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9th Tour of Japan - 2.2
Japan, May 15-22, 2005
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Stage 5 - May 21: Japan Cycle Sports Center - Japan Cycle Sports Center, Izu, 130.35km
Cardenas confirms his victory in Japan
By Miwako Sasaki in Izu
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Colombian Felix Rafael Cardenas (Barloworld) claimed his second win in the 9th Tour of Japan in the mountain stage in Izu, wearing the green leader's jersey. Cardenas finished 6 seconds ahead of Andrey Mizurov (Capec, 8th in the stage), who was second placed in GC. The Colombian has an advantage of 1'16 to the Kazakh now, and will ride relaxed in the final flat stage in Tokyo tomorrow.
The new stage in Izu started from the Japan Cycle Sports Center, an amusement and cycling facility. For the first time, the Izu Cycle Festival was also held in the center and the fifth stage of the Tour of Japan was one of those events. Before the start, Alberto Elli, director of Team Barloworld said, "Today's stage will be very tough. And Cardenas has only 1'10 advantage to Mizourov. It's a big problem. But, we, Barloworld are a very strong team. We will work hard today. I hope we can keep our leader's jersey."
85 riders started the race and the weather was fine, even a little hot. After the start in the center, the riders rode a 90km mountain course, including the Izu Skyline highway. The highway was closed for the cycling today for the first time, and there were also some races for amateurs. The riders could see Mount Fuji on the Izu Skyline. After the mountain course, the riders came back to the Cycle Sports Center and rode five laps of a hilly circuit.
Japanese Tomoya Kano (Shimano) attacked from the peloton at 5km, and he was followed by Kam Po Wong (Purapharm) and last year's GC winner, Shinichi Fukushima, with his teammate Yasutaka Tashiro (Bridgestone). The break managed to gain 2 minutes to the peloton which was controlled by Barloworld.
The three Japanese still had an advantage of 1'25 to the leader's group (now reduced to about 30 riders) when they started the circuit Cycle Sports Center circuit. But the break of Japanese was caught by the leader's group at four laps to go. Wismilak and Capec wanted to attack over and over again, but Cardenas always rode in front of the group, and didn't allow it. Finally, the green leader jersey attacked himself at the final lap, and he finished first, celebrating with his teammate Matteo Carrara, who was second place.
Cardenas already took the mountain's jersey yesterday, and he also got the points jersey today. So he is wearing all the jerseys now and it was the first time in his six year career. "I came to Japan to win stages and GC, it wasn't important for me to take the mountains jersey or another one. But after I started the race, I'm in very good condition and so I could get everything."
Australian Team Report
By Brian Stephens, Australian U23 Team Manager
Today's fifth stage of the Tour of Japan was to be the toughest of the tour. Normally held around the Shuzenji keirin centre, this year it started there then went out on to a tourist road along mountain ridge before returning to the keirin centre. This included several long climbs, and when added to the tough course at Shuzenji, it made for a difficult day, especially coming after the mountain time trial of yesterday.
The attacks came early and eventually a group of four went clear of the bunch, controlled by Barloworld. They did a great job of containing the break, then bringing it back. Many riders lost contact with the main group leaving about 20 to fight out the win, which was taken in fine style by the tour leader, Cardenas. The AIS Mapei Aqua Australian boys did a great job with Simon Clarke 4th and Chris Sutton, 9th. Simon moves to 16th overall with a flat stage in Tokyo to go.
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- Koji Fukushima (Bridgestone) givea his autograph to a boy.
- Matteo Carrara (Barloworld) talks with his ex-teammate Hidenori Nodera (Shimano) before the start.
- Japanese champion Yasutaka Tashiro (Bridgestone) leads a break on the highway.
- Cloud hides the figure of Mount Fuji.
- Barloworld protects their leader Felix Cardenas on the mountain.
- Green jersey Felix Cardenas (Barloworld) with John-Lee Augustyn (Konica-Minolta) on the mountain.
- Watch out! John-Lee Augustyn (Konica-Minolta) almost crashes next to the race leader Felix Cardenas (Barloworld).
- John-Lee Augustyn (Konica-Minolta) doesn't fall but comes to a halt, while Andrey Mizurov (Capec) smiles behind him.
- Christopher Bradford (Wismilak) struggles on the mountain.
- Felix Cardenas (Barloworld) crosses the line solo to take the win.
- David McKenzie (Wismilak) can't move after the finish.
- Felix Cardenas (Barloworld) keeps his green leader's jersey.
- Felix Cardenas (Barloworld) dominates the prize-giving ceremony.
- Never enough - Felix 'the mountain cat' Cardenas wants a kiss, too!
Results
1 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 3.37.47 2 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.02 3 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 0.04 4 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team 5 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 6 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 7 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team 0.06 8 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 9 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team 10 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 0.08 11 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo 12 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 0.09 13 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 14 Christopher Bradford (Aus) Wismilak International Team 15 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 16 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 17 Fredrik Johansson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 18 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 19 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec 20 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Purapharm 21 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 0.15 22 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team 0.26 23 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Jpn) Kinan CCD 0.49 24 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 0.51 25 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 1.38 26 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Team Nippo 1.57 27 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 28 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 3.30 29 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 4.25 30 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 4.28 31 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 32 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Nippo 33 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 4.45 34 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 5.12 35 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 6.57 36 Takuya Nishimura (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 7.18 37 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Kinan CCD 38 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 8.37 39 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 8.46 40 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team 41 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Kinan CCD 10.43 42 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 12.11 43 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 13.23 44 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 45 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm 46 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 47 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 13.40 48 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 14.17 49 Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 50 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team 15.33 51 Kin San Wu (HKg) Purapharm 52 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 53 Shinichi Amagasa (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 54 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 55 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 56 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD 57 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 58 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team 59 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team 60 George Schoonraad (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 61 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 62 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australian National Team 63 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Kinan CCD 64 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 65 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 66 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 67 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 68 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm 69 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 70 Yuyu Nakamoto (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 71 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 16.48 72 Yuji Osabe (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 31.18 DNF Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Kinan CCD DNF Yoshiaki Sudo (Jpn) Nalsima Friend DNF Kenji Tsuzuki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design DNF Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Purapharm DNF Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru DNF Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team DNF Bernard Luzon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team DNF Taiki Kawasaki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design DNF Takashi Kanda (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design DNF Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp DNF Merculio Ramos (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team DNF Tomas Martinez (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team DNF Hiroyuki Ogita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design General classification after stage 5 1 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 2 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 1.16 3 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 2.18 4 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team 2.30 5 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 3.13 6 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 3.46 7 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 3.55 8 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 3.57 9 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 4.24 10 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 4.29 11 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 5.10 12 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec 5.19 13 Fredrik Johansson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 6.05 14 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 6.26 15 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 6.39 16 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team 6.42 17 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo 7.15 18 Christopher Bradford (Aus) Wismilak International Team 7.24 19 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 8.20 20 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 9.10 21 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Purapharm 9.50 22 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 10.00 23 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 11.23 24 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Team Nippo 12.27 25 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team 12.37 26 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Jpn) Kinan CCD 13.42 27 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team 14.18 28 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 16.26 29 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 16.40 30 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 17.53 31 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 18.09 32 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 18.52 33 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm 19.29 34 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Nippo 22.55 35 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 25.17 36 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 25.50 37 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 25.54 38 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team 26.36 39 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 27.03 40 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 27.20 41 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team 28.08 42 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 30.08 43 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Kinan CCD 30.40 44 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 31.23 45 Takuya Nishimura (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 31.56 46 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 32.20 47 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 33.45 48 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm 49 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 34.35 50 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Kinan CCD 36.02 51 Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 36.05 52 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 36.25 53 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 37.51 54 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 38.42 55 Kin San Wu (HKg) Purapharm 39.58 56 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 41.45 57 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 42.35 58 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD 43.15 59 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 45.08 60 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team 45.50 61 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 47.04 62 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 48.03 63 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 48.24 64 George Schoonraad (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 49.22 65 Yuyu Nakamoto (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 49.32 66 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 50.00 67 Shinichi Amagasa (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 50.54 68 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Kinan CCD 52.38 69 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Kinan CCD 1.03.58 70 Mathew Rex (Aus) Australian National Team 1.19.02 71 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team 1.22.13 72 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 1.22.21 73 Yoshiaki Sudo (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 1.52.27 74 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Purapharm 2.01.33 75 Bernard Luzon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 2.02.39 76 Tomas Martinez (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 2.11.40 77 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team 2.11.47 78 Yuji Osabe (Jpn) Nalsima Friend 2.16.20 79 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 2.16.29 80 Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 2.30.06 81 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 2.30.43 82 Taiki Kawasaki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design 2.34.46 83 Hiroyuki Ogita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design 2.36.55 84 Kenji Tsuzuki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design 2.41.27 85 Takashi Kanda (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design 2.53.38 Points classification 1 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 42 pts 2 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 28 3 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 28 4 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 21 5 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team 15 6 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 14 7 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 13 8 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 12 9 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team 12 10 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team 12 11 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 11 12 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team 10 13 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 9 14 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 8 15 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 8 16 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 7 17 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 6 18 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 6 19 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 6 20 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 5 21 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 5 22 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team 4 23 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 3 24 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 2 25 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec 2 26 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 2 27 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo 1 28 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm 1 29 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm 1 Mountains classification 1 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 23 pts 2 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 18 3 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 16 4 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 14 5 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 14 6 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 10 7 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 10 8 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team 8 9 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team 8 10 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 7 11 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 5 12 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 5 13 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 5 14 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 3 15 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 3 16 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm 2 17 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 2 18 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 2 19 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1 Teams classification 1 Cycling Team Capec 46.09.55 2 Team Barloworld-Valsir 1.10 3 Wismilak International Team 4.32 4 Shimano-Memory Corp 9.16 5 Team Konica Minolta 9.33 6 Aisan-Ind Racing Team 29.14 7 Australian National Team 31.38 8 Team Nippo 35.01 9 Team Bridgestone Anchor 48.47 10 Purapharm 53.53 11 Kinan CCD 1.08.43 12 Nalsima Friend 1.13.10 13 Miyata-Subaru 1.20.38 14 Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 2.00.37 15 Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 3.11.55 16 Nakagawa As K'design 7.42.15
