El japonés Takeaki Amezawa se llevó el triunfo en la primera etapa del Tour de Japón al conseguir mantener unos escasísimos pero suficientes metros de ventaja sobre el pelotón después de los 105 kilómetros disputados por las calles de Kyoto.
No fue, pese a lo que se pueda pensar, una etapa sencilla. Era corta, sí; pero también tremendamente pestosa. En esos poco más de 105 kilómetros el pelotón se quedó a las puertas de salvar un desnivel acumulado total de 2.000 metros, algo que animó a un grupo de cuatro unidades formado por Aiki Yasuhara (Matrix Powertag), Connor Brown (Illuminate), Keigo Kusaba (Japón) y Keisuke Kimura (Shimano) a intentar sorprender desde el banderazo de salida.
Pese a su empeño, el pelotón apenas permitió que tomaran una ventaja de cinco minutos y cuando esta empezó a decaer, los cuatro líderes recibieron la compañía de Dylan Sunderland (Bennelong SwissWellness) y Simon Pellaud (Illuminate).
Pese al impulso de esos dos nuevos corredores, la fuga acabó por naufragar cuando apenas quedaban 15 kilómetros para la línea de meta. Pero los nervios y las ganas de sorprender seguían siendo muy grandes entre los integrantes del gran grupo y a falta de cinco kilómetros para la llegada un grupo de nueve hombres consiguió abrir un sorprendente hueco que fue el que, a la postre, acabaría por aprovechar Amezawa para llevarse la etapa. El esloveno Grega Bole (Bahrain-Merida) es el nuevo líder de la carrera.
LA PRÓXIMA ETAPA
CLASIFICACIÓN 1ª ETAPA
1 | Amezawa Takeaki | Utsunomiya Blitzen | 2:49:29 |
2 | Bole Grega | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
3 | Canola Marco | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | ,, |
4 | Kreder Raymond | Team UKYO | ,, |
5 | Wood Oliver | JLT Condor | ,, |
6 | Raim Mihkel | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
7 | Hucker Robbie | Team UKYO | ,, |
8 | Ponzi Simone | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | ,, |
9 | Arashiro Yukiya | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
10 | Lebas Thomas | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
11 | Perry Ben | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
12 | Suzuki Ryu | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
13 | Stewart Thomas | JLT Condor | ,, |
14 | Yokoyama Kota | Shimano Racing Team | ,, |
15 | Prades Benjamin | Team UKYO | ,, |
16 | Agnoli Valerio | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
17 | Guardiola Salvador | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
18 | Oka Atsushi | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
19 | Toribio José Vicente | Matrix Powertag | ,, |
20 | Garcia Marcos | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
21 | Crome Sam | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | ,, |
22 | Baron Felix Alejandro | Team Illuminate | ,, |
23 | Nakane Hideto | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | ,, |
24 | Wang Meiyin | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
25 | Iribe Shotaro | Shimano Racing Team | ,, |
26 | de Maar Marc | Team UKYO | ,, |
27 | Pernsteiner Hermann | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
28 | Hatsuyama Sho | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | ,, |
29 | Bayly Cameron | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | ,, |
30 | Bradbury Edmund | JLT Condor | ,, |
31 | Nakajima Yasuharu | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
32 | Bibby Ian | JLT Condor | ,, |
33 | Williams Tyler | Israel Cycling Academy | 0:24 |
34 | Pellaud Simon | Team Illuminate | ,, |
35 | Lau Wan Yau | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | 0:44 |
36 | Aso Keisuke | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
37 | Kuboki Kazushige | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | ,, |
38 | Ishibashi Manabu | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | ,, |
39 | Castiblanco Jorge Camilo | Team Illuminate | ,, |
40 | Cheung King Lok | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | 0:47 |
41 | Okamoto Hayato | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
42 | Piper Cameron | Team Illuminate | 0:50 |
43 | Minato Ryo | Shimano Racing Team | ,, |
44 | Mase Yuki | Matrix Powertag | ,, |
45 | Sunderland Dylan | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | ,, |
46 | Hayakawa Tomohiro | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
47 | Díaz José Manuel | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
48 | Kusaba Keigo | Japan | ,, |
49 | Harper Chris | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | ,, |
50 | Gullen James | JLT Condor | ,, |
51 | Laverack Edward | JLT Condor | ,, |
52 | Suzuki Yuzuru | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
53 | Yamamoto Masaki | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
54 | Onodera Rei | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
55 | Chiu Ho San | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
56 | Choi Hiu Fung | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
57 | Hatanaka Yusuke | Team UKYO | ,, |
58 | Per David | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
59 | Arashiro Yudai | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
60 | Schreurs Hamish | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
61 | Sano Junya | Matrix Powertag | ,, |
62 | Laas Martin | Team Illuminate | ,, |
63 | Fernandez Airan | Matrix Powertag | 0:58 |
64 | Cunego Damiano | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | 1:28 |
65 | Kim Euro | LX Cycling Team | 1:45 |
66 | Nakata Takuya | Shimano Racing Team | 1:52 |
67 | Goldstein Roy | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
68 | Giacoppo Anthony | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | ,, |
69 | Ito Masakazu | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | ,, |
70 | Monier Damien | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
71 | Lea Jason | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | 2:50 |
72 | Doi Yukihiro | Matrix Powertag | 3:37 |
73 | Matsuda Shoi | Japan | ,, |
74 | Watanabe Shotaro | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
75 | Brown Connor | Team Illuminate | 4:45 |
76 | Kimura Keisuke | Shimano Racing Team | ,, |
77 | Nakagawa Ken | Japan | ,, |
78 | Yasuhara Daiki | Matrix Powertag | ,, |
79 | Koishi Yuma | Team UKYO | 6:14 |
80 | Kuroeda Shiki | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
81 | Kim Kun-soo | LX Cycling Team | 6:55 |
82 | Park Sanghong | LX Cycling Team | 7:52 |
83 | Hori Takaaki | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | ,, |
84 | Tomio Daichi | Japan | ,, |
85 | Okubo Jin | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 8:03 |
86 | Harada Hiroaki | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 10:46 |
87 | Masuda Nariyuki | Utsunomiya Blitzen | 10:53 |
88 | Takeyama Kosuke | Japan | 10:56 |
89 | Kuroeda Saya | Shimano Racing Team | 16:27 |
90 | Sato Ken | Japan | ,, |
91 | Bae Daehyeon | LX Cycling Team | 18:16 |
92 | Park Keon Woo | LX Cycling Team | ,, |
DNF | Fung Ka Hoo | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | |
DNF | Lai Chun Kin | HKSI Pro Cycling Team |
CLASIFICACIÓN GENERAL TRAS LA 1ª ETAPA
1 | Bole Grega | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 2:52:37 |
2 | Canola Marco | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | 0:01 |
3 | Bibby Ian | JLT Condor | 0:04 |
4 | Wood Oliver | JLT Condor | 0:05 |
5 | Raim Mihkel | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
6 | Oka Atsushi | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
7 | Kreder Raymond | Team UKYO | 0:06 |
8 | Crome Sam | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | 0:07 |
9 | Bayly Cameron | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | ,, |
10 | Hucker Robbie | Team UKYO | ,, |
11 | Bradbury Edmund | JLT Condor | 0:08 |
12 | Iribe Shotaro | Shimano Racing Team | ,, |
13 | Wang Meiyin | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 0:09 |
14 | Amezawa Takeaki | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
15 | Prades Benjamin | Team UKYO | 0:10 |
16 | Agnoli Valerio | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 0:11 |
17 | Nakajima Yasuharu | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
18 | Perry Ben | Israel Cycling Academy | ,, |
19 | de Maar Marc | Team UKYO | 0:12 |
20 | Stewart Thomas | JLT Condor | ,, |
21 | Nakane Hideto | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | 0:13 |
22 | Suzuki Ryu | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
23 | Pernsteiner Hermann | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
24 | Arashiro Yukiya | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
25 | Yokoyama Kota | Shimano Racing Team | ,, |
26 | Toribio José Vicente | Matrix Powertag | ,, |
27 | Garcia Marcos | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
28 | Lebas Thomas | Kinan Cycling Team | 0:15 |
29 | Ponzi Simone | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | 0:16 |
30 | Guardiola Salvador | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
31 | Hatsuyama Sho | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | 0:18 |
32 | Williams Tyler | Israel Cycling Academy | 0:30 |
33 | Pellaud Simon | Team Illuminate | 0:40 |
34 | Kuboki Kazushige | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 0:52 |
35 | Piper Cameron | Team Illuminate | 0:56 |
36 | Okamoto Hayato | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
37 | Gullen James | JLT Condor | 0:57 |
38 | Harper Chris | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | 0:58 |
39 | Suzuki Yuzuru | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
40 | Laas Martin | Team Illuminate | 0:59 |
41 | Sano Junya | Matrix Powertag | ,, |
42 | Cheung King Lok | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | 1:00 |
43 | Onodera Rei | Utsunomiya Blitzen | ,, |
44 | Per David | Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team | 1:02 |
45 | Castiblanco Jorge Camilo | Team Illuminate | ,, |
46 | Lau Wan Yau | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | 1:03 |
47 | Sunderland Dylan | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | ,, |
48 | Schreurs Hamish | Israel Cycling Academy | 1:04 |
49 | Ishibashi Manabu | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 1:05 |
50 | Kusaba Keigo | Japan | 1:06 |
51 | Laverack Edward | JLT Condor | ,, |
52 | Arashiro Yudai | Kinan Cycling Team | 1:07 |
53 | Aso Keisuke | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
54 | Hatanaka Yusuke | Team UKYO | ,, |
55 | Yamamoto Masaki | Kinan Cycling Team | ,, |
56 | Díaz José Manuel | Israel Cycling Academy | 1:08 |
57 | Mase Yuki | Matrix Powertag | 1:10 |
58 | Choi Hiu Fung | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | ,, |
59 | Hayakawa Tomohiro | Aisan Racing Team | ,, |
60 | Fernandez Airan | Matrix Powertag | 1:11 |
61 | Chiu Ho San | HKSI Pro Cycling Team | 1:13 |
62 | Minato Ryo | Shimano Racing Team | 1:14 |
63 | Cunego Damiano | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | 1:48 |
64 | Giacoppo Anthony | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | 1:58 |
65 | Kim Euro | LX Cycling Team | 2:01 |
66 | Nakata Takuya | Shimano Racing Team | 2:06 |
67 | Monier Damien | Aisan Racing Team | 2:10 |
68 | Ito Masakazu | Nippo – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini | 2:15 |
69 | Goldstein Roy | Israel Cycling Academy | 2:16 |
70 | Lea Jason | Bennelong SwissWellness Cycling Team | 3:00 |
71 | Matsuda Shoi | Japan | 3:48 |
72 | Watanabe Shotaro | Aisan Racing Team | 3:51 |
73 | Doi Yukihiro | Matrix Powertag | 4:00 |
74 | Brown Connor | Team Illuminate | 4:55 |
75 | Yasuhara Daiki | Matrix Powertag | 5:00 |
76 | Nakagawa Ken | Japan | 5:01 |
77 | Kimura Keisuke | Shimano Racing Team | 5:08 |
78 | Koishi Yuma | Team UKYO | 6:30 |
79 | Kuroeda Shiki | Aisan Racing Team | 6:37 |
80 | Kim Kun-soo | LX Cycling Team | 7:16 |
81 | Park Sanghong | LX Cycling Team | 8:07 |
82 | Tomio Daichi | Japan | 8:11 |
83 | Hori Takaaki | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 8:13 |
84 | Okubo Jin | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 8:24 |
85 | Harada Hiroaki | Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team | 11:00 |
86 | Masuda Nariyuki | Utsunomiya Blitzen | 11:04 |
87 | Takeyama Kosuke | Japan | 11:14 |
88 | Sato Ken | Japan | 16:43 |
89 | Kuroeda Saya | Shimano Racing Team | 16:50 |
90 | Park Keon Woo | LX Cycling Team | 18:32 |
91 | Bae Daehyeon | LX Cycling Team | ,, |