The first cycling race since the coronavirus outbreak is next week and all 18 stages will be broadcast live

The Asian country has not reported any coronavirus deaths amongst just 288 confirmed cases

Loic Desriac of Vietnamese Bike Life-Dong Nai team Vietnam competing at the Indonesian Tour de Singkarak 2017 (Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

(Image credit: Getty Images)

Rejoice cycling fans, racing is back!

Admittedly, it's not the Giro d'Italia, but we'll take anything at the minute, and the HTV Cup in Vietnam sounds like it will do the job just perfectly.

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Jonny was Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor until 2022.

I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.

Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).

I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.