Dung won the yellow jersey with the best overall time of 15:59.27, followed by Trinh Duc Tam of Ha Noi and Huynh Thanh Tung of Military Zone 7.
Cyclist Le Nguyet Minh of Sai Gon Plant Protection 2 team retained the green jersey as best sprinter with 17 points, while Nguyen Van Tai of Domesco Dong Thap and Huynh Mai Duy of Vo Thanh Phong of Vinamit-HCM City vied for the red jersey for the King of Mountain.
Though Dung triumphed in this stage, he didn't take his team to the lead. Military Zone 7 rose to the lead after five stages with a combined time of 47:59.37. Domesco Dong Thap 1, An Giang Plant Protection, Sai Gon Plant Protection 1 and ADC-Vinh Long Television were the runners-up
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