Pre news for Tour of Japan 2010

すんません、全文英語です(通じるかはともかく)。内容はリンクのpdfでほぼ書いてありますので…。



Tour of Japan (http://www.toj.co.jp/)

UCI Asia Tour 2.2, hold on 16 May to 23 May.


Team Planning
(from http://www.toj.co.jp/pdf/team.pdf )

Pro Continental (1)
De Rosa - Stac Plastic (Ireland)
ex-Team LPR : 9th on Europe Tour 2009, 24th on World Ranking 2009


Continental (10)
Rapha Condor - Sharp (Great Britain)
70th on Europe Tour 2009

Team Jayco - Skins (Australia)
ex-Team AIS : 16th on Oceania Tour 2009

Geumsan Ginseng Asia (South Korea)
New Team in Korea. Core rider is A.Manam, S.Fukushima.

Champion System - Max Success Sports (China)
ex-Max Success Sports : 23rd on Asia Tour 2009

Letua Cycling Team (Malaysia)
13th on Asia Tour 2009

Aisan Racing Team (Japan)
6th on Asia Tour 2009

Bridgestone Anchor (Japan)
34th on Asia Tour 2009

Shimano Racing (Japan)
11th on Asia Tour 2009

Team NIPPO (Japan)
Club Team on 2009, no data.

Utsunomiya Blitzen (Japan)
49th on Asia Tour 2009


Nationals (3)
Hong Kong, China Team (Hong Kong)

Kazakhstan National Team (Kazakhstan)

University All Japan (Japan)


Clubs (2)
PearlIzumi Sumita Ravanello (Japan)
ex-UCI Team. Club Team from 2006

Matrix Powertag (Japan)
ex-UCI Team. 48th on Asia Tour 2009

Stage Planning
(from http://www.toj.co.jp/pdf/outline.pdf, but all written by Japanese)

11:00 a.m. JST = 2:00 a.m. GMT (difference 9 hours from GMT)

16 May, 1st Stage on Sakai City (Osaka).
2.65km Individual Time Trial on 2009 Criterium Course (2.7km).
Will starting 1st rider on 13:30 JST.
Around running Daisen Park (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=34.560753,135.484772)

17 May, 2nd Stage on Nara.
Parade Run with 144.0km Race. (12.0km x 12 Laps)
9:00 JST starting Nara, 10:15 JST will starting race on Nunome Dam.
Around running Nunome Dam (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=34.695067,135.979929)

18 May, 3rd Stage on Mino City (Gifu).
4.0km Parade Run with 160.7km Race. (11.6km + 21.3km x 7 Laps)
9:15 JST Starting Parade.
2009's Finish Place (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=35.583007,136.876259)

19 May, 4th Stage on Minami Shinshu Region (Nagano).
7.3km Parade Run with 148.0km Race. (12.2km x 12 Laps + 1.6km)
8:45 JST Starting Parade. Iida Cable Television will Race Streaming, probabry.
Loop Start & End (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=35.48185,137.850995)
2009's Finish Place (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=35.492054,137.853334)

20 May, Transfer Day

21 May, 5th Stage on Mt.Fuji (Shizuoka).
11.4km Hill Climb Race, Mass Start. Before race(2009 Race), Individual TT on this stage.
10:00 JST will starting race.
Race Route (Probabry, http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=%E7%9C%8C%E9%81%93150%E5%8F%B7%E7%B7%9A&daddr=35.365186,+138.778610&geocode=FRSVGwIdGNxGCA%3BFUKhGwId8pdFCA&hl=en&mra=ls&dirflg=d&sll=35.362316,138.842897&sspn=0.040038,0.090551&ie=UTF8&ll=35.365186,138.820152&spn=0.040036,0.090551&t=h&z=14)

22 May, 6th Stage on Izu Peninsula (Shizuoka).
Race on Japan Cycle Sports Center, but course difference from 2009 (8km course), will use to 12km course.
9:00 JST will Starting 97.6km Race. (12.2km x 8 Laps)
Around running Japan Cycle Sports Center (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=35.008698,139.012628)

23 May, 7th Stage on Tokyo.
1.2km Parade Run with 112.7km Race. (14.7km + 7.0km x 14 Laps)
Annual Criterium on Tokyo. 11:00 JST will starting Parade Run.
2009's Finish Place (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=35.594786,139.765298)

Race Distance ... 677.05km

Map added on 15 April.

This Article is continue, from before.



P.S.
Minami-Shinshu Stage has "Streaming Broadcasting" on JANIS.
Starting on 8:45 a.m. JST (GMT+9), will ending on race finish.