Critérium Saitama 2017 [LAST 20 KM]

November 01, 2017

Critérium Saitama 2017 – Saitama : 58,9 km

The Tour de France SAITAMA CRITERIUM is pleased to greet for its 5th edition yellow and polka dot jerseys of the 104th Tour de France next November 4th.
At the hearth of Saitama City, the best Tour de France’s riders and the Japanese cycling elite will come together in a race around a 3km circuit.

Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) won the 2017 Saitama Criterium, outsprinting the Japanese duo of Fumiyuki Beppu (Tour de France Japan Team) and Yusuke Hatanaka (Team Ukyo).

Despite standing second on the all-time hierarchy of stage winners at the Tour de France, this was Cavendish’s first appearance at the end-of-season event that sees a flavour of the Tour exported to the Asian market.

He was a hit with the local fans the previous day as he caught and cooked Unagi eels, and he was showcased once again as he won the bunch sprint after 19 laps of the 3.1km circuit in Saitama, north of Tokyo.

Like last week’s Shanghai criterium, Saitama featured numerous breakaway attempts, again with a late move containing Chris Froome, Warren Barguil, and Rigoberto Uran. The powers that be, however, pulled it back together for a bunch sprint.

A bumper day of entertainment for the many local fans – who have taken this event to their hearts – included a sprint event and a team time trial. Marcel Kittel (QuickStep) won the sprint event, while Utsunomia Blitzen claimed the team time trial.

Results :
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data 1:25:07
2 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Tour de France Japan Team
3 Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Ukyo
4 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb
5 Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac
6 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky
7 Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
8 Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step Floors
9 Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data
10 Hayato Okamoto (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
11 Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team
12 Rei Onodera (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen
13 Shotaro Watanabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
14 Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor
15 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors
16 Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
17 Kota Sumiyoshi (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
18 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
19 Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen
20 Atsushi Oka (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen
21 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb
22 Ryu Suzuki (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor 0:00:09
23 Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Tour de France Japan Team
24 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac
25 Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data
26 Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step Floors
27 Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini
28 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team Sky
29 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step Floors
30 Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-Drapac
31 Simon Geschke (Ger) Team Sunweb
32 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
33 Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
34 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky
35 Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini
36 Ryohei Komori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
37 Michimasa Nakai (Jpn) Team Ukyo
38 Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini
39 Kosuke Takeyama (Jpn) Special Team Japan For Saitama
40 Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen
41 Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor
42 Keisuke Kimaru (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team
43 Takahiro Koyama (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 0:00:17
44 Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Team Ukyo
45 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data 0:00:26
46 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac
47 Yuya Akimura (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 0:00:34
48 Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini 0:02:12
49 Daichi Tomio (Jpn) Special Team Japan For Saitama
50 Kakeru Mizutani (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team 0:02:40
51 Jin Okubo (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor
DNF Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Special Team Japan For Saitama
DNF Sawada Toki (Jpn) Special Team Japan For Saitama
DNF Yukinori Hishinuma (Jpn) Team Ukyo