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Japan Cup (cycling)

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Japan Cup
BERJAYA
Race details
DateOctober
RegionJapan
Local nameジャパンカップサイクルロードレース (in Japanese)
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries 1.Pro
TypeClassic one-day race
Web sitewww.japancup.gr.jp Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition1992 (1992)
Editions32 (as of 2025)
First winnerBERJAYA Hendrik Redant (BEL)
Most winsBERJAYA Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
BERJAYA Sergio Barbero (ITA)
(3 wins)
Most recentBERJAYA Lenny Martinez (FRA)

The Japan Cup Cycle Road Race is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in the city of Utsunomiya in Japan since 1992.[1] The race usually held in October each year.[2] It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 1.Pro race as part of the UCI ProSeries.[3]

History

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The race is held since 1992 at a circuit around the Utsunomiya Forest Park where 1990 UCI Road World Championships took place.

Japan Cup was a round of 1996 UCI Road World Cup.

Since 2008, it was a 1.HC (hors category) race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.[4] It became 1.Pro race since the start of UCI ProSeries in 2020, although the race was canceled in that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2010, an exhibition criterium race Japan Cup Criterium is held in downtown Utsunomiya on the day before the UCI road race. It is a CRTP (Pro Criterium) race since 2022.

Past winners

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Year Country Rider Team
1992 BERJAYA Belgium Hendrik Redant Lotto–Mavic–MBK
1993 BERJAYA Italy Claudio Chiappucci Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1994 BERJAYA Italy Claudio Chiappucci Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1995 BERJAYA Italy Claudio Chiappucci Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1996 BERJAYA  Switzerland Mauro Gianetti Team Polti
1997 BERJAYA Japan Yoshiyuki Abe Mapei–GB
1998 BERJAYA Belgium Fabien De Waele Lotto–Mobistar
1999 BERJAYA Italy Sergio Barbero Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
2000 BERJAYA Italy Massimo Codol Lampre–Daikin
2001 BERJAYA Italy Gilberto Simoni Lampre–Daikin
2002 BERJAYA Italy Sergio Barbero Lampre–Daikin
2003 BERJAYA Italy Sergio Barbero Lampre
2004 BERJAYA Germany Patrik Sinkewitz Quick-Step–Davitamon
2005 BERJAYA Italy Damiano Cunego Lampre–Caffita
2006 BERJAYA Italy Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval–Prodir
2007 BERJAYA Italy Manuele Mori Saunier Duval–Prodir
2008 BERJAYA Italy Damiano Cunego Lampre
2009 BERJAYA Denmark Chris Anker Sørensen Team Saxo Bank
2010 BERJAYA Ireland Dan Martin Garmin–Transitions
2011 BERJAYA Australia Nathan Haas Genesys Wealth Advisers
2012 BERJAYA Italy Ivan Basso Liquigas–Cannondale
2013 BERJAYA New Zealand Jack Bauer Garmin–Sharp
2014 BERJAYA Australia Nathan Haas Garmin–Sharp
2015 BERJAYA Netherlands Bauke Mollema Trek Factory Racing
2016 BERJAYA Italy Davide Villella Cannondale–Drapac
2017 BERJAYA Italy Marco Canola Nippo–Vini Fantini
2018 BERJAYA Australia Rob Power Mitchelton–Scott
2019 BERJAYA Netherlands Bauke Mollema Trek–Segafredo
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021[5] No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 BERJAYA United States Neilson Powless EF Education–EasyPost
2023 BERJAYA Portugal Rui Costa Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
2024 BERJAYA United States Neilson Powless EF Education–EasyPost
2025 BERJAYA France Lenny Martinez Team Bahrain Victorious

References

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  1. ↑ "Japan Cup". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ↑ "Japan Cup Cycle Road Race(1.Pro)". ProcyclingStats. 5 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Japan Cup (Jap) - Cat.1.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ↑ 2008年 (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Sato, Eiichi (24 September 2021). "2021ジャパンカップサイクルロードレース」の開催中止について" [Cancellation of "2021 Japan Cup Cycle Road Race"] (in Japanese). Japan Cup. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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  • Official website
  • Japan Cup palmares at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)
  • Statistics at the-sports.org
  • Japan Cup at cqranking.com
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Japan Cup Cycle Road Race at Wikimedia Commons
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