The final stage on Saturday featured a distance of 110 kilometres from Vung Tau city (Ba Ria-Vung Tau province) to Thu Dau Mot city (Binh Duong).
Despite missing out on first place in the final stage, Shoko successfully defended her yellow jersey with a combined time of 22 hours, 26 minutes and 51 seconds after nine stages spanning more than 800 kilometres.
Another Japanese cyclist, Kaneko Hiromi, finished runner-up, 29 seconds slower than her compatriot, Kashiki Shoko. Meanwhile, Tran Thi Kim Anh from Vietnamese team Dong Thap Lottery claimed third place overall coming 30 seconds behind the champion.
The brilliance of Shoko and Hiromi contributed significantly to lifting the Japanese team to the overall championship title with a total time of 67 hours, 30 minutes and 25 seconds, 53 seconds faster than the Samyang-Republic of Korea team and 1.18 minutes clear of third-placed Biwase Binh Duong (Vietnam).
Jutatip Maneephan of Thailand wins the overall Green Jersey for the best sprint time with 131 points.
Jutatip Maneephan of Thailand finished the last stage with the fastest time of two hours, 45 minutes and 31 seconds. She also claimed the overall Green Jersey for the best sprint time with 131 points.
The White Jersey for the best young cyclist went to Nguyen Thi Kim Cuong from the Can Tho city team, while Arianna Fidanza of High Ambition-Japan won the Pink Jersey as the Miss Beauty of the tournament.
The annual tournament took place from March 8 to 16 with the participation of more than 90 cyclists from nine domestic and seven foreign teams, including two from Japan, and one each from the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Australia.
The female cyclists raced in nine stages with a total length of over 800 kilometres, competing for a prize fund of nearly VND400 million (US$17,200).
