Tour de Kumano 2011: Stage 3 Results

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Riders were waiting in their hotel for the commissaires's decision about whether an approaching typhoon would cancel the final stage. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo do their best to control the stage. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Taiji Nishitani is metres from victory on the final stage. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing Team) celebrates his victory. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Stage three winner Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing Team) (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing Team) recovers following his stage win. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing Team) on the podium for his stage win. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Fortunato Baliani won the general classification. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Race winner Fortunato Baliani got a pennant. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Race leader Fortunato Baliani (D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) in the yellow jersey. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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A typhoon was approaching Japan. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Race leader Fortunato Baliani(D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Aisan Racing Team members had an emblem on their sleeve regarding their hope of Japan's recovery from the earthquake and tsunami. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Points leader Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing Team) (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Riders were awaiting the start of the final stage under dark skies. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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The peloton awaits the start of stage three in Taiji in front of a whale statue. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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The peloton passes a small fishing port. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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The peloton passes a small fishing port on the final day of racing. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Fortunato Baliani (D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo) unleashes a torrent of champagne. (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	1:30:36
2	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo
3	Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen
4	Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
5	Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team
6	Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team
7	Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
8	Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen
9	Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya
10	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo
11	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Terengganu Pro-Asia Cycling Team
12	Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team
13	Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
14	Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo
15	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team
16	Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen
17	Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Ciervo Nara Procyclingteam
18	Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen
19	Shih Chang Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei National Team
20	Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
21	Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:00:10
22	Junya Sano (Jpn) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo	0:00:13
23	Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya	0:00:28
24	Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya
25	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:00:41
26	Phuchong Sai-Udomsil (Tha) Terengganu Pro-Asia Cycling Team	0:00:44
27	Masaki Hirabayashi (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare	0:00:49
28	Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Frend Racing Team	0:01:00
29	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
30	Komuro Masanari (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare	0:01:31
31	Takashi Nakayama (Jpn) Team Eurasia - Fondriest Bikes	0:01:32
32	Seitaro Nakano (Jpn) Team JBCF	0:01:35
33	Fan Hsin Chu (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team	0:01:43
34	Jumpei Murakami (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team
35	Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello
36	Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
37	Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
38	Nara Motoi (Jpn) Terengganu Pro-Asia Cycling Team
39	Masanori Noguchi (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya
40	Keita Iwashima (Jpn) Nalsima Frend Racing Team	0:04:35
41	Masatoshi Oba (Jpn) Team Eurasia - Fondriest Bikes
42	Ryosuke Takatsuka (Jpn) Ciervo Nara Procyclingteam
43	Tanzo Tokuda (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya
44	Chung Yan Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team
45	Motoki Sakurai (Jpn) Nalsima Frend Racing Team
46	Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
47	Koudai Takeda (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare
48	Masafumi Yamane (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare
49	Masaaki Kikuchi (Jpn) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo
50	Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
51	Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team
52	Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team
53	Seigo Wako (Jpn) Nalsima Frend Racing Team	0:05:54
54	Masanori Okumara (Jpn) Selection Team For Western Japan Intercollegiate	0:05:58
DNF	King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team
DNF	Cheng Yen Chen (Tpe) Chinese Taipei National Team
DNF	Kousuke Harakawa (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare
DNF	King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team
DNF	Katsuma Fujioka (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello
DNF	Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo
DNF	Po Hung Wu (Tpe) Chinese Taipei National Team
DNF	Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor
DNS	Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen

General classification:
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo	6:58:07
2	Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo	0:00:04
3	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:00:40
4	Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo	0:00:44
5	Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:00:57
6	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Terengganu Pro-Asia Cycling Team	0:00:59
7	Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team	0:01:00
8	Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	0:01:01
9	Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:01:02
10	Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:01:24
11	Junya Sano (Jpn) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo	0:01:31
12	Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor	0:02:57
13	Jumpei Murakami (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:04:35
14	Masaki Hirabayashi (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare	0:06:11
15	Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:07:28
16	Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:07:37
17	Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya	0:07:50
18	Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:07:59
19	Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Ciervo Nara Procyclingteam	0:08:29
20	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor	0:08:32
21	Shih Chang Huang (Tpe) Chinese Taipei National Team	0:08:43
22	Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:08:48
23	Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:08:50
24	Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya	0:09:00
25	Nara Motoi (Jpn) Terengganu Pro-Asia Cycling Team	0:09:08
26	Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya	0:09:16
27	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:09:21
28	Phuchong Sai-Udomsil (Tha) Terengganu Pro-Asia Cycling Team	0:09:32
29	Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsima Frend Racing Team	0:09:45
30	Komuro Masanari (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare	0:10:11
31	Shinpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:10:20
32	Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor	0:10:34
33	Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	0:10:58
34	Fan Hsin Chu (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team	0:12:14
35	Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:12:17
36	Seitaro Nakano (Jpn) Team JBCF	0:12:23
37	Masaaki Kikuchi (Jpn) D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo	0:13:25
38	Masanori Noguchi (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya	0:13:43
39	Takashi Nakayama (Jpn) Team Eurasia - Fondriest Bikes	0:13:50
40	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:15:06
41	Tanzo Tokuda (Jpn) National Instistute Of Fitness And Sports In Kanoya
42	Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:15:39
43	Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:15:58
44	Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:16:28
45	Motoki Sakurai (Jpn) Nalsima Frend Racing Team	0:16:39
46	Keita Iwashima (Jpn) Nalsima Frend Racing Team	0:17:05
47	Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team	0:20:30
48	Seigo Wako (Jpn) Nalsima Frend Racing Team	0:21:49
49	Masanori Okumara (Jpn) Selection Team For Western Japan Intercollegiate	0:22:45
50	Koudai Takeda (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare	0:23:36
51	Chung Yan Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team	0:24:04
52	Masatoshi Oba (Jpn) Team Eurasia - Fondriest Bikes	0:27:47
53	Masafumi Yamane (Jpn) Shonan Bellmare	0:28:05
54	Ryosuke Takatsuka (Jpn) Ciervo Nara Procyclingteam	0:30:33

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