orange jersey holder crashes at finish line of cross-vietnam cycling race

During the final sprint, cyclist Nguyen Van Binh collided with an advertising board, falling at the finish of stage 5 of the HTV Television Cup 2026 cycling race.

Stage 5, covering 139 km from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An, proceeded smoothly this morning, 7/4. Teams primarily focused on bringing their key riders to sprint for victory in Vinh City.

About 100 meters from the finish, strong riders began their final push. Nguyen Van Binh veered to the right, crashed into an advertising board, and was thrown from his bike, landing in pain. An ambulance immediately transported him to the hospital for examination. According to Ho Chi Minh City team coach Do Thanh Dat, Van Binh sustained facial abrasions and showed signs of knee pain. He will undergo X-rays to assess the situation.

Van Binh falls during the stage 5 sprint of the HTV Television Cup 2026 national cycling race from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An, midday 7/4. *Photo: Video: HTV The Thao*

Nguyen Van Binh, 23 years old, is the cousin of brothers Le Van Duan and Le Nguyet Minh, two former top sprinters in Vietnam. Binh is considered one of Vietnam's premier sprinters. In the 2025 HTV Cup, he secured one stage victory and numerous second-place finishes behind foreign riders.

In this year's race, Van Binh finished second in stage two and currently wears the orange jersey, awarded to the best Vietnamese rider. Following this incident, he will likely lose the jersey to Nguyen Van Nha of Dong Nai.

Marchuk Dzianis of Dong Nai secured first place in this stage. This victory further solidified his yellow jersey lead and extended his advantage in the green jersey classification (sprinter king) over his rivals. The white jersey remains with Lam Gia Hao of Dong Thap. Dong Nai leads the team classification.

Dzianis celebrates his stage 5 victory in the HTV Television Cup 2026 national cycling race from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An, midday 7/4. *Photo: Hoang Quynh*

The Ho Chi Minh City Television - Ton Dong A Cup 2026 national cycling race takes place from 3/4 to 30/4/2026. The race begins in Phu Tho, the ancestral land of the Vietnamese people, closely associated with the worship of the Hung Kings (legendary founders of Vietnam) and the sacred Hung Temple historical site.

The peloton will then cover 25 stages, totaling 2,745 km, traversing provinces and cities from north to south, before finishing at Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City on 30/4.

This year's race features a record 13 foreign cyclists from leading cycling nations such as Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Belarus, Colombia, and Rwanda. The total prize money is nearly 2 billion Vietnamese dong, with the overall yellow jersey winner receiving 200 million, the orange jersey holder 100 million, the team champion 100 million, the green jersey (sprinter king) 50 million, the red jersey (mountain king) 50 million, and the white jersey (young rider) 30 million.

Tomorrow, 8/4, stage 6 will take place, a 52 km loop around Ho Chi Minh Square in Nghe An.