Tour of Japan 2013: Stage 3 Results

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The podium from Stage 3 at the Tour of Japan (Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

Results

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	3:52:40
2	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Julian David Arredondo (Col) Team Nippo - De Rosa	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Cristiano Monguzzi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:00:20
5	Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 4 - Cell 2
6	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 5 - Cell 2
7	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Champion System	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Damien Monier (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	0:00:44
9	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 8 - Cell 2
10	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	0:03:03
11	Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:03:13
12	Benjamin Dyball (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:03:23
15	Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:04:12
16	Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Jai Crawford (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	0:06:15
21	Simone Compagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	Row 20 - Cell 2
22	Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:08:05
23	Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 22 - Cell 2
24	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 23 - Cell 2
25	Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 24 - Cell 2
26	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 25 - Cell 2
27	Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 26 - Cell 2
28	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:10:10
29	Keisuke Kimura (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Shotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 30 - Cell 2
32	Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - Merida	Row 31 - Cell 2
33	Craig Lewis (Usa) Champion System	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Eric Sheppard (Aus) OCBC Singapore	0:12:03
35	Mattia Pozzo (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:17:51
36	Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	Row 35 - Cell 2
37	Sung Baek Park (Kor) KSPO	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System	0:17:55
39	Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre - Merida	Row 38 - Cell 2
40	Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre - Merida	Row 39 - Cell 2
41	Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 40 - Cell 2
42	Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) C Project	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System	Row 42 - Cell 2
44	Shun Yamamoto (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 43 - Cell 2
45	Soon Yeong Kwon (Kor) KSPO	Row 44 - Cell 2
46	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Hiroki Nishimura (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 46 - Cell 2
48	Sota Ikebe (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 48 - Cell 2
50	Kosuke Harakawa (Jpn) C Project	Row 49 - Cell 2
51	Jin Okubo (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 50 - Cell 2
52	William Walker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 51 - Cell 2
53	Masaki Gunji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 52 - Cell 2
54	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre - Merida	Row 53 - Cell 2
55	Andrea Francesco Palini (Ita) Lampre - Merida	Row 54 - Cell 2
56	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 55 - Cell 2
57	Ji Wen Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore	Row 56 - Cell 2
58	Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) OCBC Singapore	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	Row 58 - Cell 2
60	Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 59 - Cell 2
61	Yuya Akimaru (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 60 - Cell 2
62	Jun Rong Ho (Sin) OCBC Singapore	Row 61 - Cell 2
63	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 62 - Cell 2
64	Daiki Yasuhahara (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 63 - Cell 2
65	Takaaki Hori (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 64 - Cell 2
66	Chikara Wada (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 65 - Cell 2
67	Masahiko Yasui (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 66 - Cell 2
68	Makoto Morimoto (Jpn) C Project	Row 67 - Cell 2
69	Luigi Miletta (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	Row 68 - Cell 2
70	Thomas Rabou (Ned) OCBC Singapore	Row 69 - Cell 2
DNF	Stefano Borchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	Row 70 - Cell 2
DNF	Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	Row 71 - Cell 2
DNF	Je Sung Yeon (Kor) KSPO	Row 72 - Cell 2
DNF	Masatoshi Oba (Jpn) C Project	Row 73 - Cell 2
DNF	Motonari Suzuki (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 74 - Cell 2
DNF	Kazuhiro Yamamoto (Jpn) C Project	Row 75 - Cell 2
DNF	Chanjae Jang (Kor) Champion System	Row 76 - Cell 2
DNF	Joseph Cooper (NZl) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 77 - Cell 2
DNF	Ryoma Nonaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 78 - Cell 2
DNF	Ji Min Jung (Kor) KSPO	Row 79 - Cell 2
DNF	Anthony Giacoppo (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	Row 80 - Cell 2
DNF	Yuya Komaki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 81 - Cell 2
DNF	Seung Woo Choi (Kor) KSPO	Row 82 - Cell 2
DNF	Joon Yong Seo (Kor) KSPO	Row 83 - Cell 2
DNF	Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	Row 84 - Cell 2
DNF	Yoshiaki Shimada (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 85 - Cell 2
DNF	Michele Merlo (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	Row 86 - Cell 2
DNF	Choon Huat Goh (Sin) OCBC Singapore	Row 87 - Cell 2
DNF	Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 88 - Cell 2
DNF	Wang Yip Tang (HKg) Champion System	Row 89 - Cell 2
DNF	Dohyoung Kim (Kor) Matrix Powertag	Row 90 - Cell 2
DNF	Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 91 - Cell 2
DNS	Shiki Kuroeda (Jpn) Japan National Team	Row 92 - Cell 2

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Points
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	25	pts
2	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	20	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Julian David Arredondo (Col) Team Nippo - De Rosa	16	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Cristiano Monguzzi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	14	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	12	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Champion System	9	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Damien Monier (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	8	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	7	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	6	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	5	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Benjamin Dyball (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	4	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida	3	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Team Ukyo	2	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	1	Row 14 - Cell 3

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KOM 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	7	pts
2	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	5	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - Merida	3	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	2	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	1	Row 4 - Cell 3

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KOM 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - Merida	7	pts
2	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	5	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	3	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	2	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Team Ukyo	1	Row 4 - Cell 3

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KOM 3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - Merida	7	pts
2	Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	5	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	3	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	2	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	1	Row 4 - Cell 3

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Team
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Team Nippo-De Rosa	11:41:03
2	Drapac Cycling	0:06:06
3	Bridgestone Anchor	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:07:35
5	Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:15:08
6	Aisan Racing Team	0:15:31
7	Team Ukyo	0:18:35
8	Matrix Powertag	0:25:19
9	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	0:25:22
10	Lampre-Merida	0:28:15
11	Shimano Racing Team	0:33:07
12	Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:36:59
13	Japan National Team	0:42:57
14	OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:44:50
15	C Project	0:50:42

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General classification after Stage 3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Julian David Arredondo (Col) Team Nippo - De Rosa	7:55:40
2	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	0:00:02
3	Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:00:24
4	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Champion System	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Cristiano Monguzzi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:00:30
6	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	0:00:31
7	Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	Row 6 - Cell 2
8	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:00:49
9	Damien Monier (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	0:00:56
10	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	0:03:15
11	Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:03:20
12	Benjamin Dyball (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:03:24
13	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:03:33
14	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida	0:03:52
15	Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	0:04:15
16	Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:04:25
17	Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:04:27
18	Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:04:28
19	Jai Crawford (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:04:33
20	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	0:06:14
21	Simone Compagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	0:06:16
22	Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:08:14
23	Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	0:08:16
24	Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	0:08:17
25	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:08:19
26	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	0:08:20
27	Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:08:23
28	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:10:02
29	Craig Lewis (Usa) Champion System	0:10:20
30	Shotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:10:29
31	Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - Merida	0:10:47
32	Keisuke Kimura (Jpn) Japan National Team	0:11:07
33	Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:11:25
34	Eric Sheppard (Aus) OCBC Singapore	0:12:26
35	Sung Baek Park (Kor) KSPO	0:17:41
36	Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre - Merida	0:17:47
37	Andrea Francesco Palini (Ita) Lampre - Merida	0:17:51
38	Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System	0:18:01
39	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	0:18:02
40	Soon Yeong Kwon (Kor) KSPO	0:18:04
41	William Walker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:18:05
42	Jin Okubo (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 41 - Cell 2
43	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:18:06
44	Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	0:18:09
45	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling	0:18:11
46	Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 45 - Cell 2
47	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre - Merida	0:18:14
48	Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 47 - Cell 2
49	Shun Yamamoto (Jpn) Japan National Team	0:18:18
50	Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:18:19
51	Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) OCBC Singapore	0:18:20
52	Thomas Rabou (Ned) OCBC Singapore	0:18:26
53	Massimo Graziato (Ita) Lampre - Merida	0:18:29
54	Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System	0:18:36
55	Mattia Pozzo (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:18:39
56	Yuya Akimaru (Jpn) Japan National Team	0:18:47
57	Sota Ikebe (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	0:18:50
58	Hiroki Nishimura (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 57 - Cell 2
59	Ji Wen Low (Sin) OCBC Singapore	0:18:51
60	Jun Rong Ho (Sin) OCBC Singapore	0:18:57
61	Makoto Morimoto (Jpn) C Project	0:19:10
62	Chikara Wada (Jpn) Japan National Team	0:19:15
63	Daiki Yasuhahara (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	0:19:16
64	Kosuke Harakawa (Jpn) C Project	0:19:21
65	Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) C Project	0:20:06
66	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team	0:20:07
67	Masaki Gunji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:20:16
68	Luigi Miletta (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:20:20
69	Takaaki Hori (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:21:02
70	Masahiko Yasui (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	0:21:03

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Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	25	pts
2	Sung Baek Park (Kor) KSPO	25	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Julian David Arredondo (Col) Team Nippo - De Rosa	24	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	23	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre - Merida	18	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	16	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Andrea Francesco Palini (Ita) Lampre - Merida	16	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Cristiano Monguzzi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	14	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	William Walker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	14	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	12	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	12	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Simone Compagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	11	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Champion System	9	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Damien Monier (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	8	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	7	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	7	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System	7	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	6	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	6	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	6	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	5	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Benjamin Dyball (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	4	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida	3	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System	3	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Team Ukyo	2	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	1	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	1	Row 26 - Cell 3

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KOM classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - Merida	19	pts
2	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	15	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	10	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	5	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	3	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	2	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre - Merida	2	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida	1	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	1	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Team Ukyo	1	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Eric Sheppard (Aus) OCBC Singapore	1	Row 10 - Cell 3

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Team classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Team Nippo-De Rosa	23:50:06
2	Drapac Cycling	0:06:09
3	Bridgestone Anchor	0:06:31
4	Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:07:53
5	Aisan Racing Team	0:15:29
6	Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:15:43
7	Team Ukyo	0:19:10
8	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	0:25:31
9	Matrix Powertag	0:26:15
10	Lampre-Merida	0:28:14
11	Shimano Racing Team	0:33:24
12	Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:37:44
13	Japan National Team	0:45:02
14	OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	0:45:57
15	C Project	0:54:05

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