Cucinotta strikes in Mino

Claudio Cucinotta made it two wins in a row for De Rosa-Stac Plastic as he claimed sprint win on stage three of the Tour of Japan. The Italian finished ahead of Zak Dempster (Rapha Condor-Sharp) and Takashi Miyazawa (Team Nippo).

Overall race leader Michael Matthews (Jayco-Skins) finished fourth and extended his tenure in the leader's jersey by at least another day. Matthews admitted afterwards he'd made a tactical error in the finale.

"The course wasn't too bad but my legs were a bit sore from yesterday's effort when I went pretty hard to try for the stage win so today really hurt me," said Matthews on the Jayco-Skins website. "I got over the last climb with the front group and my legs were feeling alright with the adrenalin rush of being up the front and ready to have a kick but I followed the wrong wheel in the sprint.

He added that the 160.7km stage had been a tough test after the opening two days of racing in Japan. "I also think I was a bit dehydrated today because even though it was a bit cloudy I was sweating a lot and I probably didn't drink enough," he added. "I'll know for next time."
Matthews remains nine seconds ahead of stage two winner Cristiano Salerno (De Rosa-Stac Plastic), with Darren Lapthorne (Rapha Condor-Sharp) in third overall, five seconds further back.

"When the break went we had a little talk at the back of the bunch. We already knew we weren't going to keep the jersey for the whole tour so we agreed we wouldn't smash ourselves to try and keep it today," said Matthews. "We hoped another team would bring it back and the Kazakhstani guys did the job which was lucky for us." 

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Full Results
1Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic3:42:35
2Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 1 - Cell 2
3Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team NippoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 3 - Cell 2
5Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 7 - Cell 2
9Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 8 - Cell 2
10Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 10 - Cell 2
12Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All JapanRow 11 - Cell 2
13Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 13 - Cell 2
15Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team NippoRow 14 - Cell 2
16Junya Sano (Jpn) Team NippoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 16 - Cell 2
18Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 17 - Cell 2
19Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team NippoRow 18 - Cell 2
20Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 19 - Cell 2
21Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Team NippoRow 20 - Cell 2
22Yeonguk Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 22 - Cell 2
24Tomoya Kanoh (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 23 - Cell 2
25Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 24 - Cell 2
26Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 25 - Cell 2
27Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) University All JapanRow 26 - Cell 2
28Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 27 - Cell 2
29Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 28 - Cell 2
30Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 29 - Cell 2
31Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 30 - Cell 2
32Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) University All JapanRow 31 - Cell 2
33Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 33 - Cell 2
35Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 34 - Cell 2
36Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 36 - Cell 2
38Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 37 - Cell 2
39Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 38 - Cell 2
40Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 39 - Cell 2
41Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team NippoRow 40 - Cell 2
42Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 41 - Cell 2
43Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 42 - Cell 2
44Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 43 - Cell 2
45Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 45 - Cell 2
47Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 46 - Cell 2
48En Huang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 47 - Cell 2
49Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 48 - Cell 2
50Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 50 - Cell 2
52Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 51 - Cell 2
53Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 52 - Cell 2
54Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:15
55Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:01:05
56Peng Fei Qi (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 55 - Cell 2
57Sergey Kuzmin (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 56 - Cell 2
58Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:01:07
59Shota Tsujimoto (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 58 - Cell 2
60Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Tatsuhiro Hashimoto (Jpn) University All JapanRow 60 - Cell 2
62Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 61 - Cell 2
63Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 62 - Cell 2
64King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:01:17
65Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:01:26
66Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:01:56
67Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 66 - Cell 2
68Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 67 - Cell 2
69Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Shunsuke Horiuchi (Jpn) University All JapanRow 69 - Cell 2
71Masaki Takahashi (Jpn) University All Japan0:02:45
72Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 71 - Cell 2
73Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 72 - Cell 2
74Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 73 - Cell 2
75Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 74 - Cell 2
76Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 75 - Cell 2
77Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 76 - Cell 2
78Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 77 - Cell 2
79Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
80Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 79 - Cell 2
81Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:03:02
82Fabio Negri (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 81 - Cell 2
83Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
84Masaki Wakumoto (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:03:24
85Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:06:15
86Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 85 - Cell 2
87Samel Witmitz (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:07:54
88James Ibrahim (Aus) Letua Cycling TeamRow 87 - Cell 2
89Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:12:09
90Shota Saito (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:13:39
91Hafiz Rozli Mohd (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:20:05
DNFMohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFIkki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFYoshinori Suzuki (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 93 - Cell 2
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General Classification after stage 3
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins6:19:08
2Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:09
3Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:00:14
4Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 3 - Cell 2
5Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:17
6Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 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
11Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:21
12Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:22
14Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 13 - Cell 2
15Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:26
16Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team NippoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:28
18Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:29
19Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:30
20Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:32
21Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 20 - Cell 2
22Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:33
24Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 23 - Cell 2
25Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 24 - Cell 2
26Yeonguk Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team NippoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 27 - Cell 2
29Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:34
30Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:35
31Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 30 - Cell 2
32Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:36
33Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) University All JapanRow 32 - Cell 2
34Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:37
35Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 34 - Cell 2
36Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:38
37Tomoya Kanoh (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:39
38Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 37 - Cell 2
39Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:43
40Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:49
41Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:54
42Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:55
43Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:00:59
44Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:01:00
45Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports0:01:05
46En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:01:08
47Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:01:10
48Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:01:13
49Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:14
50Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Team NippoRow 49 - Cell 2
51Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:16
52Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:01:23
53Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:01:46
54Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:01:52
55Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:01:58
56Sergey Kuzmin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:02:04
57Tatsuhiro Hashimoto (Jpn) University All Japan0:02:16
58Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:02:24
59Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:02:56
60Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:03:16
61Shunsuke Horiuchi (Jpn) University All Japan0:03:43
62Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:03:48
63Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:03:59
64Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:04:00
65Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:04:15
66King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:04:21
67Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:05:08
68Peng Fei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports0:05:41
69Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:06:12
70Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:06:24
71Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:06:47
72Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:06:57
73Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:09:47
74Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong China0:09:50
75Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:10:24
76Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:10:40
77Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:11:16
78Fabio Negri (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:11:40
79Masaki Takahashi (Jpn) University All Japan0:13:09
80Shota Tsujimoto (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:14:53
81Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:15:37
82James Ibrahim (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:15:58
83Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:16:22
84Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 83 - Cell 2
85Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:17:04
86Masaki Wakumoto (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:17:24
87Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:19:51
88Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:26:03
89Shota Saito (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:27:27
90Samel Witmitz (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:28:03
91Hafiz Rozli Mohd (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:38:54
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Points
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins44pts
2Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic31Row 1 - Cell 3
3Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic25Row 2 - Cell 3
4Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp25Row 3 - Cell 3
5Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing25Row 4 - Cell 3
6Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp25Row 5 - Cell 3
7Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team20Row 6 - Cell 3
8Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo19Row 7 - Cell 3
9Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia18Row 8 - Cell 3
10Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan14Row 9 - Cell 3
11Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo14Row 10 - Cell 3
12Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China13Row 11 - Cell 3
13Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp12Row 12 - Cell 3
14Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic12Row 13 - Cell 3
15Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing9Row 14 - Cell 3
16King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China9Row 15 - Cell 3
17Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team8Row 16 - Cell 3
18Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo8Row 17 - Cell 3
19Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic8Row 18 - Cell 3
20Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia6Row 19 - Cell 3
21Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor5Row 20 - Cell 3
22Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team5Row 21 - Cell 3
23Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All Japan4Row 22 - Cell 3
24Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen3Row 23 - Cell 3
25Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag2Row 24 - Cell 3
26Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic1Row 25 - Cell 3
27Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team Nippo1Row 26 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic21pts
2Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo4Row 5 - Cell 3
7Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor3Row 7 - Cell 3
9Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan2Row 9 - Cell 3
11Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team2Row 10 - Cell 3
12Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp1Row 12 - Cell 3
14Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen1Row 13 - Cell 3
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Team Classification
1De Rosa -Stac Plastic18:58:20
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
10University All Japan0:01:52
11Rapha Condor -Sharp0:02:35
12Team Jayco -Skins0:02:53
13Utsunomiya Blitzen0:03:07
14Bridgestone Anchor0:04:08
15Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello0:06:38
16Letua Cycling Team0:43:32

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