12th Tour of Japan - 2.2

Japan, May 18-25, 2008

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Stage 5 - May 23: Subashiri - Mount Fuji (ITT), 11.4km

Gong takes the lead while Garofalo the stage

By Miwako Sasaki

Garofalo took the win today.
Photo ©: Hitoshi Omae

Nippo-Endeka's Vincenzo Garofalo dominated the mountain time trial held on Mount Fuji, the 5th stage of the Tour of Japan. The Italian finished in a time of 43 minutes 1 second for 11.4km tough ascent of one of Japans most renowned mountains. The win was his first as a professional. Hyo Suk Gong (Seoul Cycling) of Korean took second place just six seconds behind Garofalo, taking the green leader's jersey in the process.

Gong was a part of the breakaway during stage 2 in Nara, won by Wesley Sulzberger (South Australia.com-AIS). Sulzberger finished the hilly time trial down in 22nd, relinquishing his leaders jersey with a time deficit of 4'02. He dropped to 9th place in the general classification.

Sulzberger's team-mate Cameron Meyer now sits in second overall 21 seconds behind the 22 year old, Gong.

Australian Jai Crawford (Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team) moved into third overall after an impressive performance, which saw him take third in the stage.

Garofalo win propelled him into the lead of the mountains classification, but being just over a minute behind Gong, he may still prove to be a major threat to the overall, which will be decided tomorrow on a tough stage in Izu.

Photography

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Jai Crawford finished 3rd & moved into third overall.
Arashiro did enough for 9th.
Sulzburger had a bad day to finish 22nd.
Garofalo took the stage and the mountains jersey.
Hyo Suk Gong (Seoul Cycling) finished 2nd and moved into the overall lead.
Timo Albiez (Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas).
Robert Rodosz (Mroz Action Uniqa).
Mariusz Witecki (Mroz Action Uniqa) was 7th.
Hyo Suk Gong (Seoul Cycling) is the first Korean to lead the race in it's 12 year history.
Cameron Meyer now sits in 2nd overall.
The beautiful Mount Fuji is an onimious in the back ground.
Tomoya Kano (Skil-Shimano).
Garofalo took the win today.

Results

1 Vicenzo Garofalo (Ita) Nippo-Endeka                        43.01.3 (15.9 km/h)
2 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                            0.06.9
3 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team           0.22.5
4 Robert Rodosz (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                       0.40.5
5 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  0.57.0
6 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                              1.16.6
7 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                     1.34.0
8 Timo Albiez (Ger) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas               1.34.8
9 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                    1.51.6
10 William Ford (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  2.04.4
11 Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello          2.06.8
12 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                2.31.3
13 Alexandre Aulas (Fra) A-Style Somn                         2.37.3
14 Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor            2.39.8
15 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                    2.56.7
16 Sano Junya (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                              3.18.9
17 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                            3.34.9
18 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                  3.35.4
19 Simone Bruson (Ita) A-Style Somn                           3.46.7
20 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                      3.54.4
21 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                         4.00.0
22 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS             4.02.4
23 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          4.04.4
24 Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) A-Style Somn                      4.18.9
25 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                    4.27.4
26 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                            4.41.9
27 Kohei Tsusue (Jpn) Team JBCF                               4.59.7
28 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                           5.06.3
29 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                         5.08.0
30 Michael Haiser (Ger) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas           5.09.3
31 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                       5.31.5
32 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  5.32.5
33 Marco Weilenmann (Swi) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas         5.34.4
34 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello    5.38.8
35 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          5.47.4
36 Masaki Hirabayashi (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                5.55.3
37 Sylvain Georges (Fra) A-Style Somn                         5.56.2
38 Aristide Ratti (Ita) A-Style Somn                          5.56.5
39 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) A-Style Somn                            6.05.8
40 Asa Eazu (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                          6.09.8
41 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                         6.16.1
42 Tetsuya Fujioka (Jpn) Team JBCF                            6.16.4
43 Kenta Onoguchi (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                         6.45.6
44 Kazunari Asano (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello          6.48.8
45 Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                    6.49.8
46 Masafumi Nishitani (Jpn) Team JBCF                         6.54.6
47 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                    6.57.6
48 Peter Andres (Swi) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas             7.10.6
49 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS              7.11.6
50 Devis Miorin (Ita) Nippo-Endeka                            7.13.7
51 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                  7.17.9
52 Tomoya Sano (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                          7.18.0
53 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                             7.18.1
54 Keita Iwashima (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                         7.20.6
55 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                     7.21.8
56 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor              7.28.1
57 Yosuke Kojima (Jpn) Team JBCF                              7.28.8
58 Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                      7.55.3
59 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                  8.04.7
60 Tomoyuki Kaneda (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                   8.11.0
61 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                           8.34.0
62 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                8.38.3
63 Masafumi Yamane (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                   8.58.1
64 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                 9.01.5
65 Ikuo Hosoki (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                            9.06.3
66 Masayuki Kimura (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                        9.10.4
67 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                       9.37.1
68 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                            9.39.2
69 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                        9.46.0
70 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor               9.57.5
71 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul Cycling                          10.01.1
72 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                     10.01.3
73 Hideya Akiyama (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                    10.19.8
74 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                         10.21.1
75 Genta Nakamura (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team       10.45.9
76 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                       10.55.0
77 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                     10.57.5
78 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas        11.02.7
79 Rogelio Carvalho (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello       11.04.9
80 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello          11.48.9
81 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor          11.59.5
82 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                           12.04.8
83 Hiroshi Nara (Jpn) Team JBCF                              12.24.9
84 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                          12.27.7
85 Takashi Nakayama (Jpn) Team JBCF                          12.38.4
86 Yoshiaki Sudou (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                   13.38.2
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                        14.11.43
2 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  0.21
3 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team           0.22
4 Vicenzo Garofalo (Ita) Nippo-Endeka                         1.04
5 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                     1.31
6 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                    1.40
7 Robert Rodosz (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                       2.41
8 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                              3.21
9 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS              3.25
10 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                    3.49
11 Alexandre Aulas (Fra) A-Style Somn                         3.54
12 Timo Albiez (Ger) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas              3.59
13 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                4.18
14 Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello          4.31
15 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                            4.39
16 Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor            5.04
17 Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) A-Style Somn                      5.21
18 Rhys Pollock (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team          5.50
19 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                      6.03
20 Simone Bruson (Ita) A-Style Somn                           6.10
21 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                           6.26
22 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                         6.38
23 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                         7.15
24 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  7.37
25 Devis Miorin (Ita) Nippo-Endeka                            8.31
26 Michael Haiser (Ger) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas           8.32
27 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                    8.43
28 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                            8.50
29 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello    8.54
30 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                             9.09
31 Tetsuya Fujioka (Jpn) Team JBCF                           10.24
32 Keita Iwashima (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                        10.35
33 Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                   10.39
34 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                   11.00
35 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                 11.04
36 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                11.12
37 Seok Kyu Suh (Kor) Seoul Cycling                          12.25
38 Piotr Chmielewski (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                 13.34
39 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                    15.30
40 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                      16.41
41 Maxim Gourov (Kaz) A-Style Somn                           18.08
42 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team         18.47
43 Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                     20.41
44 Sano Junya (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                             21.43
45 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                 22.03
46 Kohei Tsusue (Jpn) Team JBCF                              23.36
47 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                     24.01
48 Kenta Onoguchi (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                        25.09
49 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS             25.25
50 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor             25.52
51 Yosuke Kojima (Jpn) Team JBCF                             25.53
52 Aristide Ratti (Ita) A-Style Somn                         26.00
53 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                          26.51
54 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor              26.58
55 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor               27.02
56 Hideya Akiyama (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                    27.44
57 Masafumi Yamane (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                  27.49
58 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                     28.25
59 Masafumi Nishitani (Jpn) Team JBCF                        28.28
60 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                      28.53
61 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                       29.19
62 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                           30.40
63 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                          30.50
64 Takashi Nakayama (Jpn) Team JBCF                          31.02
65 Genta Nakamura (Jpn) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team       31.28
66 Won Jae Lee (Kor) Seoul Cycling                           32.07
67 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor          34.11
68 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                        37.12
69 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello          38.08
70 Sylvain Georges (Fra) A-Style Somn                        40.12
71 Masaki Hirabayashi (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant               41.21
72 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                       44.21
73 Peter Andres (Swi) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas            45.40
74 Rogelio Carvalho (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello       54.12
75 Masayuki Kimura (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                       59.45
76 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                       1.05.06
77 Tomoyuki Kaneda (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                1.08.31
78 Kazunari Asano (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello       1.08.53
79 William Ford (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS               1.17.34
80 Yoshiaki Sudou (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                 1.24.23
81 Asa Eazu (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                       1.29.23
82 Marco Weilenmann (Swi) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas      1.30.32
83 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas      1.34.11
84 Tomoya Sano (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                       1.35.22
85 Ikuo Hosoki (Jpn) Nalsima Frend                         1.40.26
86 Hiroshi Nara (Jpn) Team JBCF                            2.03.45
 
Points classification
 
1 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                         32 pts
2 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  29
3 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                      27
4 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                        19
5 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                     17
6 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                       15
7 Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                   15
8 Robert Rodosz (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                           15
9 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                                  13
10 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                      11
11 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                               11
12 Benjamin Stauder (Ger) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas             10
13 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                              8
14 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                         8
15 Vicenzo Garofalo (Ita) Nippo-Endeka                             8
16 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                       8
17 Alberto Di Lorenzo (Ita) A-Style Somn                           7
18 Sung Baek Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                              6
19 Alexandre Aulas (Fra) A-Style Somn                              5
20 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                         4
21 Devis Miorin (Ita) Nippo-Endeka                                 4
22 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                         4
23 Aristide Ratti (Ita) A-Style Somn                               4
24 Wojciech Pawlak (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                         3
25 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                           3
26 Marcin Gebka (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                            3
27 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                           2
28 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team               1
29 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                 1
30 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Vicenzo Garofalo (Ita) Nippo-Endeka                             37 pts
2 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                        24
3 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                20
4 Jai Crawford (Aus) Trek - Marco Polo Cycling Team               12
5 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                       10
6 Mariusz Witecki (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                          9
7 Robert Rodosz (Pol) Mroz Action Uniqa                            8
8 Cameron Meyer (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                       6
9 Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Nippo-Endeka                                   6
10 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                  5
11 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                    4
12 Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                  3
13 Timo Albiez (Ger) Stegcomputer - CKT - Cogeas                   3
14 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Meitan Hompo - GDR                     3
15 Simon Clarke (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                       3
16 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Skil-Shimano                                2
17 William Ford (Aus) Southaustralia.com-AIS                       1
 
Teams classification
 
1 South Australia.com-AIS                                 42.42.43
2 Nippo-Endeka                                                3.31
3 Mroz Action Uniqa                                           4.07
4 Skil-Shimano                                                5.45
5 Meitan Hompo-GDR                                            6.59
6 A-Style Somn                                                7.52
7 Seoul Cycling                                               9.56
8 Aisan Racing Team                                          10.56
9 Trek-Marco Polo Cycling Team                               16.10
10 Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                               31.04
11 Stegcomputer-Ckt-Cogeas                                   36.51
12 Team Bridgestone Anchor                                   49.02
13 Team JBCF                                                 51.33
14 Nalsima Frend                                             55.42
15 Matrix Powertag                                         1.23.11
16 Team Comrade Giant                                      1.42.22