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9th Tour of Japan - 2.2
Japan, May 15-22, 2005
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Stage 2 - May 16: Todaiji Temple - Nunome Dam Circuit, Nara, 146.2km
Australian Typhoon in Japan
By Miwako Sasaki in Nara
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Australian David McKenzie (Wismilak) became the new leader of the 9th Tour of Japan after winning the second stage in Nara, taking over from Mathew Goss (Australian National Team).
92 riders started from Todaiji Temple, which features a huge statue of Buddha, created in the 8th century. The weather was fine, but a little chilly. The race was fast from the start and had a very high speed, even though it was neutral from Todaiji to the Nunome Dam Circuit (18.6km) due to security reasons. Nobody was allowed to attack from the peloton, but some riders were already dropped in the neutral zone.
On the third lap of 12, six riders attacked from the peloton. The break contained Koji Fukushima (Bridgestone), Assan Bazayev (Capec), Felix Rafael Cardenas and David Plaza (Barloworld), John Lee Augustyn (Konica-Minolta) and McKenzie. Soon Paolo Longo Borghini (Barloworld), Takumi Beppu and Taiji Nishitani (Aisan) chased the break and joined them at seven laps, and the nine riders managed to gain almost 2 minutes to the peloton, which was controlled by the Australian National Team.
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Augustyn dropped off the break at nine laps and went back to the peloton, which was now reduced due to an acceleration in pace. But in the end, it couldn't catch the break. Barloworld tried to win the race on the last climb, but McKenzie followed them and won the final sprint. Second was Cardenas ahead of Bazayev, at one second.
"We worked hard together at the last lap," said 30 year-old McKenzie. "Barloworld had three riders there, and one of them sacrificed himself, too much attacking. It was good for me, because the finish turned out exactly as I wanted."
It was the biggest victory for his Indonesian Team Wismilak, the only professional continental team in Asia. McKenzie will get a big bonus from his manager as a result.
Australian Team report
By Brian Stephens, Australian U23 Team Manager
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Today's stage 2 of the Tour of Japan was a change for the AIS Mapei Aqua Australian team, but an Australian was still the winner and leader of the tour. This time, David McKenzie put himself in an eight-man break which stayed clear until the finish, where he out-sprinted his companions. The AIS team tried to bring the break back in the middle stages but it wouldn't happen on the tough 10km Nara circuit, which had to be tackled 12 times, on top of a 25 km ride to the circuit. The front group, which included three riders from Barloworld, rode at a strong pace and defied anyone running them down.
Note: Mathew Rex was a DNF (did not finish) because he was judged too being close to being lapped by the front group on the last lap, and lapped riders have to stop. He was not eventually caught and finished but the time penalty for being lapped was the same as the time he lost, and he still continues the race.
Photography
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Images by Miwako Sasaki/Cyclingnews.com
- The Australian national team enjoys the old city before the start in Nara.
- Matteo Carrara (Barloworld) knows Japanese style prayer at Todaiji temple.
- Kam Po Wong (Purapharm) pats a deer before the start.
- Leader Mathew Goss (Australian national team) at the start in Nara.
- The Fukushima brothers' mum is her sons' No.1 supporter
- John Lee Augustyn (Konica-Minolta) works hard in the break at the first part of the race.
- Assan Bazayev (Capec) leads the break.
- The Australian national team controls the peloton.
- Kazakh Andrey Mizrov (Capec) stays in the peloton with Matteo Carrara (left).
- David McKenzie (Wismilak) wins the second stage in Nara.
- David McKenzie (Wismilak) talks with Brian Stephens, Australian team manager, after the finish.
- David McKenzie (Wismilak) gets the green leader's jersey.
- Assan Bazayev (Capec) smiles wearing the blue points jersey
- David Plaza (Barloworld) receives the red mountain jersey from a Japanese priest of the Todaiji temple.
Results
1 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 3.48.05
2 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.01
3 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
4 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.06
5 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 0.09
6 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.15
7 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 0.18
8 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 0.20
9 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1.23
10 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm
11 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Team Nippo
12 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team
13 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm
14 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
15 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi
16 Fredrik Johansson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta
17 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team
18 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta
19 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec
20 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
21 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team
22 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
23 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
24 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
25 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team
26 Kin San Wu (HKg) Purapharm
27 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Kinan CCD
28 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
29 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
30 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Purapharm
31 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
32 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Nippo
33 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team
34 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
35 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru
36 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Jpn) Kinan CCD
37 Christopher Bradford (Aus) Wismilak International Team
38 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir
39 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru
40 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
41 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team
42 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team
43 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi
44 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Kinan CCD
45 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
46 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Kinan CCD
47 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo
48 Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1.34
49 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru
50 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
51 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team 1.40
52 Shinichi Amagasa (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 3.02
53 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 3.04
54 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD
55 Yuyu Nakamoto (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi
56 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Purapharm
57 Bernard Luzon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team
58 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team
59 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
60 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 5.30
61 Takuya Nishimura (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru
62 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team
63 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 6.20
64 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team 10.10
65 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 12.21
66 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta
67 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 12.25
68 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
69 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 12.38
70 Joel Calderon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 12.42
71 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Kinan CCD 14.59
72 Yoshiaki Sudo (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
73 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team
74 George Schoonraad (RSA) Team Konica Minolta
75 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team
76 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team
77 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team
78 Tomas Martinez (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team
DNF Taiki Kawasaki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design
DNF Mathew Rex (Aus) Australian National Team
DNF Yuji Osabe (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
DNF Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru
DNF Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
DNF Hiroyuki Ogita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design
DNF Masashi Fujita (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design
DNF Kenji Tsuzuki (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design
DNF Takashi Kanda (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design
DNF Katsunosuke Ikeda (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
DNF Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Purapharm
DNF Yoshihisa Kimura (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi
DNF Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
DNF Toshiyuki Tsuji (Jpn) Nakagawa As K'design
Points
1 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 15 pts
2 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 12
3 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 10
4 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 8
5 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 6
6 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 5
7 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 4
8 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 3
9 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 2
10 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm 1
General classification after stage 2
1 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 6.50.03
2 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 0.01
3 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir
4 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.06
5 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 0.09
6 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 0.15
7 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 0.18
8 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 0.20
9 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 1.23
10 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi
11 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm
12 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
13 Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Cycling Team Capec
14 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
15 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru
16 Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Purapharm
17 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru
18 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
19 Kin San Wu (HKg) Purapharm
20 Fredrik Johansson (RSA) Team Konica Minolta
21 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
22 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Kinan CCD
23 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Jpn) Kinan CCD
24 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team
25 James Perry (RSA) Team Konica Minolta
26 Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
27 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Kinan CCD
28 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team
29 Yasuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Nippo
30 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Team Nippo
31 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo
32 Phillip Thuaux (Aus) Wismilak International Team
33 Victor Espiritu (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team
34 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team
35 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
36 Christopher Bradford (Aus) Wismilak International Team
37 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team
38 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm
39 Kairat Baigudinov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
40 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
41 Simon Clarke (Aus) Australian National Team
42 Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir
43 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp
44 Viktor Shestakov (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec
45 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
46 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi
47 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 1.34
48 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
49 Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir
50 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team 1.40
51 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Kinan CCD 1.43
52 Shinichi Amagasa (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 3.02
53 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 3.04
54 Bernard Luzon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team
55 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) Kinan CCD
56 Kai Tsun Lam (HKg) Purapharm
57 Yuyu Nakamoto (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi
58 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
59 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team
60 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team 5.30
61 Takuya Nishimura (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru
62 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 5.50
63 Kaoru Ouchi (Jpn) Shimano-Memory Corp 6.20
64 Tonton Susanto (Ina) Wismilak International Team 10.10
65 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 12.21
66 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta
67 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 12.25
68 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
69 Ronald Gorantes (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 12.38
70 Joel Calderon (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 12.42
71 Matnur Matnur (Ina) Wismilak International Team 14.59
72 Merculio Ramos (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team
73 Tomas Martinez (Phi) Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team
74 George Schoonraad (RSA) Team Konica Minolta
75 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Kinan CCD
76 Wawan Setyobudi (Ina) Wismilak International Team
77 Yoshiaki Sudo (Jpn) Nalsima Friend
78 James Meadley (Aus) Australian National Team
Points classification
1 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 20 pts
2 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 15
3 Mathew Goss (Aus) Australian National Team 15
4 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 14
5 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 12
6 Nicholas Sanderson (Aus) Australian National Team 12
7 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 10
8 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 8
9 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Australian National Team 8
10 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 7
11 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata-Subaru 6
12 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 6
13 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 6
14 Paolo Longoborghini (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir 5
15 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 5
16 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan-Ind Racing Team 4
17 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 3
18 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor 2
19 Jacques Fullard (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 2
20 Ngai Ching Wong (HKg) Purapharm 1
21 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Purapharm 1
Mountains classification
1 David Plaza (Spa) Team Barloworld-Valsir 11 pts
2 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Team Konica Minolta 10
3 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo (Col) Team Barloworld-Valsir 4
4 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Cycling Team Capec 3
5 David Mckenzie (Aus) Wismilak International Team 2
Teams classification
1 Team Barloworld-Valsir 20.30.31
2 Aisan-Ind Racing Team 1.28
3 Wismilak International Team 2.24
4 Cycling Team Capec 2.25
5 Team Bridgestone Anchor 2.44
6 Purapharm 3.47
7 Kinan CCD
8 Team Nippo
9 Shimano-Memory Corp
10 Miyata-Subaru 3.58
11 Australian National Team 4.04
12 Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi 5.26
13 Team Konica Minolta 5.28
14 Nalsima Friend 5.39
15 Casino Filipino-Pro Cycling Team 16.43
16 Nakagawa As K'design 1.54.35
