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Time trial was held at the Solarsports-line course in Akita prefecture.
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The time trial course in Akita prefecture is totally flat.
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Last year’s runner-up Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) recorded the best time in the elite men’s race.
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Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) powers to the finish.
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Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing) finishes third.
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Three time champion Makoto Iijima (Team Bridgestone Anchor) finishes second.
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Kazuya Okazaki (Meitan Honpo-Graphite Design) couldn't defend the title.
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Kazuya Okazaki (Meitan Honpo-Graphite Design) and Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) after the finish.
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Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) got the elite men’s champion jersey.
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Podium (L-R): Makoto Iijima (Team Bridgestone Anchor), Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) and Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing).
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The current women’s champion Mayuko Hagiwara (Cycle Base ASAHI).
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Mayuko Hagiwara (Cycle Base ASAHI) conquered the women’s race again.
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Yoshiaki Shimada (Team Bridgestone Anchor) records the best U23 time.
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U23 podium: Yoshiaki Shimada (Team Bridgestone Anchor) defends his title.
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Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing) finally claimed victory in the Japanese time trial championship. The winner of UCI Track World Cup Scratch race in Copenhagen, who finished just two seconds behind Kazuya Okazaki (Meitan Honpo-Graphite Design) last year, set the fastest time 38:52 minutes over the flat 30km course.
Three time champion Makoto Iijima (Team Bridgestone Anchor) took second place. Mori share team leadership with Taiji Nishitani, who finished third in the time trial, in the road race which will be held in Hiroshima.
20-year-old Yoshiaki Shimada (Team Bridgestone Anchor) again recorded the best time in the Under 23 category, to keep his title. Current champion Mayuko Hagiwara (Cycle Base ASAHI) won the women's race to keep the national championship jersey.
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Elite Men - 30km
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Kazuhiro Mori (Aisan Racing)
0:38:52
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Makoto Iijima (Team Bridgestone Anchor)
0:00:09
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Taiji Nishitani (Aisan Racing)
0:00:32
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Kazuya Okazaki (Meitan Honpo-Graphite Design)
0:00:40
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Nariyuki Masuda (Meitan Honpo-Graphite Design)
0:00:58
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Junya Sano (Team Nippo)
0:01:20
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Masaru Fukuhara (Team Bridgestone Anchor)
0:01:21
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Keiichi Tsujiura (Team Bridgestone Anchor)
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Jumpei Murakami (Shimano Racing)
0:01:04
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Yoshiyuki Abe (Shimano Racing)
0:01:13
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Women - 15km
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Mayuko Hagiwara (Cycle Base ASAHI)
0:21:36
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Remi Inoue (Team Corratec)
0:00:19
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Minami Uwano (Hachinohe Kogyo High School)
0:01:02
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Ayako Toyooka (Panasonic Ladies)
0:01:10
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Kiriko Hori (Club Silbest)
0:01:42
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U23 - 30km
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Yoshiaki Shimada (Team Bridgestone Anchor)
0:39:25
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Kazuki Aoyanagi (Hosei Univ.)
0:02:09
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Genta Nakamura (Kyoto Sangyo Univ.)
0:02:19
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Eiichi Hirai (Team Bridgestone Anchor)
0:02:38
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Masaki Gunji (Chuo Univ.)
0:03:03
