Japan Cup (cycling)

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Japan Cup
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Race details
DateOctober
Region Japan
Local name(s)ジャパンカップサイクルロードレース (in Japanese)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI ProSeries 1.Pro
Type Classic one-day race
Web site www.japancup.gr.jp OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
History
First edition1992 (1992)
Editions30 (as of 2023)
First winnerFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hendrik Redant  (BEL)
Most winsFlag of Italy.svg  Claudio Chiappucci  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Sergio Barbero  (ITA)
(3 wins)
Most recentFlag of Portugal.svg  Rui Costa  (POR)

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]

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History

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

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

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References

  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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