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Tour of Japan - 2.2

Japan, May 14-21, 2006

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Stage 3 - May 17: Iida Station - Shimohisakata Circuit - Matsuo Stadium, South-Shinshu, 155.3km

Di Nucci has first win as a pro in Japan

By Miwako Sasaki

Italian Daniele Di Nucci has sprinted to victory in the third stage of the 10th Tour of Japan into South-Shinshu, beating the first stage winner Kam Po Wong (Hong Kong, China) and Japanese Shinri Suzuki (Miyata-Subaru).

The race was started on the first lap of 12 of the 11.6 km hilly circuit, where the breakaway was established. The members were Alexandr Dymovskikh (Cycling Team Capec), Yoshimasa Hirose (Skil-Shimano), Michael Ford (South Australia.com-AIS), David McCann (Giant Asia Racing Team), Takashi Miyazawa (Team Vang Cycling) and Taichi Moriyama (Miyata-Subaru). The break had an advantage over over 1'00 with nine laps to go, and Team Universal Caffe-C.B. Immobiliare, which had the race leader Vladimir Duma, controlled the peloton.

It started raining at five laps to go, and the break was finally caught by the peloton, prompting many counter attacks. The first group was decreased to about 20 riders in the final laps. All the favourites were in the first group, including green leader's jersey Duma, Andrey Mizourov (Cycling Team Capec), the Velits twins (Team Konica Minolta), Yukihiro Doi and Tomoya Kano (Skil-Shimano), and Matthew Lloyd (South Australia.com-AIS).

But young Di Nucci was the best sprinter in the group, and crossed the finish line first. The Italian comes from Formia (Latina), and will turn 25 next Monday. Di Nucci turned professional this year after winning eight races last year in Grassi-Marco Pantani, including the G.P. Inda (1.2). He was already third in Sunday's flatter stage, and today's stage was his first professional win.

The general classification didn't change today, but there is the Mount Fuji Time Trial schedule for Friday, after another transfer day. Mizourov won the tough time trial last year, doing the 11.4 km ascent in a time of 40 minutes and 27 seconds. But he couldn't get the leader's jersey from Felix Cardenas, as the Colombian had 1'37 advantage to Mizourov at that time. Now, the Kazakh is only 52 seconds behind Duma. Although the Ukrainian had many experience in the Giro d'Italia (he finished the Grand Tour seven times, and was 36th on GC in 2001 and 2002), Mizourov has a chance to get the green jersey. And many riders still have the same chance too. The race will be confirmed on Friday.

Results

1 Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare       4.11.17
2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                                  
3 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                          
4 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                                
5 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                    
6 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare                 
7 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                             
8 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                         
9 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                          
10 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                               
11 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                            
12 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                      
13 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                           
14 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Konica Minolta                                0.08
15 Andrey Medyannikov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                           0.18
16 San Wu Kin (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                              1.16
17 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                  
18 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare            1.18
19 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                     
20 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                  
21 Marnus Potgieter (RSA) Konica Minolta                                     
22 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                             1.23
23 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                        
24 Tomoya Sano (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                    
25 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                
26 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                   
27 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                       
28 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                       2.58
29 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                 3.43
30 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Konica Minolta                                   
31 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                6.53
32 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                 
33 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                     
34 Ivan De Nobile (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare               
35 Raivis Belohvoschiks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare         
36 Kentaro Eshita (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                            
37 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                
38 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                             
39 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                   
40 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                            
41 Hua Lai Kuan (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                 
42 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                            
43 Yip Tang Wang (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                               
44 Yoshiaki Sudou (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                        
45 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                        
46 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                               
47 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                    
48 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                  
49 Kohei Tsusue (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                          
50 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                                
51 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                        
52 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                           
53 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                    
54 Dmitri Nikandorov (Rus) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare            
55 Kaoru Ohuchi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                           
56 Daniel Lloyd (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                 
57 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                             
58 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                  
59 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                  
60 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                         
61 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       
62 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team                                    
63 Norihide Murayama (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      14.35
64 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                  
65 Ken Akita (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                         
66 Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                
67 Masayuki Kimura (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                       
68 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                            
69 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                             15.30
70 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                       
71 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                              
72 Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                   24.32
73 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                             
74 Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                           
75 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                             
76 Arthur Ayers (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                              
77 Masahumi Yamane (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                     25.26
DNF  David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                               
DNF  Taichi Moriyama (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                     
DNF  Peter Van Santvliet (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                            
DNF  Kazunari Asano (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                          
DNF  Hing Chan Chun (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                            
DNF  Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                  
DNF  Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                         
DNF  Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                              
DNF  Sean Finning (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                              
DNF  Wai Cheung King (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                           
DNF  Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                       
DNF  Tomoji Taniguchi (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                        
DNF  Akihiro Munehisa (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                       
DNF  Koji Nagano (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                  
DNF  Tsun Lam Kai (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                              
DNF  Yusuke Muroi (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                           
DNF  Johannes Christiaan Rabie (RSA) Konica Minolta                          
 
Points
 
1 Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare            15 pts
2 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                                12
3 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                        10
4 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                               8
5 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                   6
6 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare                5
7 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                            4
8 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                        3
9 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                         2
10 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                              1
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare         11.09.51
2 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                     0.07
3 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                        0.10
4 Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare          0.52
5 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                                  
6 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                    
7 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                                
8 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                          
9 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                
10 Tomoya Kano (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                            
11 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                         
12 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                            
13 Takumi Beppu (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                  1.04
14 Andrey Medyannikov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                           1.10
15 John-Lee Augustyn (RSA) Konica Minolta                                1.17
16 Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                              2.08
17 Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                 2.10
18 Marnus Potgieter (RSA) Konica Minolta                                     
19 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare                
20 Ilya Chernyshov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                  
21 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                               2.15
22 Paul Griffin (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                 
23 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                
24 Tomoya Sano (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                2.25
25 Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                    2.27
26 San Wu Kin (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                              2.30
27 Kaoru Obata (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                       3.50
28 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Konica Minolta                               4.49
29 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                7.11
30 Mitsuteru Tanaka (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                              7.45
31 Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                            
32 Dmitri Nikandorov (Rus) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare            
33 Kyoshi Miura (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                               7.53
34 Daniel Lloyd (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                                 
35 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                    7.55
36 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Fidea Cycling Team                                7.57
37 Hua Lai Kuan (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                                 
38 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                 7.59
39 Michael Ford (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                                
40 Ivan De Nobile (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare           8.02
41 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                  
42 Kaoru Ohuchi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                           
43 Manabu Hirose (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                            
44 Kojiro Nakagawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                                
45 Yasuhiro Nito (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                         
46 Kohei Tsusue (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                      8.05
47 Satoshi Hirose (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                8.15
48 Kuei Hsiang Peng (Tpe) Giant Asia Racing Team                         8.18
49 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                    8.24
50 Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                   8.25
51 Alexey Lyalko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                8.35
52 Jan Verstraeten (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                              8.59
53 Raivis Belohvoschiks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare    10.09
54 Koki Shimbo (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                  12.23
55 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                          13.14
56 Yip Tang Wang (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                               
57 Yoshiaki Sudou (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                        
58 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                15.37
59 Ken Akita (Jpn) Asian Racing Team                                    15.59
60 Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                           16.06
61 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                         16.36
62 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                             17.00
63 Kentaro Eshita (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                       17.11
64 Masahiko Mifune (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                  17.19
65 Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                        18.01
66 Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                      18.47
67 Masayuki Kimura (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                  20.56
68 Ken Hashikawa (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                             21.51
69 Atsushi Takano (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                   37.51
70 Arthur Ayers (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                         39.19
71 Tobias Erler (Ger) Giant Asia Racing Team                            41.40
72 Kevin Pauwels (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                               46.18
73 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                 
74 Wai Cheung King (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                        46.28
75 Hing Chan Chun (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                         46.35
76 Taichi Moriyama (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                  47.11
77 Norihide Murayama (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                      49.22
78 Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                            
79 Hideo Yoshida (Jpn) Nalsema Frend                                    51.47
80 Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                        59.19
81 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                             
82 Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                           
83 Koji Nagano (Jpn) Team Matrix Powertag                               59.58
84 Masahumi Yamane (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                   1.00.13
85 Akihiro Munehisa (Jpn) You Can Specialized Nissyo                         
86 Kazunari Asano (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                            
87 Sean Finning (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                         1.02.21
88 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                    1.20.13
89 Peter Van Santvliet (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                              
90 Peter Dawson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                                
91 Tomoji Taniguchi (Jpn) Sumita Raello Pearl Izumi                          
 
Points classification
 
1 Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong National Team                                28 pts
2 Daniele Di Nucci (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare            27
3 Vladimir Duma (Ukr) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare               20
4 Raivis Belohvoschiks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare        15
5 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                       15
6 Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                        15
7 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                  12
8 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                          10
9 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                   10
10 Ashley Hutchinson (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                         10
11 Hanco Kachelhoffer (RSA) Konica Minolta                                  9
12 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) South Australia.com-AIS                              8
13 Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                                  6
14 Fabio Gilioli (Ita) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare               6
15 Erwin Vervecken (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                 6
16 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                        5
17 Masahiro Shinagawa (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                    5
18 Yasutaka Tashiro (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                           4
19 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                    4
20 Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Team Bridgestone Anchor                              3
21 Andrey Medyannikov (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                              2
22 Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                       2
23 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                 2
24 Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                              1
25 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Raivis Belohvoschiks (Lat) Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare        15 pts
2 Taichi Moriyama (Jpn) Miyata Subaru                                       8
3 Martin Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                        5
4 Peter Velits (Svk) Konica Minolta                                         5
5 Alexandr Dymovskikh (Kaz) Capec Cycling Team                              5
6 David McCann (Irl) Giant Asia Racing Team                                 5
7 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                           3
8 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                   3
9 Koji Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                    3
10 Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                               2
11 Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Skil Shimano                                       2
12 Bart Wellens (Bel) Fidea Cycling Team                                    2
13 Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Vang Cycling                                 2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Konika Minolta                                                33.31.32
2 Cycling Team Capec                                                     0.55
3 Team Universal Caffe - C.B.Immobiliare                                 1.03
4 Aisan Racing Team                                                      3.30
5 Team Vang Cycling                                                      4.05
6 Skil - Shimano                                                         7.02
7 Hong Kong China                                                        9.13
8 Miyata - Subaru                                                        9.25
9 Giant Asia Racing Team                                                16.06
10 Team Matrix Powertag - Specialized                                   16.21
11 Fidea Cycling Team                                                   18.35
12 Nalsima Frend                                                        23.07
13 Team Bridgestone - Anchor                                            30.08
14 You Can Specialized Nissyo                                           54.12
15 South Australia. Com                                                 57.48
16 Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi                                       1.02.16