Tour of Japan 2013: Stage 5 Results

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Tour of Japan, stage 5 gets underway(Image credit: Sonoko Tanaka)

Results

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

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Sprint 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	5	pts
2	Thomas Rabou (Ned) OCBC Singapore	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	William Walker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team	5	pts
2	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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Sprint 3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	5	pts
2	Thomas Rabou (Ned) OCBC Singapore	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team	1	Row 2 - Cell 3

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

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KOM 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Thomas Rabou (Ned) OCBC Singapore	5	pts
2	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team	2	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	1	Row 3 - Cell 3

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KOM 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Thomas Rabou (Ned) OCBC Singapore	5	pts
2	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team	2	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	1	Row 3 - Cell 3

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KOM 3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	5	pts
2	Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - Merida	3	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	2	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	1	Row 3 - Cell 3

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Team
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers	13:29:06
2	Drapac Cycling	0:00:02
3	Bridgestone Anchor	0:00:10
4	Lampre-Merida	0:02:10
5	Shimano Racing Team	0:02:57
6	Team Ukyo	0:03:36
7	Team Nippo-De Rosa	0:04:49
8	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	Row 7 - Cell 2
9	Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:18:17
10	Aisan Racing Team	0:18:35
11	Japan National Team	0:21:38
12	Utsunomiya Blitzen	0:23:57
13	OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling	0:30:44
14	Matrix Powertag	0:32:04
15	C Project	0:52:50

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

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Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Pierpaolo De Negri (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	41	pts
2	Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	30	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	30	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Julian David Arredondo (Col) Team Nippo - De Rosa	28	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Sung Baek Park (Kor) KSPO	25	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida	23	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	21	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Champion System	21	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	21	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Lampre - Merida	18	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	16	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Andrea Francesco Palini (Ita) Lampre - Merida	16	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	William Walker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	15	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Damien Monier (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	14	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Cristiano Monguzzi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	14	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	13	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	13	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Team Ukyo	12	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Simone Compagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	11	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Jai Crawford (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	8	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Adiq Othman (Mas) Champion System	7	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	7	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team	6	Row 22 - Cell 3
24	Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	6	Row 23 - Cell 3
25	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	6	Row 24 - Cell 3
26	Thomas Rabou (Ned) OCBC Singapore	6	Row 25 - Cell 3
27	Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	6	Row 26 - Cell 3
28	Hiroki Nishimura (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	5	Row 27 - Cell 3
29	Benjamin Dyball (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	4	Row 28 - Cell 3
30	Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	3	Row 29 - Cell 3
31	Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System	3	Row 30 - Cell 3
32	Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Drapac Professional Cycling	2	Row 31 - Cell 3
33	Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	1	Row 32 - Cell 3
34	Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	1	Row 33 - Cell 3
35	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	1	Row 34 - Cell 3

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KOM classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result	Header Cell - Column 3
1	Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - Merida	22	pts
2	Robbie Hucker (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	20	Row 1 - Cell 3
3	Benjamin Dyball (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	15	Row 2 - Cell 3
4	Fortunato Baliani (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	13	Row 3 - Cell 3
5	Nathan Earle (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	11	Row 4 - Cell 3
6	Thomas Rabou (Ned) OCBC Singapore	10	Row 5 - Cell 3
7	Damien Monier (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	10	Row 6 - Cell 3
8	Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Nippo - De Rosa	10	Row 7 - Cell 3
9	Julian David Arredondo (Col) Team Nippo - De Rosa	8	Row 8 - Cell 3
10	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor	6	Row 9 - Cell 3
11	Simone Compagnaro (Ita) Team Nippo - De Rosa	5	Row 10 - Cell 3
12	Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	4	Row 11 - Cell 3
13	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Japan National Team	4	Row 12 - Cell 3
14	Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor	4	Row 13 - Cell 3
15	Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	3	Row 14 - Cell 3
16	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	3	Row 15 - Cell 3
17	Elia Favilli (Ita) Lampre - Merida	2	Row 16 - Cell 3
18	Jai Crawford (Aus) Huon Salmon - Genesys Wealth Advisers	2	Row 17 - Cell 3
19	Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Matrix Powertag	2	Row 18 - Cell 3
20	Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre - Merida	2	Row 19 - Cell 3
21	Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional Cycling	1	Row 20 - Cell 3
22	Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Team Ukyo	1	Row 21 - Cell 3
23	Eric Sheppard (Aus) OCBC Singapore	1	Row 22 - Cell 3

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Team classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Team Nippo-De Rosa	39:26:51
2	Huon Salmon-Genesys Wealth Advisers	0:04:29
3	Bridgestone Anchor	0:05:46
4	Drapac Cycling	0:11:18
5	Team Ukyo	0:30:02
6	Champion System Pro Cycling Team	0:36:50
7	Lampre-Merida	0:39:19
8	Aisan Racing Team	0:42:05
9	Vini Fantini-Selle Italia	0:45:31
10	Shimano Racing Team	0:45:43
11	Utsunomiya Blitzen	1:10:14
12	Matrix Powertag	1:10:44
13	Japan National Team	1:18:50
14	OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	1:32:00
15	C Project	2:04:38

TOPICS

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