Japanese Championships 2009

Japanese Championships Stages

1. 

   Elite men/women and U23 time trialSunday, June 14 2009

   • Report: Mori beats three time champion to ITT title,
   • Photos

2. Under 23 and junior men road raceSaturday, June 27 2009

   • Report: Hirai wins Under 23 men's championship

3. Elite men and elite women road raceSunday, June 28 2009

   • Report: Nishitani sprints to Japanese road title

Japanese Championships Photos

• 

  Three time champion Makoto Iijima (Team Bridgestone Anchor) finishes second.

• Time trial was held at the Solarsports-line course in Akita prefecture.
• Yoshiaki Shimada (Team Bridgestone Anchor) records the best U23 time.
• Mayuko Hagiwara (Cycle Base ASAHI) conquered the women’s race again.
• The current women’s champion Mayuko Hagiwara (Cycle Base ASAHI).
• Podium (L-R): Makoto Iijima (Team Bridgestone Anchor), Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) and Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing).
• Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) got the elite men’s champion jersey.
• Kazuya Okazaki (Meitan Honpo-Graphite Design) and Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) after the finish.
• Kazuya Okazaki (Meitan Honpo-Graphite Design) couldn't defend the title.
• Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing) finishes third.
• Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) powers to the finish.
• Last year’s runner-up Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) recorded the best time in the elite men’s race.
• The time trial course in Akita prefecture is totally flat.
• U23 podium: Yoshiaki Shimada (Team Bridgestone Anchor) defends his title.