Pre news for Tour de Kumano 2011

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Tour de Kumano (http://www.nspk.net/tdk/)
UCI Asia Tour 2.2, hold on 26 May to 29 May.


Team List

Team チーム名 Nat
Terengganu Pro-Asia Cycling Team トレンガヌ・プロ・アジア・サイクリング Malaysia
Hong Kong Team 香港チーム Hong Kong
Team Bridgestone Anchor ブリヂストン・アンカー Japan
Aisan Racing Team 愛三工業レーシングチーム Japan
Giant Kenda Cycling Team ジャイアント・ケンダ・サイクリングチーム Chinese Taipei
Shimano Racing シマノレーシング Japan
Dangelo & Antenucci Nippo Corporation ダンジェロ&アンティヌッチィ NIPPO Japan
Chinese Taipei National Team 台湾ナショナルチーム Chinese Taipei
Utsunomiya Blitzen 宇都宮ブリッツェン Japan
PearlIzumi Sumita Ravanello パールイズミ・スミタ・ラバネロ Japan
Shonan Bellmare 湘南ベルマーレ Japan
Nalsima Frend Racing Team なるしまフレンド・レーシングチーム八王子 Japan
NIFS in Kanoya (Kanoya Blue Sky) 鹿屋体大 Blue Sky Japan
Team Eurasia - Fondriest Bikes チーム・ユーラシア Japan
Ciervo Nara ProCyclingTeam シェルボ奈良・プロサイクリングチーム Japan
Team JBCF チームJBCF(全日本実業団) Japan
Selection of West Japan Intercollegiate 西日本学生選抜チーム Japan


Stage Planning

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

Prologue : Shingu (Individual Time Trial), 26 May
0.7km Individual Time Trial. Place changed from previous Race, Site of Ichidagawa River.
1st rider will start on 15:30 JST.

Here is a image of TT Course (maybe Yellow or Orange colored lines).
 

1st Stage : Kumanogawa (Akagigawa River Seiryu Circuit), 27 May

7 Laps of 16.3km Circuit, Total 114.1km. Before the race, Parade Run from Shingu Station to Start, about 20km.
Below image is Route of Parade Run (maybe).
 

Circuit Info
 
Start / Finish on Satsuki, Kumanogawa.
Hot Point (Intermediate Sprint) is setting on Same Place (Satsuki), KOM (3rd Category) is setting on Kumanogawa Hill (before Satsuki).

Finish approach is using only Final Lap.
 

2nd Stage : Kumano (Kumano Sangaku Mountain Circuit), 28 May
Start is after 8.9km Parade Run, and riders goes to 109.3km Climber's ground.
Map looks like the circuit, but not the circuit.

Start / Finish on Kumano Club, Kumano.
Parade Run is start on here. And Parade Route on Google Maps (maybe).

And Route Map-1 on Google Maps (maybe).
(A: Actual Start) -(National Route 311)> (B: Hot Point) -(National Route 311)> (C) -> (D) -(National Route 311)> (B)
(B) -(Mie Prefectual Road 765)> (E: Senmaida / KOM 2nd Category) -(Mie Prefectural Road 40)> (F) -(National Route 311)> (G)
(G) -(Mie Prefeectural Road 52)> (H: Fudatate Pass / KOM 1st Category) -(Mie Prefectural Road 52)> (I)

Route Map-2 on Google Maps (maybe).
(A) -(Mie Prefectual Road 40)> (B) -(National Route 311)> (C: Hot Point) -(National Route 311)> (D) -> (E) -(National Route 311)> (C)
(C) -(Mie Prefectual Road 765)> (F: Senmaida / KOM 2nd Category) -(Mie Prefectural Road 40)> (B) -(National Route 311)> (G) -> (H: Finish)

3rd Stage : Taiji (Taiji Peninsula Circuit), 29 May
The Race is decide on 10 Laps of 10km Circuit (100.0km).

Start / Finish on Taiji.
... and, Circuit Route on Google Maps (maybe). Map's (D) Point is KOM 4th Category.

Kumano 2010: Outline, Results