Villella wins Japan Cup
By Cycling News
Italian breaks away to victory
Davide Villella (Cannondale-Drapac) took his first victory of the 2016 season after a well timed attack at the Japan Cup. Villella made his move on the last of the 14-laps, choosing the steepest climb as his launch pad.
The Italian held onto his advantage, with Orica-BikeExchange's Christopher Juul-Jensen taking second place six seconds behind him. Robert Power made it two riders on the podium for Orica-BikeExchange a further eight seconds back.
"I have missed a victory all season, so I'm really happy to get the win here today," Villella said of his performance. "The teamwork – all of the teammates and all of the staff – was amazing. I want to say a very big thank you for the team that believed in me and helped me all the day. We had a great group here, and I could not do it alone."
Full Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | 3:46:43 |
2 | Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-BikeExchange | 0:00:06 |
3 | Robert Power (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | 0:00:14 |
4 | Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - Merida | |
5 | Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Team Ukyo | |
6 | Alex Peters (GBr) Team Sky | |
7 | Benjami Prades (Spa) Team Ukyo | 0:00:17 |
8 | Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:00:43 |
9 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Lampre - Merida | |
10 | Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
11 | Cameron Bayly (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | 0:00:45 |
12 | Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 0:00:48 |
13 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:19 |
14 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | |
15 | Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
16 | Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | |
17 | Jai Crawford (Aus) Kinan Cycling Team | |
18 | Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen | |
19 | Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo | |
20 | Iuri Filosi (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
21 | Rodrigo Araque Lorente (Spa) Team Ukyo | |
22 | Manuel Quinziato (Ita) BMC Racing Team | |
23 | Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Cannondale-Drapac | |
24 | Simone Petilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida | |
25 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 0:01:32 |
26 | Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre - Merida | 0:02:35 |
27 | Takeaki Amezawa (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen | 0:02:43 |
28 | Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Ukyo | 0:03:43 |
29 | Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Japan | |
30 | Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen | 0:03:47 |
31 | Masahiro Ishigami (Jpn) Japan | 0:03:54 |
32 | Kevin De Mesmaekert (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:04:25 |
33 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek-Segafredo | |
34 | Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Matrix Powertag | |
35 | Nicholas Schultz (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange | |
36 | Grégory Rast (Swi) Trek-Segafredo | |
37 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
38 | Ricardo Garcia (Spa) Kinan Cycling Team | |
39 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) Kinan Cycling Team | |
40 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Team Sky | |
41 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:07:25 |
42 | Rei Onodera (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen | 0:07:47 |
43 | Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | |
44 | Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Matrix Powertag | |
45 | Naoya Yoshioka (Jpn) Nasu Blasen | |
46 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Matrix Powertag | |
47 | Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 0:10:00 |
48 | Hayato Okamoto (Jpn) Japan | |
49 | Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Japan | |
50 | Shao Hsuan Lu (Tpe) Attaque Team Gusto | |
51 | Kota Sumiyoshi (Jpn) Team Ukyo | |
52 | Takaaki Hori (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen | 0:10:51 |
53 | Keisuke Kimura (Jpn) Japan | 0:12:03 |
DNF | Matti Breschel (Den) Cannondale-Drapac | |
DNF | Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - Merida | |
DNF | Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Team Sky | |
DNF | Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
DNF | Taylor Eisenhart (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
DNF | Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini | |
DNF | Daiki Yasuhara (Jpn) Matrix Powertag | |
DNF | Kenji Itami (Jpn) Kinan Cycling Team | |
DNF | Eugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek-Segafredo | |
DNF | Christian Meier (Can) Orica-BikeExchange | |
DNF | Toms Skujins (Lat) Cannondale-Drapac | |
DNF | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | |
DNF | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | |
DNF | Hayato Nishio (Jpn) Nasu Blasen | |
DNF | Michinari Takagi (Jpn) Nasu Blasen | |
DNF | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo | |
DNF | Wen Chung Huang (Tpe) Attaque Team Gusto | |
DNF | Kyohei Mizuno (Jpn) Nasu Blasen | |
DNF | Masaki Shimojima (Jpn) Nasu Blasen | |
DNF | Fabian Lienhard (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
DNF | Airan Feranandez Casasola (Spa) Matrix Powertag | |
DNF | Benjamin Hill (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto | |
DNF | Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk | |
DNF | David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Team Sky | |
DNF | Timothy Guy (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto |
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