Tour de Hokkaido, Cat 2.6

Japan, September 14-20, 1997


The Stages

  • Prologue Sunday September 14 ITT in Asahikawa 2km
  • Stage 1 Monday September 15 Asahikawa-Monbetsu 130km
  • Stage 2 Tuesday September 16 Omu-Wakkanai 180km
  • Stage 3 Wednesday September 17 Toyotomi-Rumoi 145km
  • Stage 4 Thursday September 18 ITT in Takigawa 3km
  • Stage 5 Thursday September 18 Criterium in Takigawa 60km
  • Stage 6 Friday September 19 Furano-Higashi Kagura 105km
  • Stage 7 Saturday September 20 Criterium in Sapporo 100km
  • Teams and Participants

    Canada
    
          1 YANNICK, Cojan (CAN)
          2 LUKASZEWICS, Czeslaw (CAN)
          3 DE FRANCESCHI, Daniele (CAN)
          4 ERNSTING,Mark (CAN)
          5 ANAND,Mat (CAN)
    
    Ireland
    
         11 CLARKE, Raymond (IRL)
         12 FOX, Morgan (IRL)
         13 McKAY, Leslie (IRL)
         14 QUINN, Padhraic (IRL)
         15 ROCHE, Andrew (IRL)
    
    Korea
    
         21 JUN, Ho (KOR)
         22 LEE, Kyu-Bong (KOR)
         23 KIM, Tae-Gon (KOR)
         24 CHUNG, Kwang-Ho (KOR)
         25 KU, Seok-Min (KOR)
    
    New Zealand
    
         31 McCAULEY, Gordon (NZL)
         32 CLARK, Warren (NZL)
         33 OWNSWORTH, John (NZL)
         34 VESTY, Brendan (NZL)
         35 KIDD, Jamie (NZL)
    
    USA
    
         41 DAVIS, Tomas (USA)
         42 DOMINIQUES, Cory (USA)
         43 O'BEE, Kirk (USA)
         44 TIE, Ryan (USA)
         45 HOFFMAN, Cameron (USA)
    
    Bridgestone
    
         51 FUJITA, Kozou (JPN)
         52 MIZUTANI, Takehiro (JPN)
         53 SUZUKI, Shinri (JPN)
         54 FUKUSHIMA, Shinichi (JPN)
         55 OKADA, Tetsuya (JPN)
    
    Nippon Hodo
    
         61 CANNONE, Marco (ITA)
         62 FERRARI, Riccardo (ITA)
         63 KAKINOKI, Takayuki (JPN)
         64 SHINBO, Koki (JPN)
         65 KANO, Tomoya (JPN)
    
    Shimano
    
         71 SUMIDA, Osamu (JPN)
         72 IMANISHI, Hisafumi (JPN)
         73 KURIMURA, Osamu (JPN)
         74 INOUE, Masafumi (JPN)
         75 MATSUI, Hisashi (JPN)
    
    Acom Ravanello
    
         81 OHNO, Naoshi (JPN)
         82 IIJIMA, Makoto (JPN)
         83 ZINETTI, Mauro (ITA)
         84 COLLEONI, Michele (ITA)
         85 SAMMASSIMO, Moris (ITA)
    
    Aisan Kogyo
    
         91 NUMATA, Yuichi (JPN)
         92 YOKOI, Akihito (JPN)
         93 IHARA, Jun (JPN)
         94 TANAKA, Mitsuteru (JPN)
         95 TAKEMOTO, Kazuho (JPN)
    
    Limasans Atsugi
    
        101 TASHIRO, Yasutaka (JPN)
        102 NAKAGAWA, Kojiro (JPN)
        103 KAJI, Hiroshi (JPN)
        104 TAKAOKA, Akihiro (JPN)
        105 RYUGO, Katsuya (JPN)
    
    Waseda Univ.
    
        111 OKADA, Hideki (JPN)
        112 HAYASHI, Yuki (JPN)
        113 KOJIMA, Masato (JPN)
        114 HIRASAWA, Taro (JPN)
        115 FUKUSHIMA, Noritsune (JPN)
    
    Chuo Univ.
    
        121 TAKEYAMA, Makoto (JPN)
        122 TAKAHASHI, Hitoshi (JPN)
        123 KOMATSU, Makoto (JPN)
        124 SUEZAWA, Nobuhide (JPN)
        125 FUKAYA, Keiichi (JPN)
    
    Hosei Univ.
    
        131 NODERA, Hidenori (JPN)
        132 KANO, Naoyuki (JPN)
        133 KANO, Ryota (JPN)
        134 TAKANO, Kimihiro (JPN)
        135 HIRATA, Keiichi (JPN)
    
    Hokkaido Univ.
    
        141 KAGEYAMA, Shigeki (JPN)
        142 KURACHI, Tohru (JPN)
        143 HIRAKI, Michitaka (JPN)
        144 SUGA, Tomohiro (JPN)
        145 IGARASHI, Tomotaka (JPN)
    
      Tohokugakuin Univ.
    
        151 SHIRAKI, Masahiko (JPN)
        152 OYANAGI, Atsushi (JPN)
        153 SAGISAKA, Shinji (JPN)
        154 KUDO, Norio (JPN)
        155 FURUKAWA, Hitoshi (JPN)
    
    Kyoto Sangyo Univ.
    
        161 SASABE, Masaru (JPN)
        162 MINOOKA, Gen (JPN)
        163 OOUTI, Kaoru (JPN)
        164 SATO, Masatsugu (JPN)
        165 YAMADA, Yutaka (JPN)
    
    Kyoto Univ.
    
        171 MATSUI, Hideyuki (JPN)
        172 YAMANE, Chikara (JPN)
        173 TOHGO, Atsushi (JPN)
        174 NAKAMURA, Hisashi (JPN)
        175 SAKAI, Yasuyuki (JPN)
    
    Hokkaido
    
        181 SHINBO, Asao (JPN)
        182 NARUSE, Yasunari (JPN)
        183 HIROTA, Masanari (JPN)
        184 JONSSON, Bengt (SWE)
        185 NAKATA, Makoto (JPN)
    
    Miyata Subaru
    
        191 ANDOU, Yasuhiro (JPN)
        192 TATE, Masanari (JPN)
        193 MANABE, Kazuyuki (JPN)
        194 NAKAYAMA, Daisuke (JPN)
        195 YUKINARI, Hideto (JPN)
    

    Prolouge, Asahikawa 2km

       1. Mat Anand (CAN)                           2.44
       2. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello        2.45
       3. Morgan Fox (IRL)                          2.46
       4. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                 2.46
       5. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo        2.46
       6. Tomas Davis (USA)                         2.47
       7. Mark Ernsting (CAN)                       2.48
       8. Raymond Clarke (IRL)                      2.49
       9. Warren Clark (NZL)                        2.49
      10. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      2.49
      11. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello     2.49
      12. Takehiro Mizutani (JPN) Bridgestone       2.49
      13. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello        2.50
      14. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     2.50
      15. Hiroshi Kaji (JPN) Limasans Atsugi        2.51
      16. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     2.51
      17. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone           2.51
      18. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                          2.52
      19. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello     2.52
      20. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo           2.52
      ---
      25. Ryan Tie (USA)                            2.53
      42. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          2.56
      49. Cameron Hoffman (USA)                     2.58
      60. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       2.59
    

    Stage 1, Asahikawa-Monbetsu 130km

       1. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello     3.16.07
       2. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                 0.18
       3. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello
       4. Gordon McCauley (NZL)
       5. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo
       6. Jamie Kidd (NZL)
       7. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano       all s.t.
       8. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     0.24
       9. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo           1.55
      10. Morgan Fox (IRL)
      11. Mat Anand (CAN)
      12. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello
      13. Tomas Davis (USA)
      14. John Ownsworth (NZL)
      15. Masanari Tate (JPN) Miyata Subaru
      16. Hidenori Nodera (JPN) Hosei Univ.
      17. Yuichi Numata (JPN) Aisan Kogyo
      18. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru
      19. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone
      20. Warren Clark (NZL)                    all s.t.
      ---
      30. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       s.t.
      38. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                          3.46
      72. Ryan Tie (USA)                           14.52
      ---
      DNF Cameron Hoffman (USA)
    

    GC after Stage 1

       1. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello     3.18.46
       2. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                 0.19
       3. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo        0.22
       4. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello     0.24
       5. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     0.29
       6. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano           0.33
       7. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          0.35
       8. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     0.36
       9. Mat Anand (CAN)                           2.00
      10. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello        2.01
      11. Morgan Fox (IRL)                          2.02
      12. Tomas Davis (USA)                         2.03
      13. Warren Clark (NZL)                        2.05
      14. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      s.t.
      15. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo           2.06
      16. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone           2.07
      17. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello     2.08
      18. Andrew Roche (IRL)                        2.09
      19. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo               2.10
      20. Ryota Kano (JPN) Hosei Univ.              s.t.
      ---
      29. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       2.15
      38. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                         13.59
      71. Ryan Tie (USA)                           15.05
    

    Other Classifications after Stage 1

    Teams
    
       1. Acom Ravanello                         9.58.59
       2. New Zealand                               0.21
       3. Nippon Hodo                               2.03
       4. Shimano                                   2.17
       5. Hosei Univ.                               3.54
       6. USA                                       3.57
    
    Points
    
       1. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                   27
       2. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello          26
       3. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo          23
       4. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello       16
       5. Mat Anand (CAN)                             15
       6. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                       14
      ---
       8. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                            10
      12. Tomas Davis (USA)                            8
      12. Cory Dominiques (USA)                        8
      16. John Ownsworth (NZL)                         3
      18. Warren Clark (NZL)                           2
    
    Mountain Points
    
       1. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                       12
       2. Mat Anand (CAN)                              5
       3. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                          3
       3. Tomas Davis (USA)                            3
       5. Osamu Kurimura (JPN) Shimano                 2
       5. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello        2
    

    Stage 2, Omu-Wakkanai, 180km

       1. Cory Dominiques (USA)                  4.08.08 (43,5kph)
       2. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo
       3. Morgan Fox (IRL)
       4. Takehiro Mizutani (JPN) Bridgestone
       5. Cojan Yannick (CAN)
       6. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo
       7. Hisashi Matsui (JPN) Shimano
       8. Raymond Clarke (IRL)
       9. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello
      10. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello
      11. Kaoru Oouti (JPN) Kyoto Sangyo Univ.
      12. Leslie McKay (IRL)
      13. Mat Anand (CAN)
      14. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)
      15. Tomas Davis (USA)
      16. Daniele De Franceschi (CAN)
      17. Naoshi Ohno (JPN) Acom Ravanello
      18. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru
      19. Jamie Kidd (NZL)
      20. Chikara Yamane (JPN) Kyoto Univ.      all s.t.
      ---
      28. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     s.t.
      34. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       s.t.
      49. Warren Clark (NZL)                        s.t.
      57. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                          s.t.
      61. Ryan Tie (USA)                            s.t.
      71. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      s.t.
    

    GC after Stage 2

       1. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello     7.26.54
       2. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                 0.17
       3. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo        0.22
       4. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello     0.24
       5. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     0.26
       6. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     0.29
       7. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano           0.33
       8. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          0.35
       9. Morgan Fox (IRL)                          1.58
      10. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo           1.59
      11. Tomas Davis (USA)                         2.00
      12. Mat Anand (CAN)                           s.t.
      13. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello        2.01
      14. Warren Clark (NZL)                        2.05
      15. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      s.t.
      16. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone           2.07
      17. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello     2.08
      18. Naoyuki Kano (JPN) Hosei Univ.            s.t.
      19. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo               2.10
      20. Ryota Kano (JPN) Hosei Univ.              s.t.
      ---
      27. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       2.15
      36. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                         13.59
      69. Ryan Tie (USA)                           15.05
    

    Other Classifications

    Teams
    
       1. Acom Ravanello                        22.23.23
       2. New Zealand                               0.21
       3. Nippon Hodo                               2.03
       4. Shimano                                   2.17
       5. Hosei Univ.                               3.54
       6. USA                                       3.57
    
    Points
    
       1. Cory Dominiques (USA)                       33
       1. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo          33
       3. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                   32
       3. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello          32
       5. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo             31
      ---
      11. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                       14
      11. Tomas Davis (USA)                           14
      15. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                            10
      22. John Ownsworth (NZL)                         3
      23. Warren Clark (NZL)                           2
    
    Mountain Points
    
       1. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                       15
       2. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello        7
       3. Mat Anand (CAN)                              5
       4. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                          4
       5. Tomas Davis (USA)                            3
    

    Stage 3, Toyotomi-Rumoi, 145km

    The third stage of "Tour de Hokkaido" was suspended due to the unsettled weather. In fact, everywhere in Japan has been suffering from a furious typhoon over the last several days.

    Later news about stage 3;

    The race started in the strong wind but the riders often went over the center line (running in the opposite lane) trying to avoid the wind.

    After consideration between the host organization and the commissaire, the race was cancelled because it was considered that constant violations against the domestic traffic regulations was too dangerous.

    Each rider was penalized 20 seconds on the total time.

    GC after Stage 3

       1. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello     7.27.14
       2. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                 0.17
       3. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo        0.22
       4. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello     0.24
       5. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     0.26
       6. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     0.29
       7. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano           0.33
       8. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          0.35
       9. Morgan Fox (IRL)                          1.58
      10. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo           1.59
      11. Tomas Davis (USA)                         2.00
      12. Mat Anand (CAN)                           s.t.
      13. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello        2.01
      14. Warren Clark (NZL)                        2.05
      15. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      s.t.
      16. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone           2.07
      17. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello     2.08
      18. Naoyuki Kano (JPN) Hosei Univ.            s.t.
      19. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo               2.10
      20. Ryota Kano (JPN) Hosei Univ.              s.t.
      ---
      27. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       2.15
      36. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                         13.59
      69. Ryan Tie (USA)                           15.05
    
    Teams
    
       1. Acom Ravanello                        22.24.23
       2. New Zealand                               0.21
       3. Nippon Hodo                               2.03
       4. Shimano                                   2.17
       5. Hosei Univ.                               3.54
       6. USA                                       3.57
    

    Stage 4, ITT in Takigawa, 3kms

       1. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello        4.07 (43,7kph)
       2. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo        0.01
       3. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello     0.01
       4. Mat Anand (CAN)                           0.04
       5. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello     0.04
       6. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello        0.05
       7. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                          0.06
       8. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                 0.07
       9. Raymond Clarke (IRL)                      0.08
      10. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     0.09
      11. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo           0.10
      12. Leslie McKay (IRL)                        0.10
      13. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     0.10
      14. Takehiro Mizutani (JPN) Bridgestone       0.11
      15. Cojan Yannick (CAN)                       0.12
      16. Tomas Davis (USA)                         0.12
      17. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo               0.12
      18. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone           0.13
      19. Hiroshi Kaji (JPN) Limasans Atsugi        0.13
      20. Warren Clark (NZL)                        0.13
      ---
      23. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      0.14
      26. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          0.16
      47. Ryan Tie (USA)                            0.22
      53. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       0.24
    

    GC after Stage 4

       1. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello     7.31.27
       2. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo        0.18
       3. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                 s.t.
       4. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello     0.20
       5. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     0.31
       6. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     0.32
       7. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano           0.43
       8. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          0.45
       9. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello        1.55
      10. Mat Anand (CAN)                           1.59
      11. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo           2.04
      12. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello     2.06
      13. Tomas Davis (USA)                         s.t.
      14. Warren Clark (NZL)                        2.13
      15. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      2.14
      16. Morgan Fox (IRL)                          s.t.
      17. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone           s.t.
      18. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo               2.17
      19. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru        2.21
      20. Naoyuki Kano (JPN) Hosei Univ.            s.t.
      ---
      30. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       2.34
      36. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                          4.00
      69. Ryan Tie (USA)                           15.22
    

    Other Classifications after Stage 4

    Teams
    
       1. Acom Ravanello                        22.36.50
       2. New Zealand                               0.53
       3. Nippon Hodo                               2.26
       4. Shimano                                   2.58
       5. USA                                       4.21
    
    Points
    
       1. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo          42
       2. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello          37
       3. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                   35
       4. Cory Dominiques (USA)                       33
       5. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo             31
      ---
      11. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                       15
      12. Tomas Davis (USA)                           14
      15. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                            10
      21. Krik O'Bee (USA)                             4
      24. John Ownsworth (NZL)                         3
      25. Warren Clark (NZL)                           2
    

    Stage 5, Criterium in Takigawa, 60 km:

       1. Cojan Yannick (CAN)                    1.27.21 (41,2kph)
       2. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo
       3. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)
       4. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello
       5. Kirk O'Bee (USA)
       6. Raymond Clarke (IRL)
       7. Takehiro Mizutani (JPN) Bridgestone
       8. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello
       9. Leslie McKay (IRL)
      10. Jamie Kidd (NZL)
      11. Masanari Tate (JPN) Miyata Subaru
      12. Daniele De Franceschi (CAN)
      13. Hidenori Nodera (JPN) Hosei Univ.
      14. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru
      15. Padhraic Quinn (IRL)
      16. Osamu Kurimura (JPN) Shimano
      17. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone
      18. Mat Anand (CAN)
      19. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano
      20. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello all s.t.
      ---
      32. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       s.t.
      34. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     s.t.
      38. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      s.t.
      39. Warren Clark (NZL)                        0.11
      40. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     0.14
      43. Tomas Davis (USA)                         0.16
      61. Ryan Tie (USA)                            3.23
    

    GC after Stage 5

       1. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello     8.58.48
       2. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello     0.15
       3. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                 0.16
       4. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo        0.18
       5. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                     0.30
       6. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano           0.43
       7. Cory Dominiques (USA)                     0.45
       8. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          s.t.
       9. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello        1.55
      10. Mat Anand (CAN)                           1.56
      11. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo           1.58
      12. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello     2.06
      13. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      2.14
      14. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone           s.t.
      15. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo               2.17
      16. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru        2.21
      17. Tomas Davis (USA)                         2.22
      18. Warren Clark (NZL)                        2.24
      19. Osamu Kurimura (JPN) Shimano              2.25
      20. Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) Bridgestone      2.28
      ---
      27. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                       2.34
      31. Kirk O'Bee (USA)                          3.59
      67. Ryan Tie (USA)                           18.45
    

    Other Classifications after Stage 5

    Teams
    
       1. Acom Ravanello                        26.58.53
       2. New Zealand                               0.53
       3. Nippon Hodo                               2.26
       4. Shimano                                   2.58
       5. USA                                       4.51
    
    Points
    
       1. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo             53
       2. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                   51
       3. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello          45
       4. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo          42
       5. Cojan Yannick (CAN)                         41
      ---
       7. Cory Dominiques (USA)                       33
      13. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                       17
      13. Krik O'Bee (USA)                            17
      15. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                            16
      16. Tomas Davis (USA)                           14
      26. John Ownsworth (NZL)                         3
      29. Warren Clark (NZL)                           2
    

    Stage 6, Furano-Higashi Kagura, 105km

       1. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello   2.49.48 (37,1kph)
       2. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo         s.t.
       3. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello         0.22
       4. Mat Anand (CAN)
       5. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello
       6. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                    all s.t.
       7. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                      1.57
       8. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                  2.54
       9. Cory Dominiques (USA)
      10. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru
      11. Padhraic Quinn (IRL)
      12. Osamu Kurimura (JPN) Shimano
      13. Ryan Tie (USA)
      14. Yasutaka Tashiro (JPN) Limasans Atsugi all s.t.
      15. Osamu Sumida (JPN) Shimano                 2.56
      16. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo            5.43
      17. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone
      18. Kaoru Oouti (JPN) Kyoto Sangyo Univ.
      19. Hidenori Nodera (JPN) Hosei Univ.
      20. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo            all s.t.
      ---
      27. Warren Clark (NZL)                         s.t.
      30. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello         s.t.
      44. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      10.30
      59. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          13.08
      70. Krik O'Bee (USA)                           s.t.
      ---
      DNF Tomas Davis (USA)
    

    GC after Stage 6

       1. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello  11.48.41
       2. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo         0.07
       3. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello         2.08
       4. Mat Anand (CAN)                            2.13
       5. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                      2.19
       6. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello      2.23
       7. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                        2.49
       8. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                  3.05
       9. Cory Dominiques (USA)                      3.34
      10. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru         5.10
      11. Osamu Kurimura (JPN) Shimano               5.14
      12. Osamu Sumida (JPN) Shimano                 5.25
      13. Yasutaka Tashiro (JPN) Limasans Atsugi     5.26
      14. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello         5.38
      15. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano            6.21
      16. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo            7.36
      17. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone            7.52
      18. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo                7.55
      19. Warren Clark (NZL)                         8.02
      20. Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) Bridgestone       8.06
      ---
      29. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      12.39
      36. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          13.48
      39. Krik O'Bee (USA)                          17.02
      47. Ryan Tie (USA)                            21.34
    

    Other Classifications after Stage 6

    Teams
    
       1. Acom Ravanello                         35.29.01
       2. New Zealand                                8.11
       3. Nippon Hodo                               13.08
       4. Shimano                                   13.47
       5. Miyata Subaru                             18.34
       6. USA                                       23.03
    
    Points
       1. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo           62
       2. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                    59
       3. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello           56
       4. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello        54
       5. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo              53
      ---
       9. Cory Dominiques (USA)                        40
      10. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                        29
      14. Krik O'Bee (USA)                             17
      15. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                             16
      16. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                          12
      27. John Ownsworth (NZL)                          3
      27. Ryan Tie (USA)                                3
      31. Warren Clark (NZL)                            2
    
    Mountain Points
    
       1. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                        23
       2. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                          17
       3. Mat Anand (CAN)                              16
       4. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello         8
       5. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello            5
    

    Stage 7, Criterium in Sapporo, 100 km:

       1. Takehiro Mizutani (JPN) Bridgestone     2.14.16 (40,2kph)
       2. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo
       3. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo
       4. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)
       5. Cory Dominiques (USA)
       6. Cojan Yannick (CAN)
       7. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello
       8. Hisashi Matsui (JPN) Shimano
       9. Gordon McCauley (NZL)
      10. Leslie McKay (IRL)
      11. Naoshi Ohno (JPN) Acom Ravanello
      12. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru
      13. Padhraic Quinn (IRL)
      14. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone
      15. Krik O'Bee (USA)
      16. Mat Anand (CAN)
      17. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello
      18. Hidenori Nodera (JPN) Hosei Univ.
      19. Akihiro Takaoka (JPN) Limasans Atsugi
      20. Asao Shinbo (JPN) Hokkaido             all s.t.
      ---
      22. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                        s.t.
      32. Warren Clark (NZL)                         s.t.
      51. Ryan Tie (USA)                             5.35
      ---
      DNF John Ownsworth (NZL)
      DNF Jamie Kidd (NZL)
    

    Final Overall

       1. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello  14.02.55
       2. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo         0.03
       3. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello         2.10
       4. Mat Anand (CAN)                            2.15
       5. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                      2.21
       6. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello      2.25
       7. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                        2.51
       8. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                  2.52
       9. Cory Dominiques (USA)                      3.36
      10. Yasuhiro Andou (JPN) Miyata Subaru         5.12
      11. Osamu Kurimura (JPN) Shimano               5.16
      12. Osamu Sumida (JPN) Shimano                 5.27
      13. Yasutaka Tashiro (JPN) Limasans Atsugi     5.28
      14. Makoto Iijima (JPN) Acom Ravanello         5.40
      15. Hisafumi Imanishi (JPN) Shimano            6.23
      16. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo            7.32
      17. Shinri Suzuki (JPN) Bridgestone            7.54
      18. Jun Ihara (JPN) Aisan Kogyo                7.57
      19. Warren Clark (NZL)                         8.03
      20. Shinichi Fukushima (JPN) Bridgestone       8.07
      ---
      36. Krik O'Bee (USA)                          17.04
      44. John Ownsworth (NZL)                      23.16
      46. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                          24.25
      49. Ryan Tie (USA)                            27.11
    

    Final Classifications for Teams, Points and Mountains

    Teams
    
       1. Acom Ravanello                         42.11.49
       2. New Zealand                                8.11
       3. Nippon Hodo                               13.08
       4. Shimano                                   13.47
       5. Miyata Subaru                             18.34
       ---
       9. USA                                       28.38
    
    Points
    
       1. Czeslaw Lukaszewics (CAN)                    88
       2. Riccardo Ferrari (ITA) Nippon Hodo           82
       3. Marco Cannone (ITA) Nippon Hodo              71
       4. Michele Colleoni (ITA) Acom Ravanello        65
       5. Cojan Yannick (CAN)                          58
      ---
       7. Cory Dominiques (USA)                        52
      11. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                        36
      14. Krik O'Bee (USA)                             18
      17. Jamie Kidd (NZL)                             16
      18. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                          12
      28. Warren Clark (NZL)                            3
      28. John Ownsworth (NZL)                          3
      28. Ryan Tie (USA)                                3
    
    Mountain Points
    
       1. Gordon McCauley (NZL)                        23
       2. Brendan Vesty (NZL)                          17
       3. Mat Anand (CAN)                              16
       4. Moris Sammassimo (ITA) Acom Ravanello         8
       5. Mauro Zinetti (ITA) Acom Ravanello            5