The Japan Cup Cycle Road Race is an annual professional

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classic one-day race held in the city of

Utsunomiya is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 513,584, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' ...

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since 1992. The race usually held in October each year. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 1.Pro race as part of the

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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 The 1990 UCI Road World Championships took place in Utsunomiya, Japan, from September 1 to September 2, 1990. Events summary References External linksLes-sports.info
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took place. Japan Cup was a round of

1996 UCI Road World Cup The 1996 UCI Road World Cup was the eighth edition of the UCI Road World Cup. It was won by Belgian classics specialist Johan Museeuw Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional road bicycle racer, road racing cyclist ...

. Since 2008, it was a 1.HC (hors category) race as part of the

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. It became 1.Pro race since the start of

in 2020, although the race was canceled in that year due to the

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. Since 2010, an exhibition

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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

References

External links

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Statistics
at ''the-sports.org''
Japan Cup
at ''cqranking.com'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Japan Cup Japan Cup Cycle races in Japan UCI Asia Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1992 1992 establishments in Japan UCI Road World Cup races UCI ProSeries races