Rogers wins Japan Cup alone in the rain

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Australian takes his first win of the season

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The 2013 Japan Cup podium: Jack Bauer (Garmin-Sharp), winner Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida)(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) defied the rain to take a solo victory at the Japan Cup, ending his 2013 season with his first win of the year.

The veteran Australian was part of the decisive group that formed on the final lap of the hilly circuit race in Utsunomiya. He then got away with young British rider Josh Edmondson (Team Sky) before attacking again and riding solo to the finish. Using his time trial skills, Rogers continued to gain time all the way to the line.

Edmondson was eventually caught and finished tenth. New Zealand’s Jack Bauer (Garmin-Sharp) was second at 44 seconds, beating Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida) and Julian Arredondo (Nippo-De Rosa). The big-name riders finished in the peloton. Ivan Basso (Cannondale) was 14th at 2:59 and Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) was 23rd at 4:04.

“On the penultimate climb, Rory (Sutherland) and Evgeny (Petrov) did an amazing job narrowing down the front group to just seven or eight riders and soon I was alone with Edmundson,” Rogers explained.

“In the finale, I managed to so solo and was actually able to enjoy the final kilometers as the margin kept growing. A great way to win all thanks for the perfect set-up by teammates and a magnificent way to finish the season.”

On Saturday Steele Von Hoff won the Japan Cup Criterium, beating Bernhard Eisel (Team Sky) and Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) in the sprint.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff4:25:00
2Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin-Sharp0:00:44
3Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 2 - Cell 2
4Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 3 - Cell 2
5David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling0:00:50
6Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:00:58
7Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Sky ProcyclingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Carlos Verona Quintanilla (Spa) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:01:05
10Joshua Edmondson (GBr) Sky Procycling0:01:33
11Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre-Merida0:02:30
12Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack Leopard0:02:55
13Pieter Serry (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team0:02:59
14Ivan Basso (Ita) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 13 - Cell 2
15Steele Von Hoff (Aus) Garmin-Sharp0:03:58
16Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 15 - Cell 2
17Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 16 - Cell 2
18Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Team UkyoRow 17 - Cell 2
19Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 20 - Cell 2
22Rory Sutherland (Aus) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 21 - Cell 2
23Daniel Martin (Can)0:04:04
24Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team0:04:36
26Hossein Alizadeh (IRI) Amore & Vita0:06:51
27Naoya Uchino (Jpn)0:08:10
28Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly p/b Kenda0:08:17
29Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky ProcyclingRow 28 - Cell 2
30Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Charles Bradley Huff (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:08:19
34Naoya Yoshioka (Jpn)Row 33 - Cell 2
35Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 34 - Cell 2
36Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:10:30
37Uri Martins (Mex) Amore & Vita0:11:26
38Yuya Akimaru (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:12:16
39Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo-De Rosa0:12:36
DNFNelson Filipe Santos Simoes Oliveira (Por) RadioShack LeopardRow 39 - Cell 2
DNFGeorge Bennett (NZl) RadioShack LeopardRow 40 - Cell 2
DNFManabu Ishibashi (Jpn) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 41 - Cell 2
DNFMasakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Cabello (Spa)Row 43 - Cell 2
DNFYukihiro Doi (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 44 - Cell 2
DNFValerio Conti (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 45 - Cell 2
DNFShinri Suzuki (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 46 - Cell 2
DNFKazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 47 - Cell 2
DNFFred Rodriguez (USA) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 48 - Cell 2
DNFYusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 49 - Cell 2
DNFTakero Terasaki (Jpn)Row 50 - Cell 2
DNFTomoya Kano (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFLuis Enrique Davila (Mex) Jelly Belly p/b KendaRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFMasaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 53 - Cell 2
DNFEiichi Hirai (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 54 - Cell 2
DNFKohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 55 - Cell 2
DNFMiyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 56 - Cell 2
DNFTakaaki Hori (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 57 - Cell 2
DNFMakoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 58 - Cell 2
DNFShotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
DNFTakayuki Abe (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 60 - Cell 2
DNFSimone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-MeridaRow 61 - Cell 2
DNFHideto Nakane (Jpn) Team Nippo-De RosaRow 62 - Cell 2
DNFShiki Kuroeda (Jpn)Row 63 - Cell 2
DNFMatthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
DNFJuraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 65 - Cell 2
DNFMatteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
DNFKenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 67 - Cell 2
DNFNathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-SharpRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFBob Jungels (Lux) RadioShack LeopardRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFJulien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFThomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone AnchorRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFTakashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFMatti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo-TinkoffRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFStijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling TeamRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFMihkel Räim (Est) Amore & VitaRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFChad Beyer (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin-SharpRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFHayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack LeopardRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFRichie Porte (Aus) Sky ProcyclingRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFPeter Sagan (Svk) Cannondale Pro CyclingRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFMatt Brammeier (Irl) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFCraig Lewis (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling TeamRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFAntonio Di Battista (Ita) Amore & VitaRow 83 - Cell 2
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