Cavendish wins Saitama Criterium

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).

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data1:25:07
2Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Tour de France Japan TeamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Warren Barguil (Fra) Team SunwebRow 3 - Cell 2
5Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-DrapacRow 4 - Cell 2
6Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team SkyRow 5 - Cell 2
7Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 6 - Cell 2
8Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step FloorsRow 7 - Cell 2
9Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension DataRow 8 - Cell 2
10Hayato Okamoto (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 9 - Cell 2
11Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Rei Onodera (Jpn) Utsunomia BlitzenRow 11 - Cell 2
13Shotaro Watanabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 12 - Cell 2
14Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone-AnchorRow 13 - Cell 2
15Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step FloorsRow 14 - Cell 2
16Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Kota Sumiyoshi (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 16 - Cell 2
18Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomia BlitzenRow 18 - Cell 2
20Atsushi Oka (Jpn) Utsunomia BlitzenRow 19 - Cell 2
21Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team SunwebRow 20 - Cell 2
22Ryu Suzuki (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor0:00:09
23Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Tour de France Japan TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-DrapacRow 23 - Cell 2
25Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension DataRow 24 - Cell 2
26Petr Vakoc (Cze) Quick-Step FloorsRow 25 - Cell 2
27Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo-Vini FantiniRow 26 - Cell 2
28Kenny Elissonde (Fra) Team SkyRow 27 - Cell 2
29Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Quick-Step FloorsRow 28 - Cell 2
30Simon Clarke (Aus) Cannondale-DrapacRow 29 - Cell 2
31Simon Geschke (Ger) Team SunwebRow 30 - Cell 2
32Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team SunwebRow 31 - Cell 2
33Michal Golas (Pol) Team SkyRow 32 - Cell 2
34Christopher Froome (GBr) Team SkyRow 33 - Cell 2
35Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo-Vini FantiniRow 34 - Cell 2
36Ryohei Komori (Jpn) Aisan Racing TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Michimasa Nakai (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 36 - Cell 2
38Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Nippo-Vini FantiniRow 37 - Cell 2
39Kosuke Takeyama (Jpn) Special Team Japan For SaitamaRow 38 - Cell 2
40Takayuki Abe (Jpn) Utsunomia BlitzenRow 39 - Cell 2
41Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Bridgestone-AnchorRow 40 - Cell 2
42Keisuke Kimaru (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 41 - Cell 2
43Takahiro Koyama (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:00:17
44Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 43 - Cell 2
45Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Dimension Data0:00:26
46Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-DrapacRow 45 - Cell 2
47Yuya Akimura (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:00:34
48Marino Kobayashi (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini0:02:12
49Daichi Tomio (Jpn) Special Team Japan For SaitamaRow 48 - Cell 2
50Kakeru Mizutani (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:02:40
51Jin Okubo (Jpn) Bridgestone-AnchorRow 50 - Cell 2
DNFKohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Special Team Japan For SaitamaRow 51 - Cell 2
DNFSawada Toki (Jpn) Special Team Japan For SaitamaRow 52 - Cell 2
DNFYukinori Hishinuma (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 53 - Cell 2
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Group A
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors
2Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Tour de France Japan Team
3Kohei Yamamoto (Jpn) Special Team Japan For Saitama
4Kakeru Mizutani (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team
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Group B
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Jin Okubo (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor
2Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac
3Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Ukyo
4Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
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Group C
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
2Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Tour de France Japan Team
3Hayato Okamoto (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
4Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Nippo-Vini Fantini
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Group D
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data
2Atsushi Oka (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen
3Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky
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Final
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors
2Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data
3Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
4Jin Okubo (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor
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Team Time Trial
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Utsunomia Blitzen0:03:09
2Team Sunweb0:00:02
3BMC Racing Team0:00:05
4Dimension DataRow 3 - Cell 2
5Bridgestone - Anchor0:00:07
6Aisan Racing Team0:00:10
7Team Sky0:00:13
8Team Ukyo0:00:16
9Special Team Japan For Saitama0:00:17
10Shimano Racing Team0:00:18
11Quick Step Floors0:00:21
12Nippo - Vini Fantini0:00:22
13Cannondale - Drapac0:00:28
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Women's Individual Time Trial
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Misuzu Shimoyama (Jpn)0:03:46
2Maria Fujita (Jpn)0:00:16
3Yuri Nakagawa (Jpn)0:00:18
4Yuka Matsui (Jpn)0:00:20
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Paracycling Individual Time Trial
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Masaki Fujita (Jpn)0:03:36
2Shota Kawamoto (Jpn)0:00:25
3Keiko Noguchi (Jpn)0:00:34
4Naohiko Okumura (Jpn)0:00:48
5Kazuhiko Shimada (Jpn)0:00:59
6Miho Fujii (Jpn)0:01:15
7Kazuha Fukui (Jpn)0:02:14
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Junior Men Individual Time Trial
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Tetsuo Yamamoto (Jpn)0:03:24
2Shoi Matsuda (Jpn)0:00:01
3Shuichiro Shiojima (Jpn)0:00:16
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