Suzuki wins in Minami Shinshu

Shinri Suzuki (Shimano) moved into the overall lead of the Tour of Japan with victory on stage four in Shinshu on Wednesday. Suzuki finished ahead of Claudio Corioni (De Rosa-Stac Plastic) and Junya Sano (Team Nippo) in a six-man group separated from the peloton by 32 seconds.

After holding the race lead since the opening day of the tour Michael Matthews (Jayco-Skins) finally relinquished the leader's jersey. The Australian finished at the front of the peloton to maintain his lead in the points classification.

Suzuki and the six of seven men who shared his finish time had attacked on the last of 12 laps of the circuit around Minami Shinsu. Despite the peloton's efforts to drag the leaders back before the finish, they fell 32 second short of their goal.

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Full Results
1Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing3:59:35
2Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 1 - Cell 2
3Junya Sano (Jpn) Team NippoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team NippoRow 5 - Cell 2
7Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:10
8Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:00:32
9Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 11 - Cell 2
13Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 12 - Cell 2
14Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 14 - Cell 2
16Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) University All JapanRow 16 - Cell 2
18Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Team NippoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:36
20Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:47
21Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 20 - Cell 2
22Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:51
23Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong China0:01:09
24Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team NippoRow 23 - Cell 2
25Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 24 - Cell 2
26Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong China0:02:16
27Tomoya Kanoh (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 26 - Cell 2
28Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:03:23
29Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 28 - Cell 2
30Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 30 - Cell 2
32Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 31 - Cell 2
33Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:03:45
35Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 34 - Cell 2
36Sergey Kuzmin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:06:27
37Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 36 - Cell 2
38Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 37 - Cell 2
39Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 38 - Cell 2
40Fabio Negri (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 39 - Cell 2
41Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 40 - Cell 2
42Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 41 - Cell 2
43King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:11:04
44En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:11:12
45Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:11:23
46Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team NippoRow 45 - Cell 2
47Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team NippoRow 46 - Cell 2
48Peng Fei Qi (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 47 - Cell 2
49James Ibrahim (Aus) Letua Cycling TeamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 49 - Cell 2
51Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 51 - Cell 2
53Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 52 - Cell 2
54Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 53 - Cell 2
55Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 55 - Cell 2
57Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 56 - Cell 2
58Shunsuke Horiuchi (Jpn) University All JapanRow 57 - Cell 2
59Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 58 - Cell 2
60Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 59 - Cell 2
61Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 61 - Cell 2
63Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) University All JapanRow 62 - Cell 2
64Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 63 - Cell 2
65Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All JapanRow 64 - Cell 2
66Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 65 - Cell 2
67Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 66 - Cell 2
68Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 67 - Cell 2
69Tatsuhiro Hashimoto (Jpn) University All Japan0:14:19
70Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:15:16
71Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 70 - Cell 2
72Masaki Takahashi (Jpn) University All Japan0:15:29
73Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:17:46
74Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 73 - Cell 2
75Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 74 - Cell 2
76Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 75 - Cell 2
77Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 76 - Cell 2
78Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 77 - Cell 2
79Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:19:33
80Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 79 - Cell 2
81Shota Tsujimoto (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 80 - Cell 2
82Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 81 - Cell 2
83Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 82 - Cell 2
84Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 83 - Cell 2
85Masaki Wakumoto (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:21:05
DNFShota Saito (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFYeonguk Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFSamel Witmitz (Aus) Letua Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFShimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFAdrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFHafiz Rozli Mohd (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 90 - Cell 2
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General Classification after stage 4
1Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing10:18:53
2Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:05
3Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:06
4Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:09
5Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:12
6Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo0:00:16
7Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:00:22
8Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:00:36
9Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:39
11Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:00:42
12Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:44
13Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:48
14Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:54
15Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:56
16Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) University All Japan0:00:58
17Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:59
18Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:01:09
19Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:01:11
20Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:01:19
21Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team Nippo0:01:32
22Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Team Nippo0:01:36
23Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:01:38
24Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong China0:01:42
25Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:02:00
26Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong China0:02:42
27Tomoya Kanoh (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:02:45
28Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:03:42
29Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports0:03:46
30Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:03:47
31Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:04:07
32Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:05:33
33Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:06:29
34Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:06:38
35Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:06:50
36Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:07:16
37Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:07:17
38Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports0:07:22
39Sergey Kuzmin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:08:21
40Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:11:30
42Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:11:33
43Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo0:11:34
44Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:11:41
45Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:11:46
46Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team Nippo0:11:48
47Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 46 - Cell 2
48Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:11:50
49En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:12:10
50Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:12:23
51Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:12:26
52Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) University All Japan0:12:27
53Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All Japan0:12:29
54Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:12:59
55Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:13:05
56Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:13:37
57Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 56 - Cell 2
58Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:14:09
59Shunsuke Horiuchi (Jpn) University All Japan0:14:56
60Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:15:01
61King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:15:15
62Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:15:39
63Tatsuhiro Hashimoto (Jpn) University All Japan0:16:25
64Peng Fei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports0:16:54
65Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:17:25
66Fabio Negri (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:17:57
67Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:18:00
68Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:20:18
69Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:21:36
70Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:21:51
71Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:21:53
72Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:24:00
73Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:24:53
74Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:26:20
75James Ibrahim (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:27:11
76Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:28:17
77Masaki Takahashi (Jpn) University All Japan0:28:28
78Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:28:52
79Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong China0:29:13
80Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:33:13
81Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:33:58
82Shota Tsujimoto (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:34:16
83Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:35:45
84Masaki Wakumoto (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:38:19
85Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:39:14
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Points
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins52pts
2Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing50Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic34Row 2 - Cell 3
4Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic32Row 3 - Cell 3
5Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic31Row 4 - Cell 3
6Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo30Row 5 - Cell 3
7Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp26Row 6 - Cell 3
8Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp25Row 7 - Cell 3
9Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia20Row 8 - Cell 3
10Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team20Row 9 - Cell 3
11Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China19Row 10 - Cell 3
12Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo19Row 11 - Cell 3
13Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo18Row 12 - Cell 3
14Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia18Row 13 - Cell 3
15Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan14Row 14 - Cell 3
16Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor12Row 15 - Cell 3
17Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp12Row 16 - Cell 3
18Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China12Row 17 - Cell 3
19Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing12Row 18 - Cell 3
20King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China9Row 19 - Cell 3
21Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team8Row 20 - Cell 3
22Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic8Row 21 - Cell 3
23Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team7Row 22 - Cell 3
24Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng Asia5Row 23 - Cell 3
25Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano Racing4Row 24 - Cell 3
26Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All Japan4Row 25 - Cell 3
27Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen3Row 26 - Cell 3
28Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag2Row 27 - Cell 3
29Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic1Row 28 - Cell 3
30Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team Nippo1Row 29 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic21pts
2Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China9Row 1 - Cell 3
3Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan8Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp7Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia7Row 4 - Cell 3
6Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan5Row 8 - Cell 3
10Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic5Row 9 - Cell 3
11Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo4Row 10 - Cell 3
12Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia3Row 11 - Cell 3
13Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team Nippo3Row 13 - Cell 3
15Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan2Row 14 - Cell 3
16Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team2Row 15 - Cell 3
17Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp1Row 16 - Cell 3
18Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen1Row 17 - Cell 3
19Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano Racing1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success Sports1Row 19 - Cell 3
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Team Classification
1Team NippoRow 0 - Cell 2
2Shimano Racing0:00:39
3Hong Kong China Team0:01:11
4Kazakhstan National Team0:01:26
5De Rosa -Stac Plastic0:03:09
6Aisan Racing Team0:09:41
7Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:11:19
8Team Jayco -Skins0:14:49
9Matrix Powertag0:15:50
10Rapha Condor -Sharp0:17:29
11Bridgestone Anchor0:17:33
12Max Success Sports0:21:24
13University All Japan0:24:24
14Utsunomiya Blitzen0:25:58
15Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello0:30:09

 

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