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9th Tour of Japan - 2.2

Japan, May 15-22, 2005

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Stage 3 - May 18: Iida Station - Shimohisakata Circuit - Matsuo Stadium, South-Shinshu, 155.3km

Cardenas wins in Japan

By Miwako Sasaki in South-Shinshu

After Team Barloworld tried hard to win the stages in Osaka and Nara, finally Colombian Felix Rafael Cardenas took a victory for his new team in South-Shinshu.

The new stage had a 12.2 km circuit, near the Tenryu river, including a climb of 2km that was to be raced 12 times. 87 riders started from Iida train station under the clear sky. The race was active early on, as Viktor Sheztakov (Capec), James Meadley (Australian National Team), James Perry (Konica-Minolta) and Christopher Bradford (Wismilak) got away from the peloton and had 2 minutes lead at eight laps to go.

The peloton was controlled by Team Barloworld, who accelerated at six laps to go. The advantage of the breakaway decreased to 1'30 at four laps to go with the chasing group now numbering 30 riders. The breakaway was caught at three laps to go, and immediately two Capec riders, Alexandr Dyachenko and Viktor Sheztakov counter-attacked from the first group. Sheztakov was still away alone at two laps to go, but Cardenas caught him and the Colombian finished first in front of two Capec riders, Kairat Baigudinov and Alexandr Dyachenko.

The green leader's jersey of David McKenzie (Wismilak) finished in the main group, 15 seconds behind, and now Cardenas is the new leader. 32 year-old Cardenas is a three-time stage winner (2000, 2003 and 2004) and twice King of the Mountains (2003 and 2004) in the Vuelta a Espaņa, and also a stage winner of the Tour de France in 2001. He joined Team Barloworld this year and finished 10th in GC in the Vuelta a Aragon in April. The Colombian came to Japan as the team leader.

The riders will transfer to Fuji tomorrow, where the most important stage in the Tour of Japan will be held: an 11.4 km individual hill climb time trial at Mount Fuji on Friday. Cardenas, third in the mountain TT of the 2003 Vuelta, now leads McKenzie by 14 seconds, Bazayev by 15, and Barloworld teammate David Plaza by 20 seconds.

The new TT in Mount Fuji will be the most eagerly awaited stage for Japanese fans, but the organiser is afraid of the state of communications in Fuji, because they can't use a radio or a mobile phone on the mountain. How can the rider know their intermediate splits in the race?

Australian Team report

By Brian Stephens, Australian U23 Team Manager

Today the Tour of Japan, stage 3, was raced in Iida for the first time. The circuit was 12 times 12 km with a very solid climb each lap. David McKenzie's lead was challenged by the strong Barloworld and Capec teams. His team was unable to control the later breaks and Dave lost his lead but only dropped to second. The winner was Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo from Barloworld.

For the AIS Mapei Aqua Australian team, we had James Meadley in an early break which was caught with 50km remaining. Simon Clarke was able to stay with the front group of just over 20 and ran 7th in the stage, moving to 20th overall. Tomorrow we transfer before Friday's Mt Fuji mountain time trial.

Results

1 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir     4.12.01
2 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       0.05
3 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                      0.08
4 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                           0.15
5 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                          
6 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                              
7 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team                          
8 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                            
9 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec                                
10 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo                                    
11 Christopher Bradford (Aus) Wismilak International Team              
12 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                            
13 Fredrik Johansson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         
14 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team                    
15 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                         
16 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                    
17 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir                            
18 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                             
19 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                      
20 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                               
21 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      
22 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                               
23 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team                    
24 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team                    
25 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                     1.14
26 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                    
27 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Team Nippo                                     
28 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Purapharm                                  1.17
29 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                  
30 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         
31 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                    
32 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       3.30
33 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team                      3.50
34 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team               5.31
35 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team                   
36 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                     
37 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                    7.45
38 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team              
39 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Nippo                              9.39
40 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                  
41 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team                        
42 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                13.16
43 Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                        13.19
44 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                    
45 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                        
46 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team              
47 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                   
48 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                             
49 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                    
50 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                 
51 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                           
52 Kin San Wu (HKg) Purapharm                                          
53 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                        
54 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                          
55 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                           
56 George Schoonraad (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         
57 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                       
58 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                 
59 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      
60 Takuya Nishimura (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                
61 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                       
62 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      
63 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                   
64 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                       
65 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                  
66 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                               
67 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                          
68 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australian National Team                      20.57
69 Yuyu Nakamoto (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                    
70 Shinichi Amagasa (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi            22.33
71 Yoshiaki Sudo (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                  
DNF  Hiroyuki Ogita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                         
DNF  Kenji Tsuzuki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                          
DNF  Takashi Kanda (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                          
DNF  Taiki Kawasaki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                         
DNF  Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                  
DNF  Yuji Osabe (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                   
DNF  Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Purapharm                                      
DNF  Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team                   
DNF  Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                      
DNF  Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team                 
DNF  Merculio Ramos (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team             
DNF  Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                
DNF  Bernard Luzon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team              
DNF  Tomas Martinez (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team             
DNF  Masashi Fujita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                         
DNF  Joel Calderon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team              
 
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir    11.02.05
2 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team                 0.14
3 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                           0.15
4 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir                         0.20
5 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                         0.23
6 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       1.27
7 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                 1.28
8 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                      1.30
9 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                      1.31
10 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                     1.37
11 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec                               
12 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                             
13 Fredrik Johansson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                         
14 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                           
15 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                               
16 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo                                    
17 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                             
18 Christopher Bradford (Aus) Wismilak International Team              
19 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                    
20 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team                         
21 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                         
22 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team                    
23 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                      
24 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                               
25 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      
26 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Team Nippo                                 2.36
27 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Purapharm                                  2.39
28 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                    
29 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                              2.50
30 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       4.52
31 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team                      5.29
32 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                 6.53
33 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team                   
34 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                    8.04
35 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team          9.07
36 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team               10.24
37 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team              11.00
38 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Nippo                             11.01
39 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                             12.42
40 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                    13.37
41 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                14.38
42 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi               14.41
43 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                    
44 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                 
45 Kin San Wu (HKg) Purapharm                                          
46 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                   
47 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                        
48 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                       
49 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                           
50 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                          
51 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                          
52 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                   
53 Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                        14.52
54 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                  
55 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                   15.01
56 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                      16.22
57 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                       
58 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                             
59 Takuya Nishimura (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                           18.48
60 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                            19.08
61 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                          19.38
62 Yuyu Nakamoto (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi               24.00
63 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team                   24.37
64 Shinichi Amagasa (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi            25.34
65 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                 25.43
66 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      
67 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team         25.56
68 George Schoonraad (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                    28.17
69 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                       
70 Yoshiaki Sudo (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                             37.31
71 Bernard Luzon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team           45.36
72 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Purapharm                                        
73 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi               54.53
74 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australian National Team                      55.55
75 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team                57.31
76 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team               
77 Tomas Martinez (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team               
78 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team                   
79 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                 1.17.31
80 Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                  
81 Taiki Kawasaki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                           
82 Hiroyuki Ogita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                           
83 Kenji Tsuzuki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                     1.27.31
84 Yuji Osabe (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                              1.37.31
85 Takashi Kanda (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                            
 
                     
 
Points classification
 
1 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                             28 pts
2 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir          27
3 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                        16
4 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team                   15
5 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team                         15
6 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                  14
7 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                         12
8 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team                  12
9 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                        10
10 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team                  8
11 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir                           8
12 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                   7
13 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                                6
14 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                           6
15 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                   6
16 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                   5
17 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                            5
18 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                     5
19 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                        4
20 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team                        4
21 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                          3
22 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                       3
23 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                   2
24 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec                              2
25 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                          2
26 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo                                   1
27 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                        1
28 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                    1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir                           11 pts
2 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                        10
3 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team                        8
4 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                               8
5 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                           7
6 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir           6
7 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                         5
8 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                              3
9 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team                    2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Barloworld-Valsir                                       33.07.04
2 Cycling Team Capec                                               2.23
3 Wismilak International Team                                      2.39
4 Shimano-Memory Corp                                              4.02
5 Team Konica Minolta                                              6.45
6 Purapharm                                                       10.20
7 Team Bridgestone Anchor                                         10.29
8 Australian National Team                                        13.10
9 Team Nippo                                                      14.25
10 Aisan-Ind Racing Team                                          15.46
11 Kinan CCD                                                      31.09
12 Miyata-Subaru                                                  31.23
13 Nalsima Friend                                                 41.26
14 Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                                   52.31
15 Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team                             1.19.50
16 Nakagawa As K'design                                         4.01.44