The Japan Cup Cycle Road Race is an annual professional classic one-day race held in Utsunomiya, Japan. It is usually held in October on a circuit around the Utsunomiya Forest Park.
Next edition
17 Oct 2027
Men · 1.Pro
Starts in
date from the UCI calendar
Riders to watch
Menpast podium riders still racing
Last 5 races
4DNF41031RiderPodiums here 2015–26Wins 26Last 5
In our records
Men2 wins
N. POWLESS and B. MOLLEMA, the most since 2015 in our records
8 winners in 10 editions
Since 2015 in our records
Winners
Men| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2026 |  Q. SIMMONS2 HEALY s.t., 3 BERCKMOES +1:12 |
| 2025 |  L. MARTINEZ2 BAUDIN +0:32, 3 IZAGUIRRE +0:32 |
| 2024 | N. POWLESS2 VAN WILDER s.t., 3 MOHORIC s.t. |
| 2023 |  R. COSTA2 ENGELHARDT s.t., 3 MARTIN GUYONNET +0:02 |
| 2022 | N. POWLESS2 PICCOLO +0:12, 3 DYBALL +0:13 |
| 2019 |  B. MOLLEMA2 WOODS +0:01, 3 SMITH +0:44 |
| 2018 |  R. POWER2 TOLHOEK s.t., 3 BRESCHEL +0:40 |
| 2017 |  M. CANOLA2 PRADES s.t., 3 AMEZAWA s.t. |
| 2016 | D. VILLELLA2 JENSEN +0:06, 3 POWER +0:14 |
| 2015 | B. MOLLEMA2 ULISSI s.t., 3 ARASHIRO s.t. |
Podiums
Men · in our records, 2015–2026| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| N. POWLESS | 2 | 2 |
| B. MOLLEMA | 2 | 2 |
| R. POWER | 2 | 1 |
| Q. SIMMONS | 1 | 1 |
| L. MARTINEZ | 1 | 1 |
| R. COSTA | 1 | 1 |
| M. CANOLA | 1 | 1 |
| D. VILLELLA | 1 | 1 |
 B. HEALY | 1 | 0 |
 J. BERCKMOES | 1 | 0 |
Teams
Men| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| EF Education - Easypost | 2 |
| Lidl-Trek | 1 |
| Bahrain Victorious | 1 |
| Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | 1 |
| Trek - Segafredo | 1 |
Nations
Men| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| United States | 3 |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| France | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
History
- 1992
The race began.
- 1996
Japan Cup was a round of the UCI Road World Cup.
- 2008
It became a 1.HC race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.
- 2010
An exhibition Japan Cup Criterium started being held in downtown Utsunomiya.
- 2020
It became a 1.Pro race in the UCI ProSeries but was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.