Salerno survives in Nara

Cristiano Salerno (De Rosa-Stac Plastic) survived from an early breakaway to claim victory on stage two of the 2010 Tour of Japan. The Italian finished the stage four seconds clear of a fast-approaching peloton, which was led home by Team Jayco Skins' Michael Matthews, who retained the overall leader's jersey.

Japan's Shinri Suzuki (Shimano Racing) finished third on a technical 121.2km ten-lap circuit race around the Nuriome Dam in Nara.

"The peloton was very nervous at the start so I jumped out, rode well in cooperation with the other riders [in the break] and was able to finish it off," said Salerno after his win. "I'm very happy to have secured my first professional victory."

Salerno's win moved him up into second overall and he now sits nine seconds behind Matthews. Darren Lapthorne (Rapha Condor-Sharp) is third overall, five seconds further back.

"It was a really twisting, turning circuit which made it hard to keep under control for the boys," said Jayco-Skins Team Manager Brian Stephens afterwards. "But they did a great job to get Michael close enough at the end and he was coming fast but just couldn't nail the leader."

Salerno had escaped early in the race, along with Nick Aitken (Jayco-Skins), Alexandr Shushemoin (Kazakhstan) and Takashi Miyazawa (Team Nippo). As the lead group broke up in the closing circuits of the race, the increasingly anxious peloton behind was ramping up its effort to pull back the men in front.

"Nick (Aitken) got away in the early break which took the pressure off us," said Matthews. "But when he was dropped from the leaders [two laps to go] it got a bit scary until some other teams got on the front and started driving for their sprinters.

"They pulled it back to about 25 seconds and then I called up Richie [Lang] and Pat [Lane] to try close it down for me. They caught most of it and up last climb into the finish I hit it and got across to the dozen or so still in front."

Despite the concerted efforts of the peloton, they were unable to capture Salerno, who survived as last-man-standing at the finish.  

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Full Results
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic2:33:21
2Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:00:04
3Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 2 - Cell 2
4Junya Sano (Jpn) Team NippoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 4 - Cell 2
6Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 5 - Cell 2
7Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team NippoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 10 - Cell 2
12Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 11 - Cell 2
13Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team NippoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:10
17Yeonguk Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:11
18Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 18 - Cell 2
20Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team NippoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 22 - Cell 2
24Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) University All JapanRow 24 - Cell 2
26Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 25 - Cell 2
27Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team NippoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 27 - Cell 2
29Tomoya Kanoh (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 28 - Cell 2
30Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 30 - Cell 2
32Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 31 - Cell 2
33Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 33 - Cell 2
35Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 34 - Cell 2
36Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 36 - Cell 2
38Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 37 - Cell 2
39Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 38 - Cell 2
40Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:24
42Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:27
43Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Sergey Kuzmin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:33
45Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 44 - Cell 2
46Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 45 - Cell 2
47Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:00:37
48Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 47 - Cell 2
49Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 49 - Cell 2
51Tatsuhiro Hashimoto (Jpn) University All Japan0:00:40
52Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) University All Japan0:00:43
53Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:47
54En Huang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 53 - Cell 2
55Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 54 - Cell 2
56Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:49
57Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All Japan0:00:51
58Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 57 - Cell 2
59Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:01:03
60Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 59 - Cell 2
61Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 60 - Cell 2
62Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:01:10
63Shunsuke Horiuchi (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:23
64Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:01:39
65Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:01:42
66Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:01:47
67King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:02:56
68Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:03:46
69Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:04:03
71Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 70 - Cell 2
72Peng Fei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports0:04:07
73Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:04:09
74Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:07:18
75James Ibrahim (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:07:39
76Fabio Negri (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:08:16
77Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 76 - Cell 2
78Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 77 - Cell 2
79Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Masaki Takahashi (Jpn) University All Japan0:09:49
81Shota Saito (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:13:20
82Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 81 - Cell 2
83Shota Tsujimoto (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 82 - Cell 2
84Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 83 - Cell 2
85Masaki Wakumoto (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 84 - Cell 2
86Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 86 - Cell 2
88Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 87 - Cell 2
89Yoshinori Suzuki (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:15:20
90Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:16:50
91Hafiz Rozli Mohd (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:18:20
91Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 91 - Cell 2
93Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:19:50
93Samel Witmitz (Aus) Letua Cycling TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
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Points
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins20pts
2Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing9Row 7 - Cell 3
9King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
10Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia6pts
11Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
12Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team8pts
13Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo7Row 12 - Cell 3
14Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 13 - Cell 2 Row 13 - Cell 3
15Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 14 - Cell 2 Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic4pts
17Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 16 - Cell 2 Row 16 - Cell 3
18Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo3pts
19Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team2Row 19 - Cell 3
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Mountains
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic15pts
2Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo4Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams
1De Rosa -Stac Plastic7:40:11
2Aisan Racing Team0:00:11
3Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:18
4Team Nippo0:00:04
5Hong Kong China Team0:00:18
6Kazakhstan National TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Shimano Racing0:00:11
8Matrix Powertag0:00:24
9Max Success Sports0:00:51
10Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:47
11Bridgestone Anchor0:01:23
12Team Jayco -Skins0:02:02
13University All Japan0:01:26
14Rapha Condor -Sharp0:02:46
15Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello0:05:09
16Letua Cycling Team0:24:37
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General Classification after stage 2
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins2:36:33
2Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:09
3Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:00:14
4Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:17
5Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:19
8Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:00:20
9Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 9 - Cell 2
11Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:21
12Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:22
14Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:24
15Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:25
16Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:26
17Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo0:00:27
18Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:28
19Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:29
20Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:30
21Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:31
22Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:32
23Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:00:33
25Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 24 - Cell 2
26Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 25 - Cell 2
27Yeonguk Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team NippoRow 27 - Cell 2
29Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 28 - Cell 2
30Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:34
31Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:35
32Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 31 - Cell 2
33Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:36
34Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) University All JapanRow 33 - Cell 2
35Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:37
36Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 35 - Cell 2
37Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:39
38Tomoya Kanoh (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 37 - Cell 2
39Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 38 - Cell 2
40Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:40
41Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:43
42Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:00:45
43Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:52
44Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:54
45Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:55
46Sergey Kuzmin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:59
47Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 46 - Cell 2
48Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:01:00
49Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 48 - Cell 2
50Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:01:03
51Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports0:01:05
52En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:01:08
53Tatsuhiro Hashimoto (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:09
54Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:01:13
55Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:14
56Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Team NippoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:01:15
58Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:01:16
59Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All JapanRow 58 - Cell 2
60Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:01:17
61Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:01:23
62Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 61 - Cell 2
63Shunsuke Horiuchi (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:47
64Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:02:01
65Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:02:03
66Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:02:06
67King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:03:04
68Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:04:02
69Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:04:12
70Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:04:25
71Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:04:28
72Peng Fei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports0:04:36
73Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:04:46
74Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:07:39
75James Ibrahim (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:08:04
76Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:08:31
77Fabio Negri (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:08:38
78Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:08:42
79Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong China0:08:43
80Masaki Takahashi (Jpn) University All Japan0:10:24
81Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:13:36
82Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:13:37
83Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 82 - Cell 2
84Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:13:41
85Shota Tsujimoto (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:13:46
86Shota Saito (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:13:48
87Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:13:54
88Masaki Wakumoto (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:14:00
89Yoshinori Suzuki (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:16:02
90Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:17:04
91Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:18:45
92Hafiz Rozli Mohd (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:18:49
93Samel Witmitz (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:20:09
94Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:20:18
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Points Classification
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins30pts
2Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp17Row 2 - Cell 3
4Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing9Row 7 - Cell 3
9King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China9Row 8 - Cell 3
10Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia8Row 9 - Cell 3
11Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team8Row 10 - Cell 3
12Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team8Row 11 - Cell 3
13Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo7Row 12 - Cell 3
14Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic6Row 13 - Cell 3
15Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp5Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic4Row 15 - Cell 3
17Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team2Row 19 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic15pts
2Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo4Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams Classification
1De Rosa -Stac Plastic7:50:35
2Aisan Racing Team0:00:05
3Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:10
4Team Nippo0:00:14
5Hong Kong China Team0:00:16
6Kazakhstan National Team0:00:17
7Shimano Racing0:00:21
8Matrix Powertag0:00:41
9Max Success Sports0:01:08
10Utsunomiya Blitzen0:01:11
11Bridgestone Anchor0:01:23
12Team Jayco -Skins0:01:46
13University All Japan0:01:52
14Rapha Condor -Sharp0:02:35
15Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello0:05:31
16Letua Cycling Team0:24:59

 

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