On the morning of July 28, 2025, at Binh Duong Sports Training and Competition Center (Vo Van Kiet Street, Binh Duong Ward, Ho Chi Minh City), the opening ceremony of the 39th National Road Bicycle Championship and national terrain.
The tournament is organized by the Vietnam Sports Department, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports in collaboration with the Vietnam Bicycle and Sports Federation, attracting more than 250 athletes from 12 provinces and cities and branches across the country to attend.
Attending the opening ceremony were Mr. Nguyen Huu Dat, Head of the Office of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Mai Ba Hung, Standing Member – Head of Office of Olympic Committee of the Southern Region; Mr. Phan Hong An, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Le Van Thai, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phong, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports; Mr. Nguyen Van Phong, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training; Mr. Ho Truc Thanh, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Agriculture and Environment; Mr. Vu Van Hung, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Association; Mr. Le Tan Linh, Deputy Head of the Department of Teaching Department – Propaganda Department and Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khanh, Secretary of the Party Committee – Chairman of People's Council of Dau Tieng commune, Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Ngo Quang Vinh, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City Sports Fire Federation; Mr. Nguyen Anh Quan, Deputy Director of Vietnam Doping Prevention Center; On the side of the organizer, there were Mr. Cao Van Choi – Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports – Head of the Organizing Committee; Mr. Ngo Van Lau, Vice Chairman of Vietnam Bicycle and Sports Federation; Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Vu – General Secretary of the Vietnam Bicycle and Sports Federation – Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee; Mr. Vo Hung Phong, Chairman of Binh Duong Bicycle and Sports Federation; Mr. Ly Dai Nghia, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Training and Sports Training Center; Mr. Phan Van Lam, Director of Binh Duong Sports Training and Competition Center; Mr. Ho Thanh Ke, Director of the Mountain Protection Forest Management Board of Dau Tieng; Mr. Pham Quang Truong, Deputy Head of Traffic Police Department, Ho Chi Minh City Police, … Attending were representatives of leaders of departments, agencies, mass organizations and localities in Ho Chi Minh City; representatives of sponsors, members of the Organizing Committee and leaders of delegations to attend the tournament.
The 39th National Road and Terrain Bicycle Championship takes place from July 28 to August 7, 2025, whereby the content of the road bicycle is held at the roads of Binh Duong, Hoa Loi, Ben Cat, Tan Uyen and the communes of Bau Bang, Phu Giao, Bac Tan Uyen; The content of the terrain bike is held in Dau Tieng commune – Ho Chi Minh City. This year's tournament attracts more than 250 athletes from 12 provincial and cities with strong bicycle movements across the country such as Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, Phu Tho, Lao Cai, Son La, An Giang, Vinh Long, Dong Nai, Dong Thap, Military Army, Ho Chi Minh City 1 and Ho Chi Minh City 2 (current athletes are managed by the Binh Duong Provincial Training and Sports Training Center).
The athletes compete in 14 male contents such as: 40km personal score, 40km personal time, 70km team time, 500m speed, relay bronze tape (xcp), individual Olympic bronze tapes and teammates (XCO), … and 14 female contents such as personal points 30km, individual hour calculation 30km, colleagues 50km, individual and personal colleague, etc. The athletes have excitedly competed for the content of 30km for female points, 40km for male points.
At the tournament, the topography content was first held in Dau Tieng commune, a commune away from the center of Ho Chi Minh City. It is known that before the tournament took place, the Organizing Committee coordinated with localities and relevant units to actively prepare, organize the pre -examination team to carefully review the work, assign detailed, methodical and scientific. With experience, the capacity has held many major sporting events in Ho Chi Minh City as well as Binh Duong before, the 39th National Road Bike and Terrain Championship in 2025 promises to be operated professionally, bringing fans of quality and attractive competition.
The tournament is not only a sports activity that contributes to improving the spiritual cultural life for the people but also an opportunity to promote tourism potential, introduce the new culture, image and face of Ho Chi Minh City after the merger. This year's national road bicycle and terrain championship is also an important opportunity for excellent riders to compete as well as help units review forces and prepare for the international arena, including the 33th SEA Games held in Thailand later this year.
Some pictures at the opening ceremony of the 39th National Road Bike and Terrain Championship in 2025
