13th Tour of Japan - 2.2

Japan, May 17-24, 2009

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Stage 2 - May 18: Nara stage, 121.2km

Photography

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Race leader Leigh Howard (Team AIS ) and his teammates line up in front of Todaiji Temple.
Carmiooro - A Style waits for the start at Todaiji Temple.
Children take part in the starting ceremony for stage two.
Stage two of 13th Tour of Japan starts!
Japanese Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing Team) leads the big first group.
Hong Kong's Kam Po Wong attacks from the first group at two laps to go.
Hong Kong's Kam Po Wong wins stage two.
Kazakh Dmitriy Gruzdev tries to get second place on stage two.
Kazakh Valentin Iglinskiy finishes in third place and earns the green leader's jersey.
Kazakh Valentin Iglinskiy prepares for the ceremony.
Stage two winner Kam Po Wong receives the red mountain classification jersey.
Australian Leigh Howard (Team AIS ) still holds the blue points classification jersey.
Kazakh Valentin Iglinskiy wears the green leader's jersey.
Results

1 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                       2.56.02  (41.31 km/h)
2 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                  0.10
3 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               0.16
4 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team AIS                                     
5 Travis Meyer (Aus) Team AIS                                         
6 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design            
7 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                           0.19
8 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                                 
9 Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                           
10 Paul Brousse (Fra) Carmiooro-A Style                               
11 Bellon Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Carmiooro-A Style                     
12 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                     
13 Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro-A Style                              
14 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                    
15 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                               
16 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                            
17 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                       0.26
18 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design            
19 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                   
20 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano Racing                                   
21 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                            
22 Alexandre Aulas (Fra) Carmiooro-A Style                            
23 Jin Yong Choi (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                  
24 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      
25 Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               0.31
26 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Amica Chips-Knauf                       0.39
27 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                          0.42
28 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing                            0.45
29 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Amica Chips-Knauf                         1.00
30 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team AIS                                   1.28
31 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                    1.46
32 Abreu Rafael Infantino (Col) Amica Chips-Knauf                     
33 Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team         
34 Gyung Gu Jang (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                  
35 Fausto Fognini (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                             
36 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano Racing                               
37 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                         
38 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                        
39 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                            
40 Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                   
41 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                             
42 Mohd Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysia National Team                  
43 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                              
44 Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                              
45 Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro-A Style                   
46 Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                      
47 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design             
48 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                           
49 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team      1.59
50 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                    2.01
51 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                               2.05
52 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing                             2.12
53 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                      2.15
54 Paolo Tomaselli (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                        2.20
55 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing                             5.27
56 Michael Damiens (Fra) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design        5.36
57 Fabio Terrenzio (Ita) Carmiooro-A Style                            
58 Leigh Howard (Aus) Team AIS                                        
59 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Team Nippo·Colnago                           
60 Guillaume Pont (Fra) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design             
61 Glenn O'shea (Aus) Team AIS                                    7.09
62 Masafumi Yamane (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                           
63 Adam Semple (Aus) Team AIS                                         
64 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing                               
65 Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                     
66 Masaki Hirabayashi (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                        
67 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                   
68 Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                                
69 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                 
70 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team         
71 Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                     
72 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                              
73 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                             
74 Takamitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                          7.15
75 Shota Saito (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team          10.09
76 Kodai Takeda (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                              
77 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                                
78 Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                     
79 Ahmad Fallanie Ali (Mas) Malaysia National Team                    
80 Asa Eazu (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                             11.14
81 Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                   11.56
82 Motoshi Kadota (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                       12.16
83 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design        18.12
84 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor              19.45
85 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                       
86 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello               21.35
87 Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team        21.53
88 Sho Aikawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      22.01
89 Satoshi Nakazato (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team     24.24
HD Tomonori Sato (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                             
HD Wan Mohammed Naj Wan Mohammed (Mas) Malaysia National Team         
HD Tetsuya Fujioka (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                           
HD Kazuhiro Hiyama (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                  
DNF Mohd Shahrul Afiza Fauizan (Mas) Malaysia National Team           
DNF Mohd Nur Rizuan Zainal (Mas) Malaysia National Team               
 
Points
 
Finish
1 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                            15 pts
2 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                    12
3 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                 10
4 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team AIS                                    8
5 Travis Meyer (Aus) Team AIS                                        6
6 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design           5
7 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                              4
8 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                                3
9 Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                          2
10 Paul Brousse (Fra) Carmiooro-A Style                              1
 
Mountains
 
Kom #1
1 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano Racing                               5 pts
2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                             3
3 Adam Semple (Aus) Team AIS                                         2
 
Kom #2
1 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                              5 pts
2 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                           3
3 Paolo Tomaselli (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                            2
 
Kom #3
1 Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                          5 pts
2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                             3
3 Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                   2
 
Teams
 
1 Kazakhstan National Team                                     8.48.51
2 Hong Kong China Team                                                
3 Carmiooro-A Style                                               0.12
4 Aisan Racing Team                                               0.19
5 Seoul Cycling                                                   0.26
6 Amica Chips-Knauf                                               1.13
7 Team AIS                                                        1.15
8 Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design                               1.43
9 Shimano Racing                                                  2.12
10 Team Nippo·Colnago                                             3.06
11 Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                                    9.56
12 Matrix Powertag                                                    
13 Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team                            10.09
14 Team Bridgestone Anchor                                       11.36
15 Malaysia National Team                                        13.11
16 Team Comrade Giant                                            23.42
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                       5.22.02
2 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               0.12
3 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                  0.14
4 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team AIS                                 0.22
5 Travis Meyer (Aus) Team AIS                                         
6 Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro-A Style                           0.25
7 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design        0.26
8 Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                       0.28
9 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                           0.29
10 Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                    
11 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                     
12 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                           0.34
13 Paul Brousse (Fra) Carmiooro-A Style                               
14 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                                
15 Bellon Sergio Pardilla (Spa) Carmiooro-A Style                     
16 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                        0.40
17 Hyo Suk Gong (Kor) Seoul Cycling                               0.41
18 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                           
19 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design            
20 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Shimano Racing                                   
21 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      
22 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Amica Chips-Knauf                       0.45
23 Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                          0.57
24 Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                        1.08
25 Alexandre Aulas (Fra) Carmiooro-A Style                        1.15
26 Fausto Fognini (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                         1.54
27 King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                     1.56
28 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                        
29 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                            
30 Abreu Rafael Infantino (Col) Amica Chips-Knauf                 1.58
31 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano Racing                           2.01
32 Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team         
33 Sebastien Fournet Fayard (Fra) Carmiooro-A Style                   
34 Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                              
35 Kazuya Okazaki (Jpn) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design             
36 Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                              
37 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team      2.14

38 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Team AIS                                   2.17
39 Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                    2.26
40 Paolo Tomaselli (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                        2.30
41 Gyung Gu Jang (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                  
42 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                         2.37
43 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing                             2.56
44 Gu Hyeon Kim (Kor) Seoul Cycling                               3.05
45 Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                       3.25
46 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing                            4.00
47 Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello               5.01
48 Jin Yong Choi (Kor) Seoul Cycling                              5.02
49 Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team               5.07
50 Leigh Howard (Aus) Team AIS                                    5.22
51 Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                      5.30
52 Matija Kvasina (Cro) Amica Chips-Knauf                         5.31
53 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Team Nippo·Colnago                       5.42
54 Fabio Terrenzio (Ita) Carmiooro-A Style                        5.51
55 Michael Damiens (Fra) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design            
56 Guillaume Pont (Fra) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design             
57 Mohd Rauf Nur Misbah (Mas) Malaysia National Team              6.22
58 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                               7.11
59 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing                           7.19
60 Glenn O'shea (Aus) Team AIS                                    7.21
61 Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                            8.09
62 Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                     
63 Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                 9.47
64 Masafumi Yamane (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                      10.24
65 Masaki Hirabayashi (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                        
66 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing                            11.10
67 Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                        11.20
68 Shota Saito (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team          11.21
69 Suhardi Hassan (Mas) Malaysia National Team                   12.26
70 Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                 13.39
71 Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team            14.45
72 Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                   15.11
73 Kodai Takeda (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                         16.09
74 Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team    17.50
75 Daisuke Hioki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                           17.55
76 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design        18.27
77 Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                         19.26
78 Takamitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Matrix Powertag                         19.27
79 Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                19.51
80 Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                  20.00
81 Motoshi Kadota (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                       21.38
82 Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team        25.08
83 Adam Semple (Aus) Team AIS                                    26.57
84 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello               30.52
85 Sho Aikawa (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      36.14
86 Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor              37.18
87 Ahmad Fallanie Ali (Mas) Malaysia National Team               40.54
88 Asa Eazu (Jpn) Team Comrade Giant                             41.03
89 Satoshi Nakazato (Jpn) Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team     56.39
 
Points classification
 
1 Leigh Howard (Aus) Team AIS                                       25 pts
2 Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                 22
3 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                            16
4 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team AIS                                   16
5 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                    12
6 Travis Meyer (Aus) Team AIS                                       11
7 Seon Ho Park (Kor) Seoul Cycling                                  10
8 Daniele Colli (Ita) Carmiooro-A Style                              6
9 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Amica Chips-Knauf                           6
10 Glenn O'shea (Aus) Team AIS                                       5
11 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design          5
12 Abreu Rafael Infantino (Col) Amica Chips-Knauf                    5
13 Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                         4
14 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                             4
15 Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Team Nippo·Colnago                          4
16 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo·Colnago                               3
17 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing                                3
18 Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                           2
19 Fausto Fognini (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                            2
20 Paul Brousse (Fra) Carmiooro-A Style                              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                             6 pts
2 Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                          5
3 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team                              5
4 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano Racing                               5
5 Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Hong Kong China Team                           3
6 Paolo Tomaselli (Ita) Amica Chips-Knauf                            2
7 Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan National Team                   2
8 Adam Semple (Aus) Team AIS                                         2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Kazakhstan National Team                                    16.07.17
2 Carmiooro-A Style                                               0.28
3 Seoul Cycling                                                   0.31
4 Aisan Racing Team                                               0.33
5 Hong Kong China Team                                            0.48
6 Team AIS                                                        1.03
7 Amica Chips-Knauf                                               1.13
8 Eqa-Meitan Hompo -Graphite Design                               2.00
9 Shimano Racing                                                  2.29
10 Team Nippo·Colnago                                             4.35
11 Matrix Powertag                                               11.06
12 Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing Team                            11.31
13 Team Bridgestone Anchor                                       11.56
14 Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello                                   32.51
15 Team Comrade Giant                                            38.34
16 Malaysia National Team                                        48.39