Not only does Voyagin have the big favourite, they also have the numbers.
Voyagin showing what they’ve got! Arashiro setting the pace in the downhill and on the flat, and with only 30 km left four teammates, one local rider and Aker’s Amezawa are able to follow!
Still 23 km left, but Amezawa tries to go for a crazy solo!
He quickly gets caught and Kinoshita tries to leave him behind on the penultimate hill with 10 km left, but is unable to do so! We’ve got ourselves a duel on our hands for the Japanese title!
Amezawa starts feeling his earlier efforts and has to leave a gap before the final hill!
And the top favourite finishes it with a big lead of around a minute! Bronze for Voyagin as well with Shirota.
Result:
1
Tomohiro Kinoshita
Voyagin - Bird
1h13'13
2
Takeaki Amezawa
Aker - MOT
+ 1'05
3
Yamato Shirota
Voyagin - Bird
+ 1'31
4
Wataru Mutsumine
Los Pollos Hermanos
+ 3'57
5
Rei Onodera
Voyagin - Bird
s.t.
6
Tomoyuki Iino
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
7
Itsuki Koide
Voyagin - Bird
s.t.
8
Shoi Matsuda
Voyagin - Bird
s.t.
9
Miori Kawasaki
Aramco DP
s.t.
10
Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka
Duolingo
s.t.
11
Yudai Arashiro
Voyagin - Bird
+ 4'20
20
Saya Kuroeda
Voyagin - Bird
+ 5'47
39
Shiki Kuroeda
Voyagin - Bird
s.t.
Time Trial
Easy peasy…
Lemon squeezy. Current time trial champion Onodera is minutes faster than anyone else and prolongs his national title. Silver for Iino and bronze for Kinoshita.
