Villella wins Japan Cup

Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac) took his first victory of the 2016 season after a well timed attack at the Japan Cup. Villella made his move on the last of the 14-laps, choosing the steepest climb as his launch pad.

The Italian held onto his advantage, with Orica-BikeExchange's Christopher Juul-Jensen taking second place six seconds behind him. Robert Power made it two riders on the podium for Orica-BikeExchange a further eight seconds back. 

"I have missed a victory all season, so I'm really happy to get the win here today," Villella said of his performance. "The teamwork – all of the teammates and all of the staff – was amazing. I want to say a very big thank you for the team that believed in me and helped me all the day. We had a great group here, and I could not do it alone."

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac3:46:43
2Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-BikeExchange0:00:06
3Robert Power (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange0:00:14
4Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Team UkyoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Alex Peters (GBr) Team SkyRow 5 - Cell 2
7Benjami Prades (Spa) Team Ukyo0:00:17
8Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk0:00:43
9Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Lampre - MeridaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Cameron Bayly (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto0:00:45
12Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team0:00:48
13Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team0:01:19
14Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-BikeExchangeRow 13 - Cell 2
15Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 14 - Cell 2
16Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Jai Crawford (Aus) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomia BlitzenRow 17 - Cell 2
19Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-SegafredoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 19 - Cell 2
21Rodrigo Araque Lorente (Spa) Team UkyoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 21 - Cell 2
23Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale-DrapacRow 22 - Cell 2
24Simone Petilli (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team0:01:32
26Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre - Merida0:02:35
27Takeaki Amezawa (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen0:02:43
28Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Ukyo0:03:43
29Hideto Nakane (Jpn) JapanRow 28 - Cell 2
30Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen0:03:47
31Masahiro Ishigami (Jpn) Japan0:03:54
32Kevin De Mesmaekert (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk0:04:25
33Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-SegafredoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Matrix PowertagRow 33 - Cell 2
35Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Orica-BikeExchangeRow 34 - Cell 2
36Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-SegafredoRow 35 - Cell 2
37Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 36 - Cell 2
38Ricardo Garcia (Spa) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 37 - Cell 2
39Marcos Garcia (Spa) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team SkyRow 39 - Cell 2
41Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk0:07:25
42Rei Onodera (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen0:07:47
43Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 43 - Cell 2
45Naoya Yoshioka (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 44 - Cell 2
46Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 45 - Cell 2
47Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team0:10:00
48Hayato Okamoto (Jpn) JapanRow 47 - Cell 2
49Masakazu Ito (Jpn) JapanRow 48 - Cell 2
50Shao Hsuan Lu (Tpe) Attaque Team GustoRow 49 - Cell 2
51Kota Sumiyoshi (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 50 - Cell 2
52Takaaki Hori (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen0:10:51
53Keisuke Kimura (Jpn) Japan0:12:03
DNFMatti Breschel (Den) Cannondale-DrapacRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - MeridaRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFLars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team SkyRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFYuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFTaylor Eisenhart (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFGenki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo - Vini FantiniRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFDaiki Yasuhara (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFKenji Itami (Jpn) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFEugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-SegafredoRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFChristian Meier (Can) Orica-BikeExchangeRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFToms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale-DrapacRow 63 - Cell 2
DNFAlan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-DrapacRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFStephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo NordiskRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFHayato Nishio (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFMichinari Takagi (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFBauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-SegafredoRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFWen Chung Huang (Tpe) Attaque Team GustoRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFKyohei Mizuno (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFMasaki Shimojima (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFFabian Lienhard (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFAiran Feranandez Casasola (Spa) Matrix PowertagRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFBenjamin Hill (Aus) Attaque Team GustoRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFMartijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo NordiskRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFDavid Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team SkyRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFTimothy Guy (Aus) Attaque Team GustoRow 77 - Cell 2

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