Salerno survives in Nara

Cristiano Salerno (De Rosa-Stac Plastic) survived from an early breakaway to claim victory on stage two of the 2010 Tour of Japan. The Italian finished the stage four seconds clear of a fast-approaching peloton, which was led home by Team Jayco Skins' Michael Matthews, who retained the overall leader's jersey.

Japan's Shinri Suzuki (Shimano Racing) finished third on a technical 121.2km ten-lap circuit race around the Nuriome Dam in Nara.

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Full Results
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic2:33:21
2Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:00:04
3Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 2 - Cell 2
4Junya Sano (Jpn) Team NippoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 4 - Cell 2
6Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 5 - Cell 2
7Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 6 - Cell 2
8Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 7 - Cell 2
9Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team NippoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 10 - Cell 2
12Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 11 - Cell 2
13Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team NippoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 13 - Cell 2
15Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:10
17Yeonguk Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:11
18Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 17 - Cell 2
19Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 18 - Cell 2
20Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 20 - Cell 2
22Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team NippoRow 21 - Cell 2
23Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 22 - Cell 2
24Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 23 - Cell 2
25Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) University All JapanRow 24 - Cell 2
26Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 25 - Cell 2
27Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team NippoRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 27 - Cell 2
29Tomoya Kanoh (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 28 - Cell 2
30Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 29 - Cell 2
31Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 30 - Cell 2
32Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 31 - Cell 2
33Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 32 - Cell 2
34Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 33 - Cell 2
35Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 34 - Cell 2
36Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 36 - Cell 2
38Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 37 - Cell 2
39Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 38 - Cell 2
40Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:24
42Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:27
43Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 42 - Cell 2
44Sergey Kuzmin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:33
45Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 44 - Cell 2
46Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 45 - Cell 2
47Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:00:37
48Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 47 - Cell 2
49Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 49 - Cell 2
51Tatsuhiro Hashimoto (Jpn) University All Japan0:00:40
52Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) University All Japan0:00:43
53Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:47
54En Huang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 53 - Cell 2
55Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 54 - Cell 2
56Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:49
57Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All Japan0:00:51
58Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 57 - Cell 2
59Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:01:03
60Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 59 - Cell 2
61Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 60 - Cell 2
62Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:01:10
63Shunsuke Horiuchi (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:23
64Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:01:39
65Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:01:42
66Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:01:47
67King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:02:56
68Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:03:46
69Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:04:03
71Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 70 - Cell 2
72Peng Fei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports0:04:07
73Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:04:09
74Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:07:18
75James Ibrahim (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:07:39
76Fabio Negri (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:08:16
77Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 76 - Cell 2
78Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 77 - Cell 2
79Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 78 - Cell 2
80Masaki Takahashi (Jpn) University All Japan0:09:49
81Shota Saito (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:13:20
82Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 81 - Cell 2
83Shota Tsujimoto (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 82 - Cell 2
84Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 83 - Cell 2
85Masaki Wakumoto (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 84 - Cell 2
86Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Letua Cycling TeamRow 85 - Cell 2
87Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 86 - Cell 2
88Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 87 - Cell 2
89Yoshinori Suzuki (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:15:20
90Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:16:50
91Hafiz Rozli Mohd (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:18:20
91Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 91 - Cell 2
93Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:19:50
93Samel Witmitz (Aus) Letua Cycling TeamRow 93 - Cell 2
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Points
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins20pts
2Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp10Row 2 - Cell 3
4Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing9Row 7 - Cell 3
9King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 8 - Cell 2 Row 8 - Cell 3
10Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia6pts
11Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3
12Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team8pts
13Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo7Row 12 - Cell 3
14Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 13 - Cell 2 Row 13 - Cell 3
15Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 14 - Cell 2 Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic4pts
17Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 16 - Cell 2 Row 16 - Cell 3
18Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo3pts
19Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China1Row 18 - Cell 3
20Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team2Row 19 - Cell 3
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Mountains
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic15pts
2Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo4Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams
1De Rosa -Stac Plastic7:40:11
2Aisan Racing Team0:00:11
3Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:18
4Team Nippo0:00:04
5Hong Kong China Team0:00:18
6Kazakhstan National TeamRow 5 - Cell 2
7Shimano Racing0:00:11
8Matrix Powertag0:00:24
9Max Success Sports0:00:51
10Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:47
11Bridgestone Anchor0:01:23
12Team Jayco -Skins0:02:02
13University All Japan0:01:26
14Rapha Condor -Sharp0:02:46
15Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello0:05:09
16Letua Cycling Team0:24:37
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General Classification after stage 2
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins2:36:33
2Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:09
3Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:00:14
4Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:17
5Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong ChinaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:19
8Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:00:20
9Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 8 - Cell 2
10Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 9 - Cell 2
11Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:21
12Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:00:22
14Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:24
15Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:25
16Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:26
17Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo0:00:27
18Naoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:28
19Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:29
20Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:30
21Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:00:31
22Nazar Jumabekov (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:32
23Ji Wen Low (Sin) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Kun Jiang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:00:33
25Sergio Lagana (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 24 - Cell 2
26Roman Zhiyentayev (Kaz) KazakhstanRow 25 - Cell 2
27Yeonguk Kim (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng AsiaRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kazuo Inoue (Jpn) Team NippoRow 27 - Cell 2
29Peng Da Jiao (Chn) Max Success SportsRow 28 - Cell 2
30Takahiro Yamashita (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:00:34
31Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Team Nippo0:00:35
32Yoshiyuki Abe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 31 - Cell 2
33Chun Hing Chan (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:36
34Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) University All JapanRow 33 - Cell 2
35Makoto Nakamura (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:37
36Hidenori Nodera (Jpn) Shimano RacingRow 35 - Cell 2
37Ruslan Tleubayev (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:39
38Tomoya Kanoh (Jpn) Bridgestone AnchorRow 37 - Cell 2
39Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 38 - Cell 2
40Takayuki Naganuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:00:40
41Kin San Wu (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:43
42Mitsuhiro Matsumura (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:00:45
43Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:00:52
44Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:00:54
45Phuchong Sai-Udomsin (Tha) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:55
46Sergey Kuzmin (Kaz) Kazakhstan0:00:59
47Akira Kodan (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita RavanelloRow 46 - Cell 2
48Keisuke Kamata (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:01:00
49Akira Kakinuma (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 48 - Cell 2
50Makoto Iijima (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:01:03
51Gang Xu (Chn) Max Success Sports0:01:05
52En Huang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:01:08
53Tatsuhiro Hashimoto (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:09
54Kensyo Sawada (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:01:13
55Tomoyuki Iino (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:14
56Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Team NippoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Masaru Fukuhara (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:01:15
58Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:01:16
59Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) University All JapanRow 58 - Cell 2
60Richard Lang (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:01:17
61Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:01:23
62Patrick Lane (Aus) Team Jayco - SkinsRow 61 - Cell 2
63Shunsuke Horiuchi (Jpn) University All Japan0:01:47
64Kristian House (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:02:01
65Shimpei Fukuda (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:02:03
66Kenichi Suzuki (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team0:02:06
67King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China0:03:04
68Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins0:04:02
69Yong Li Ng (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:04:12
70Kenji Itami (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:04:25
71Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:04:28
72Peng Fei Qi (Chn) Max Success Sports0:04:36
73Taichi Togao (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:04:46
74Yoshinori Iino (Jpn) Shimano Racing0:07:39
75James Ibrahim (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:08:04
76Dean Windsor (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:08:31
77Fabio Negri (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic0:08:38
78Hui Zhang (Chn) Max Success Sports0:08:42
79Siu Wai Ko (HKg) Hong Kong China0:08:43
80Masaki Takahashi (Jpn) University All Japan0:10:24
81Masamichi Yamamoto (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor0:13:36
82Dean Downing (GBr) Rapha Condor - Sharp0:13:37
83Graham Briggs (GBr) Rapha Condor - SharpRow 82 - Cell 2
84Hikaru Kosaka (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:13:41
85Shota Tsujimoto (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:13:46
86Shota Saito (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:13:48
87Adrian Wye Kit Chuah (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:13:54
88Masaki Wakumoto (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:14:00
89Yoshinori Suzuki (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:16:02
90Ki Hong Yoo (Kor) Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:17:04
91Ikki Yoneyama (Jpn) Pearl Izumi Sumita Ravanello0:18:45
92Hafiz Rozli Mohd (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:18:49
93Samel Witmitz (Aus) Letua Cycling Team0:20:09
94Mohd Razif Mohd Salleh (Mas) Letua Cycling Team0:20:18
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Points Classification
1Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins30pts
2Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic25Row 1 - Cell 3
3Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp17Row 2 - Cell 3
4Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing16Row 3 - Cell 3
5Junya Sano (Jpn) Team Nippo14Row 4 - Cell 3
6Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic12Row 5 - Cell 3
7Andrey Mizurov (Kaz) Kazakhstan9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Shimano Racing9Row 7 - Cell 3
9King Lok Cheung (HKg) Hong Kong China9Row 8 - Cell 3
10Motoi Nara (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia8Row 9 - Cell 3
11Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team8Row 10 - Cell 3
12Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team8Row 11 - Cell 3
13Vincenzo Garofalo (Ita) Team Nippo7Row 12 - Cell 3
14Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic6Row 13 - Cell 3
15Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Rapha Condor - Sharp5Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marco Cattaneo (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic4Row 15 - Cell 3
17Shinichi Fukushima (Jpn) Geumsan Ginseng Asia3Row 16 - Cell 3
18Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo3Row 17 - Cell 3
19Kam Po Wong (HKg) Hong Kong China2Row 18 - Cell 3
20Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team2Row 19 - Cell 3
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Mountains Classification
1Cristiano Salerno (Ita) De Rosa - Stac Plastic15pts
2Alexandr Shushemoin (Kaz) Kazakhstan8Row 1 - Cell 3
3Nick Aitken (Aus) Team Jayco - Skins6Row 2 - Cell 3
4Takashi Miyazawa (Jpn) Team Nippo4Row 3 - Cell 3
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Teams Classification
1De Rosa -Stac Plastic7:50:35
2Aisan Racing Team0:00:05
3Geumsan Ginseng Asia0:00:10
4Team Nippo0:00:14
5Hong Kong China Team0:00:16
6Kazakhstan National Team0:00:17
7Shimano Racing0:00:21
8Matrix Powertag0:00:41
9Max Success Sports0:01:08
10Utsunomiya Blitzen0:01:11
11Bridgestone Anchor0:01:23
12Team Jayco -Skins0:01:46
13University All Japan0:01:52
14Rapha Condor -Sharp0:02:35
15Pearlizumi Sumita Ravanello0:05:31
16Letua Cycling Team0:24:59

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