Japan Cup (cycling)

Japan Cup
Race details
DateOctober
RegionJapan
Local name(s)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)
Editions31 (as of 2024)
First winner Hendrik Redant (BEL)
Most wins Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)
 Sergio Barbero (ITA)
(3 wins)
Most recent Neilson Powless (USA)

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]

  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.