9th Tour of Japan - 2.2

Japan, May 15-22, 2005

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Stage 4 - May 20: Mount Fuji ITT, 11.4km

Mizourov wins mountain time trial

By Miwako Sasaki in Mount Fuji

Kazakh Champion Andrey Mizourov (Capec) became the first winner on Mount Fuji in the Tour of Japan. The ex-Telekom rider finished the 11.4 km ascent in a time of 40 minutes and 27 seconds. But the race leader Felix Rafael Cardenas (Barloworld) finished only 27 seconds second and kept his green jersey.

The time trial of Mount Fuji was very hard. The race started from 800m altitude and finished at 2000m. The altitude gap was 1200m and the average gradient was over 10.5 percent. And at 1 km to go, the slope steepened to a leg breaking 22 percent. The weather was cloudy and it was only 4 degrees at the finish.

85 riders started the race, separated into three waves, and the race had an hour and a half break between each group. Mizurov raced in the second group and he already took the top time before the third and final 25 rider group started the race. But no-one of the final 25 riders could beat the Kazakh.

Team Barloworld was always watching Mizourov from the start of Tour of Japan because of his experience in Telekom (2000 and 2001) and Mercatone Uno (2002). He joined Team Capec from this year, after he was in French team Oktos and finished in 9th place in the Route du Sud last year. Now Mizourov is second place in GC, 1'10 behind Cardenas. And tomorrow's mountain stage will be the final battle of Team Barloworld vs Team Capec.

Australian team report

By Brian Stephens, Australian U23 manager

Today's stage to the Tour of Japan was an 11.4km time trial up the slopes of Mt Fuji, Japan's famous and spiritual mountain. The race started at an altitude of 800m with the finish at 2,000m with ramps of over 20%. The AIS Mapei Aqua Australian riders survived this tough stage, all finishing in the top 50.

Results

1 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                         40.27.7
2 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir        0.27.2
3 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                      1.06.1
4 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team                 1.13.5
5 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                      1.37.9
6 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       2.03.5
7 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                            2.27.1
8 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir                         2.29.9
9 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                            2.35.4
10 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                  2.48.0
11 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                     3.17.5
12 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                3.25.0
13 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                  3.36.1
14 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                        3.52.2
15 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team                3.55.0
16 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec                           3.59.4
17 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                4.05.2
18 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team                4.32.7
19 Fredrik Johansson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                     4.45.5
20 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       4.50.3
21 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                     4.55.6
22 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                          5.07.2
23 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                       5.11.7
24 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                         5.20.2
25 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team                     5.27.3
26 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                              5.45.8
27 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo                                5.57.2
28 George Schoonraad (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                     5.58.5
29 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team               6.05.0
30 Christopher Bradford (Aus) Wismilak International Team          6.05.1
31 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team                    6.07.3
32 Takuya Nishimura (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                            6.16.6
33 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                       6.22.7
34 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                               6.40.9
35 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                     7.11.6
36 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                  7.13.5
37 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                      7.14.7
38 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team               7.17.3
39 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team          7.21.3
40 Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                         7.23.2
41 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Purapharm                                  7.29.0
42 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team                      7.32.7
43 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Nippo                              7.53.2
44 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                              7.53.4
45 Yuji Osabe (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                 7.58.1
46 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australian National Team                       8.01.1
47 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Team Nippo                                 8.20.3
48 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                    8.21.2
49 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                   8.25.4
50 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                                8.37.6
51 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                8.54.4
52 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                         9.03.8
53 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                      9.05.4
54 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                    9.09.6
55 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                 9.11.1
56 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                   9.15.0
57 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team          9.19.5
58 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team                 9.35.8
59 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                              9.48.7
60 Kin San Wu (HKg) Purapharm                                     10.10.5
61 Shinichi Amagasa (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi            10.13.4
62 Yuyu Nakamoto (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi               10.26.1
63 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Jpn) Kinan CCD                               10.41.0
64 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                   10.44.6
65 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                            10.54.0
66 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi               11.06.4
67 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                 11.20.8
68 Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                             11.43.8
69 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                11.46.1
70 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                  11.46.3
71 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi              11.58.0
72 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                          12.20.1
73 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                   12.21.0
74 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                      12.23.9
75 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                            12.47.4
76 Kenji Tsuzuki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                       13.05.0
77 Tomas Martinez (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team          13.17.5
78 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team              13.24.7
79 Yoshiaki Sudo (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                             14.04.5
80 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Purapharm                                   15.05.7
81 Takashi Kanda (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                       15.15.3
82 Bernard Luzon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team           16.11.9
83 Taiki Kawasaki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                      16.24.1
84 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team          18.06.4
85 Hiroyuki Ogita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                      18.33.2
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir    11.42.59
2 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                          1.10
3 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                      2.16
4 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir                         2.23
5 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team                 2.24
6 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       3.04
7 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                            3.37
8 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                            3.46
9 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                         3.48
10 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                  3.58
11 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team                4.20
12 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                     4.21
13 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                4.26
14 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                  4.46
15 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                          4.55
16 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec                           5.10
17 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                5.15
18 Fredrik Johansson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                     5.56
19 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                     6.06
20 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                       6.22
21 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                         6.30
22 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team                     6.38
23 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo                                7.07
24 Christopher Bradford (Aus) Wismilak International Team          7.15
25 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                     8.16
26 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                       9.16
27 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Purapharm                                  9.41
28 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                             10.17
29 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Team Nippo                                10.30
30 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team              12.31
31 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team                     12.35
32 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Jpn) Kinan CCD                               12.53
33 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team               13.52
34 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                    14.48
35 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                   16.47
36 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team              17.50
37 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team         18.00
38 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                             18.01
39 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm                                18.12
40 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Nippo                             18.27
41 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                              20.55
42 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                     21.29
43 Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                        21.48
44 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                      22.18
45 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                   22.35
46 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                  22.40
47 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                               22.52
48 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi               23.09
49 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                     23.20
50 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                23.22
51 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                             24.14
52 Kin San Wu (HKg) Purapharm                                     24.25
53 Takuya Nishimura (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                           24.38
54 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                        24.59
55 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                   25.19
56 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi              26.12
57 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team                      26.38
58 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                            27.02
59 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                  27.42
60 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                            29.35
61 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team                   30.17
62 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                          31.31
63 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                 32.30
64 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team         32.51
65 George Schoonraad (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                    33.49
66 Yuyu Nakamoto (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi               33.59
67 Shinichi Amagasa (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi            35.21
68 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                 36.37
69 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Kinan CCD                                  37.05
70 Yoshiaki Sudo (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                             51.09
71 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Purapharm                                 1.00.15
72 Bernard Luzon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team         1.01.21
73 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australian National Team                    1.03.29
74 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi             1.05.33
75 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team              1.06.40
76 Tomas Martinez (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team        1.10.22
77 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team            1.10.29
78 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team        1.15.11
79 Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru                           1.28.48
80 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                 1.29.25
81 Taiki Kawasaki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                    1.33.28
82 Hiroyuki Ogita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                    1.35.37
83 Kenji Tsuzuki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                     1.40.09
84 Yuji Osabe (Jpn) Nalsima Friend                              1.45.02
85 Takashi Kanda (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design                     1.52.20
 
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 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir          18 pts
2 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                        16
3 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                            15
4 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir                           14
5 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta                              10
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                        10
7 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team                        8
8 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team                    8
9 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                           7
10 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                        5
11 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                         5
12 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp                              4
13 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec                             3
14 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team                   2
15 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir                     1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Barloworld-Valsir                                       35.12.30
2 Cycling Team Capec                                               3.41
3 Wismilak International Team                                      8.17
4 Team Konica Minolta                                             11.41
5 Shimano-Memory Corp                                             12.58
6 Team Bridgestone Anchor                                         21.20
7 Australian National Team                                        26.46
8 Purapharm                                                       28.52
9 Aisan-Ind Racing Team                                           31.08
10 Team Nippo                                                     32.32
11 Miyata-Subaru                                                  48.11
12 Kinan CCD                                                      53.57
13 Nalsima Friend                                                 59.44
14 Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                                 1.18.02
15 Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team                             1.45.45
16 Nakagawa As K'design                                         4.42.25