Tour of Japan 2012: Stage 1 Results

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A former Japanese champion, Suzuki Shinri (Cannondale Spacezeropoint)(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

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Full Results
1	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Team Nippo	3:49:26
2	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) Team Nippo	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Maksym Averin (Ukr) Amore & Vita	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Muhamad Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Masanari Komuro (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	Row 9 - Cell 2
11	Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Jin Okubo (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Shun Yamamoto (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Marino Palandri (Ita) Amore & Vita	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Yovcho Yovchev (Bul) Amore & Vita	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Team Nippo	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Terengganu Cycling Team	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Masahiko Yasui (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Terengganu Cycling Team	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Ying Hon Ronald Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	Kosuke Harakawa (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	0:00:09
53	Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:00:19
56	Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Keisuke Kimura (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Patrik Moren (Swe) Amore & Vita	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Yuya Komaki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Shotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Motonari Suzuki (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	0:00:38
65	Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	0:00:47
66	Sota Ikebe (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Yasumasa Oka (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	Row 69 - Cell 2
71	Yuta Takada (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	Row 70 - Cell 2
72	Sea Keong Loh (Mas) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	Row 71 - Cell 2
73	Mohd Saiful Anuar Aziz (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team	Row 72 - Cell 2
74	Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	Row 73 - Cell 2
75	Katsuma Fujioka (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	Row 74 - Cell 2
76	Choon Huat Goh (Sin) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	Row 75 - Cell 2
77	Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo	Row 76 - Cell 2
78	Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:01:12
79	Mohd Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team	0:02:34
80	Daiki Yasuhara (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 79 - Cell 2
81	Kohki Ohnaka (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 80 - Cell 2
82	Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 81 - Cell 2
83	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	Row 82 - Cell 2
84	Darren Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:07:01
85	Shota Saito (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:07:30
86	Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 85 - Cell 2
87	Ryosuke Uemura (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	Row 86 - Cell 2
88	Ji Wen Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:08:46
89	Kyle Marwood (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:09:21
DNF	Tomonori Sato (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 89 - Cell 2
DNF	Ryosuke Takatsuka (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	Row 90 - Cell 2
DNS	Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 91 - Cell 2
DNS	Sekiho Endo (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	Row 92 - Cell 2

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General classification after stage 2
1	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Team Nippo	3:52:40
2	William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	0:00:05
3	Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) Team Nippo	0:00:06
4	Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:00:07
6	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	0:00:09
7	Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:00:10
8	Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:00:11
9	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo	0:00:14
10	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Terengganu Cycling Team	0:00:15
11	Muhamad Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team	0:00:16
13	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Masanari Komuro (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	King Wai Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo	0:00:17
20	Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Terengganu Cycling Team	Row 19 - Cell 2
21	Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Team Nippo	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Maksym Averin (Ukr) Amore & Vita	0:00:18
25	Yovcho Yovchev (Bul) Amore & Vita	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Ying Hon Ronald Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	0:00:19
27	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:00:20
29	Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Marino Palandri (Ita) Amore & Vita	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong Team	0:00:21
34	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:00:22
36	Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Mohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:00:23
39	Jonathan Lovelock (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Masahiko Yasui (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Blaise Sonnery (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	0:00:24
44	Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Mazuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team	0:00:26
46	Jin Okubo (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Jaroslaw Dabrowski (Pol) Amore & Vita	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Viesturs Luksevics (Lat) Amore & Vita	0:00:27
49	Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:00:28
50	Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:00:30
52	Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:00:31
53	Shun Yamamoto (Jpn) University All Japan	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:00:33
55	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:00:34
56	Kosuke Harakawa (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	0:00:39
57	Shotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:00:40
59	Yuya Komaki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	0:00:41
60	Keisuke Kimura (Jpn) University All Japan	0:00:42
61	Yoshiyuki Shimizu (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Patrik Moren (Swe) Amore & Vita	0:00:46
63	Yat Wai Chan (HKg) Hong Kong Team	0:00:54
64	King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:00:58
66	Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	0:01:06
67	Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Yuta Takada (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	0:01:08
69	Sota Ikebe (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	0:01:12
70	Mohd Saiful Anuar Aziz (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team	0:01:13
71	Sea Keong Loh (Mas) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:01:14
72	Katsuma Fujioka (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	0:01:15
73	Motonari Suzuki (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	0:01:22
74	Choon Huat Goh (Sin) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:01:24
75	Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	0:01:25
76	Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:01:27
77	Yasumasa Oka (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	0:02:22
78	Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:02:54
79	Daiki Yasuhara (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	0:02:58
80	Kohki Ohnaka (Jpn) University All Japan	0:03:00
81	Mohd Nor Umardi Rosdi (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team	0:03:07
82	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar (Mas) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:03:08
83	Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo	0:04:20
84	Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:07:46
85	Ryosuke Uemura (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	0:07:52
86	Shota Saito (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:08:11
87	Ji Wen Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:09:15
88	Kyle Marwood (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:09:42
89	Darren Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:10:19

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Points classification
1	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Team Nippo	30	pts
2	Mauro Abel Richeze (Arg) Team Nippo	25	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	20	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Patrick Shaw (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	19	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	17	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Maksym Averin (Ukr) Amore & Vita	12	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	William Clarke (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	10	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	10	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Cameron Wurf (Aus) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	9	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Muhamad Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	9	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Ho Ting Kwok (HKg) Hong Kong Team	9	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	8	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	7	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Masanari Komuro (Jpn) Cannondale Spacezeropoint	6	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	6	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Nathan Earle (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	5	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Team Ukyo	5	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	4	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) University All Japan	3	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	2	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Campbell Flakemore (Aus) Genesys Wealth Advisers	2	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo	1	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Chris Butler (USA) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	1	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Jin Okubo (Jpn) Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	1	Row 23 - Cell 3

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Mountains classification
1	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	10	pts
2	Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	6	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong Team	5	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo	3	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Julian David Arredondo Moreno (Col) Team Nippo	3	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Gang Xu (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	2	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Shota Saito (Jpn) Team Ukyo	2	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	1	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team	1	Row 8 - Cell 3

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Teams classification
1	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	11:38:26
2	Team Nippo	0:00:07
3	Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Hong Kong Team	0:00:14
5	Aisan Racing Team	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Bridgestone Anchor	0:00:25
7	Terengganu Cycling Team	0:00:28
8	Amore & Vita	0:00:30
9	Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:00:31
10	Cannondale Spacezeropoint	0:00:36
11	University All Japan	0:00:42
12	Shimano Racing Team	0:00:47
13	Team Ukyo	0:00:50
14	Matrix Powertag	0:00:53
15	Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello	0:02:14
16	OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:05:12

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