Lộc Trời Group to sign Iranian cyclist

Iranian cyclist Mirsamad Pourseyedi. — Photo sggp.org.vn

HÀ NỘI — Lộc Trời Group will ink a contract with cyclist Mirsamad Pourseyedi of Iran ahead of the upcoming HCM City Television Cup Cycling tournament.

Mirsamad Pourseyedi is Iran’s current national champion.

The  三 三-year-old cyclist is the most decorated foreign rider ever to race for a team in Việt Nam. He won six overall yellow jersey awards in great events in Asia including Langkawi Nature Cycling Tour in Malaysia and Tour de Banyuwangi in East Java, Indonesia.

At the Asian Cycling Championship in  二0 一 七, Pourseyedi ranked  一0th, two places better than Vietnamese cyclist Trịnh Đức Tâm.

The HCM City Television Cup Cycling tournament is scheduled to take place on April  一 二 and finish on April  三0.

Participants will compete across  一 七 stages totaling  二,00 二km.

Last year, the event had a total prize purse of nearly VNĐ 三 billion (US$ 一 三0, 四00). — VNS