised with strong local and international participants. Photo vtv.vn

This year's tournament has lured athletes from 12 teams including VUS-HCM City, Bikelife Dong Nai and Loc Troi An Giang Group and six foreign clubs from South Korea, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Thailand, Australia and Japan.

They will compete across 1,045 km split into seven stages starting on September 1 from Hanoi through 13 cities and provinces and finish in Hoi An, Quang Nam Province on September 8.

A total of VND973 million (US$42,000) prize money is up for grabs, with the overall winner set to pocket VND150 million ($6,500).

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