Japan Cup (cycling)

For the thoroughbred racehorse event, see Japan Cup.

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 (1992)
Editions	24 (as of 2015)
First winner	Hendrik Redant (BEL)
Most wins	Claudio Chiappucci (ITA) Sergio Barbero (ITA) (3 wins)
Most recent	Bauke Mollema (NED)

The Japan Cup 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.

Past winners

General classification

		Rider	Team
1992	BEL !	Redant, HendrikHendrik Redant (BEL)	Lotto–Mavic–MBK
1993	ITA !	Chiappucci, ClaudioClaudio Chiappucci (ITA)	Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1994	ITA !	Chiappucci, ClaudioClaudio Chiappucci (ITA)	Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1995	ITA !	Chiappucci, ClaudioClaudio Chiappucci (ITA)	Carrera Jeans–Tassoni
1996	SUI !	Gianetti, MauroMauro Gianetti (SUI)	Team Polti
1997	JPN !	Abe, YoshiyukiYoshiyuki Abe (JPN)	Mapei–GB
1998	BEL !	De Waele, FabienFabien De Waele (BEL)	Lotto–Mobistar
1999	ITA !	Barbero, SergioSergio Barbero (ITA)	Mercatone Uno–Bianchi
2000	ITA !	Codol, MassimoMassimo Codol (ITA)	Lampre–Daikin
2001	ITA !	Simoni, GilbertoGilberto Simoni (ITA)	Lampre–Daikin
2002	ITA !	Barbero, SergioSergio Barbero (ITA)	Lampre–Daikin
2003	ITA !	Barbero, SergioSergio Barbero (ITA)	Lampre
2004	GER !	Sinkewitz, PatrikPatrik Sinkewitz (GER)	Quick-Step–Davitamon
2005	ITA !	Cunego, DamianoDamiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–Caffita
2006	ITA !	Riccò, RiccardoRiccardo Riccò (ITA)	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2007	ITA !	Mori, ManueleManuele Mori (ITA)	Saunier Duval–Prodir
2008	ITA !	Cunego, DamianoDamiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre
2009	DEN !	Sorensen, Chris AnkerChris Anker Sørensen (DEN)	Team Saxo Bank
2010	IRL !	Martin, DanDan Martin (IRL)	Garmin–Transitions
2011	AUS !	Haas, NathanNathan Haas (AUS)	Genesys Wealth Advisers
2012	ITA !	Basso, IvanIvan Basso (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale
2013	NZL !	Bauer, JackJack Bauer (NZL)	Garmin–Sharp
2014	AUS !	Haas, NathanNathan Haas (AUS)	Garmin–Sharp
2015	NED !	Mollema, BaukeBauke Mollema (NED)	Trek Factory Racing

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Japan Cup Cycle Road Race.

Official website
Japancup Official on Twitter
Japan Cup Palmares at Cycling Archives
Statistics at the-sports.org
Japan Cup at cqranking.com

Classic cycle races

The 'Monuments'	Milan–San Remo Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Liège–Bastogne–Liège Giro di Lombardia

Spring classics	Strade Bianche Milan–San Remo Cobbled classics E3 Harelbeke Gent–Wevelgem Tour of Flanders Paris–Roubaix Ardennes classics Amstel Gold Race La Flèche Wallonne Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Summer classics	Clásica de San Sebastián Vattenfall Cyclassics Trittico Lombardo Coppa Ugo Agostoni Coppa Bernocchi Tre Valli Varesine Laurentian classics Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

Autumn classics	Brussels Cycling Classic Grand Prix de Fourmies Paris–Tours Trittico di Autunno Milano–Torino Giro del Piemonte Giro di Lombardia Giro dell'Emilia Japan Cup

Past classics	Paris–Brest–Paris Bordeaux–Paris Wincanton Classic Porto–Lisboa Züri-Metzgete Giro del Lazio Giro della Romagna

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