Japan Cup (cycling)
- For the thoroughbred racehorse event, see Japan Cup.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | October |
| Region | Japan |
| Local name(s) | ジャパンカップサイクルロードレース (Japanese) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 1.HC |
| Type | Classic one-day race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1992 |
| Editions | 25 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
.svg.png){kind=small} Hendrik Redant (BEL) |
| Most wins |
 Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) Sergio Barbero (ITA)(3 wins) |
| Most recent |
Davide Villella (ITA) |
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. The race usually held in October each year. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 1.HC (hors category) race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
The race is held 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 2010, an exhibition criterium race Japan Cup Criterium is held in downtown Utsunomiya on the day before the UCI road race.
Past winners
General classification
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Japan Cup Cycle Road Race. |
- Official website
- Japancup Official on Twitter
- Japancup's channel on YouTube
- Japan Cup Palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Japan Cup at cqranking.com
- Media related to Japan Cup Cycle Road Race at Wikimedia Commons
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