Tour of Japan
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May |
| Region | Japan |
| Local name(s) | ツアー・オブ・ジャパン (Japanese) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 2.2 |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1996 |
| Editions | 18 (as of 2015) |
| First winner |
 Jean-Philippe Duracka (FRA) |
| Most wins |
 Fortunato Baliani (ITA) Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |
Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) |
The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race.
Past winners
General classification
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | |
Duracka, Jean PhilippeJean-Philippe Duracka (FRA) | France (national team) | |
| 1997 |  |
Bowen, BartBart Bowen (USA) | Saturn | |
| 1998 | |
McCormack, FrankFrank McCormack (USA) | Saturn | |
| 1999 |  |
Sypytkowski, AndrzejAndrzej Sypytkowski (POL) | Mróz | |
| 2000 |  |
Gianetti, MauroMauro Gianetti (SUI) | Vini Caldirola-Sidermec | |
| 2001 | |
Niedźwiecki, PawełPaweł Niedźwiecki (POL) | Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy | |
| 2002 |  |
Klymenko, OleksandrOleksandr Klymenko (UKR) | Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy | |
| 2003 | No race | |||
| 2004 |  |
Fukushima, ShinichiShinichi Fukushima (JPN) | Bridgestone Anchor | |
| 2005 |  |
Cardenas, FelixFélix Cárdenas (COL) | Barloworld | |
| 2006 | |
Duma, VladimirVladimir Duma (UKR) | C.B. Immobiliare-Universal Caffè | |
| 2007 | |
Masciarelli, FrancescoFrancesco Masciarelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | |
| 2008 |  |
Meyer, CameronCameron Meyer (AUS) | SouthAustralia.com-AIS | |
| 2009 |  |
Pardilla, SergioSergio Pardilla (ESP) | Carmiooro A Style | |
| 2010 | |
Salerno, CristianoCristiano Salerno (ITA) | De Rosa–Stac Plastic | |
| 2011 | No race | |||
| 2012 | |
Baliani, FortunatoFortunato Baliani (ITA) | Team Nippo | |
| 2013 | |
Baliani, FortunatoFortunato Baliani (ITA) | Team Nippo–De Rosa | |
| 2014 | |
Pourseyedi, SamadSamad Pourseyedi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
| 2015 | |
Pourseyedi, SamadSamad Pourseyedi (IRI) | Tabriz Petrochemical Team | |
External links
- Official website
- Tour of Japan Palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Tour of Japan at cqranking.com
- Tour of Japan on Facebook
- Tour of Japan on Twitter
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