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Tour of Japan - 2.2

Japan, May 14-21, 2006

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Stage 2 - May 15: Todaiji Temple - Nunome Dam Circuit, Nara, 146.2km

Duma becomes new leader

By Miwako Sasaki in Nara

Ukrainian Vladimir Duma (Team Universal Caffe-C.B. Immobiliare) showed his presence in the small Italian team, winning the second stage of the 10th Tour of Japan into Nara. 34 year old ex-Ukrainian road champion (1998 and 2000) beat his companion of the break, Martin Velits (Team Konica Minolta), Yukihiro Doi (Skil-Shimano) and Koji Fukushima (Team Van Cycling).

After the ceremony in front of Todaiji Temple, which was built in the 8th century, the peloton moved to the hilly circuit (10.1km x 12 laps) and started the race.

Raivis Belohvosciks (Team Universal Caffe-C.B. Immobiliare), the most aggressive rider in the previous stage, wearing blue points jersey now, also worked hard today. He attacked repeatedly in the early part of the stage, and made the breakaway with Japanese champion Hidenori Nodera (Skil-Shimano) , Koji Fukushima, Martin Velits and ex-cyclo cross world champion Bart Wellens (Fidea Cycling Team). The breakaway gained 3'30 to the peloton at eight laps to go. And then, Duma bridged up from the peloton at six laps to go, following Japanese Doi, who rode in Europe this spring and had a good result at Henninger Turm and Niedersachsen Rundfahrt in Germany, and John-Lee Augustyn (Team Konica Minolta) . They caught the break at five laps to go and kept their one minute's advantage to the peloton.

On the final lap, Duma, Doi, Velits and Fukushima still kept their escape, and the Ukrainian attacked on the final hill, crossing the line with arms raised. "I won a stage of the Tour de Suisse in 1998, when I was a first year pro," he said. "It was a similar hilly course and a similar situation today. I'm glad because this victory is my first win this season."

Indeed it was his first victory since he won a stage of Regio Tour in 2003, when he was with Landbouwkrediet-Colnago. Now he also became the race leader, wearing the green jersey.

Tomorrow is transfer day to Minami Shinshu, where there is another hilly, hard stage on Wednesday. The general classification was confirmed there last year.

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Results

1 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare         3.52.16
2 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                    0.07
3 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       0.10
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                0.18
5 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare            0.52
6 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                         
7 Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare             
8 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                         
9 Andrey Medyannikov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                               
10 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                                
11 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                
12 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                              
13 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                  
14 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                 
15 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                    
16 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                  
17 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                   
18 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                 
19 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                               
20 Dmitri Nikandorov (Rus) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare           
21 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                 
22 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                           
23 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                           
24 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                              
25 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                           
26 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                          
27 Marnus Potgieter (RSA) Konica Minolta                                    
28 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                              1.00
29 Daniel Lloyd (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                
30 Wai Cheung King (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                        1.02
31 Tomoya Sano (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                   
32 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                   1.04
33 Hua Lai Kuan (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                
34 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team                                   
35 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                     
36 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                1.06
37 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                               
38 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Konica Minolta                                  
39 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                             
40 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                    1.09
41 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                 
42 Ivan De Nobile (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare              
43 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                               
44 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                           
45 Hing Chan Chun (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                             
46 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Konica Minolta                                   
47 Kaoru Ohuchi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                          
48 Kohei Tsusue (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                     1.12
49 San Wu Kin (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                             1.14
50 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                            0.52
51 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                               1.22
52 Ken Akita (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                    1.24
53 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                        1.25
54 Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                           1.31
55 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
56 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                  1.32
57 Tsun Lam Kai (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                           1.37
58 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                               1.42
59 Taichi Moriyama (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                  1.45
60 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                  1.49
61 Raivis Belohvoschiks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare    1.51
62 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                             2.06
63 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                   1.02
64 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                             2.25
65 Sean Finning (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                           5.30
66 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                    6.21
67 Masayuki Kimura (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                      
68 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                 
69 Yoshiaki Sudou (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                       
70 Yip Tang Wang (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                              
71 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                              
72 Kentaro Eshita (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                      10.18
73 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                 11.00
74 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                       11.08
75 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                               11.54
76 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                          
77 Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                  13.19
78 Koji Nagano (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                              14.32
79 Arthur Ayers (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                        14.47
80 Kazunari Asano (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                           
81 Akihiro Munehisa (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                        
DNF Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                             
DNF Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                          
DNF Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                        
DNF Norihide Murayama (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                        
DNF Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                         
DNF Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                              
DNF Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                        
DNF Peter Van Santvliet (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                           
DNF Yusuke Muroi (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                          
DNF Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                          
DNF Johannes Christiaan Rabie (RSA) Konica Minolta                         
DNF Masahumi Yamane (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                       
DNF Tomoji Taniguchi (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                       
DNF Manabu Takanashi (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                   
 
Points
 
1 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare              15 pts
2 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                      12
3 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                         10
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                   8
5 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare               6
6 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                        5
7 Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare            4
8 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                        3
9 Andrey Medyannikov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                              2
10 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                               1
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare         6.58.34
2 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                    0.07
3 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       0.10
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                0.18
5 Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare         0.52
6 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                                 
7 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                   
8 Andrey Medyannikov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                               
9 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                   
10 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                    
11 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                   
12 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                        
13 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                              
14 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                 
15 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                          
16 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                              
17 Marnus Potgieter (RSA) Konica Minolta                                    
18 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                           
19 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                           
20 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare               
21 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                
22 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                 
23 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                               
24 Dmitri Nikandorov (Rus) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare           
25 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                        
26 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                
27 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                 
28 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                           
29 Daniel Lloyd (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                            1.00
30 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                  
31 Wai Cheung King (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                        1.02
32 Tomoya Sano (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                   
33 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                       
34 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team                               1.04
35 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                     
36 Hua Lai Kuan (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                
37 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                       
38 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                1.06
39 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                             
40 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Konica Minolta                                  
41 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                               
42 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                             1.09
43 Kaoru Ohuchi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                          
44 Ivan De Nobile (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare              
45 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                           
46 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Konica Minolta                                   
47 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                               
48 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                        
49 Hing Chan Chun (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                             
50 Kohei Tsusue (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                     1.12
51 San Wu Kin (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                             1.14
52 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                               1.22
53 Ken Akita (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                    1.24
54 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                        1.25
55 Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                           1.31
56 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
57 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                  1.32
58 Tsun Lam Kai (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                           1.37
59 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                               1.42
60 Taichi Moriyama (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                  1.45
61 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                  1.49
62 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                             2.06
63 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                             2.25
64 Raivis Belohvoschiks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare    3.16
65 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                          6.21
66 Yip Tang Wang (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                              
67 Yoshiaki Sudou (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                       
68 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                 
69 Masayuki Kimura (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                      
70 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                        
71 Kentaro Eshita (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                      10.18
72 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                 11.00
73 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                       11.08
74 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                               11.54
75 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                          
76 Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                  13.19
77 Koji Nagano (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                              14.32
78 Akihiro Munehisa (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                   14.47
79 Arthur Ayers (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                             
80 Kazunari Asano (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                           
81 Sean Finning (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                          16.55
82 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                     34.47
83 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                            
84 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                
85 Peter Van Santvliet (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                             
86 Norihide Murayama (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                          
87 Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                               
88 Masahumi Yamane (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                         
89 Yusuke Muroi (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                            
90 Tomoji Taniguchi (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                         
91 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                            
92 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                           
93 Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                          
94 Johannes Christiaan Rabie (RSA) Konica Minolta                      46.12
 
Points classification
 
1 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                               16 pts
2 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare              15
3 Raivis Belohvoschiks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare       15
4 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                      12
5 Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare           12
6 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                 12
7 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                         10
8 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                  10
9 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                         10
10 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Konica Minolta                                 9
11 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare              6
12 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                6
13 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                       5
14 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                   5
15 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                   4
16 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                       3
17 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                             3
18 Andrey Medyannikov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                             2
19 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                      2
20 Tsun Lam Kai (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                              2
21 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                2
22 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                            1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Raivis Belohvoschiks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare       15 pts
2 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                       5
3 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                          3
4 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                   3
5 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       2
6 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                    2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare                            20.57.26
2 Team Konika Minolta                                                   0.07
3 Team Vang Cycling                                                     0.18
4 Skil - Shimano                                                        0.24
5 Cycling Team Capec                                                    0.52
6 Aisan Racing Team                                                     1.04
7 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                1.12
8 Hong Kong China                                                       1.19
9 Fidea Cycling Team                                                    1.21
10 Miyata - Subaru                                                      1.24
11 Team Matrix Powertag - Specialized                                   1.27
12 South Australia. Com                                                 5.44
13 Nalsima Frend                                                        6.38
14 Team Bridgestone - Anchor                                           16.37
15 Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                                        24.13
16 You Can Specialized Nissyo                                          26.06