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About JAPAN CUP CYCLE ROAD RACE

Japan Cup Cycle Road Race started as a memorial road race commemorating the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Road World Championships held in Utsunomiya city in 1990. This year proudly marks the 28th annual event.

Since 2008, the Japan Cup has been certified as “Hors class” by UCI which makes it one of the most high-level races. With the criterium race set in central Utsunomiya city beginning in 2010, the Japan Cup has truly become the most important race in Asia. This year marks 10th anniversary to be commemorated.

Please feel the true excitement of cycle road racing brought to you by UCI WorldTeam riders and the best Japanese riders.

Outline

Event Name	2019 JAPAN CUP CYCLE ROAD RACE
Organizer	Utsunomiya City
Management	Japan Cycling Federation / Japan Cup Cycle Road Race Organizing Committee / NPO Japan Cup Cycle Road Race Association
Supporting Organizations	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / Japan Tourism Agency / Japan Sports Agency / Bicycle Utilization Promotion Headquarters / Tochigi Prefecture / JKA Foundation/Sports Nippon Newspapers Co., Ltd. / Shimotsuke Newspapers Co., Ltd. / Tochigi Television Co., Ltd. / TOCHIGI Broadcasting Co., Ltd. / East Japan Railway Company / TOBU RAILWAY Co.,Ltd.
Cooperating Organizations	Tochigi Prefectural Police Headquarters / Mobile Traffic Unit / Utsunomiya Central Police Station / Utsunomiya City Fire Department / Utsunomiya Inter Resort HOTEL & GOLF Tsuru Country Club / Lakeland Country Club / Tochigi Bus Association / Tochigi Taxi Association / Romantic Village / New sunpia Tochigi / Utsunomiya Kyowa University / Sakushin Gakuin University / Seven-Eleven Japan Co.,Ltd. / NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION / DOCOMO CS,Inc

ENTRY TEAMS

UCI WorldTeams

• MITCHELTON - SCOTT(MTS/AUS)
• BAHRAIN - MERIDA(TBM/BRN)
• EF EDUCATION FIRST(EF1/USA)
• TEAM JUMBO – VISMA(TJV/NED)
• TREK – SEGAFREDO(TFS/USA)

UCI Professional Continental Teams

• DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE(DMP/FRA)
• NIPPO - VINI FANTINI – FAIZANÉ(NIP/ITA)
• TEAM NOVO NORDISK(TNN/USA)
• WALLONIE BRUXELLES(WVA/BEL)

UCI Continental Teams

• LJUBLJANA GUSTO SANTIC(LGS/SLO)
• TEAM SAPURA CYCLING(TSC/MAS)
• THAILAND CONTINENTAL CYCLING TEAM(TCC/THA)
• WILDLIFE GENERATION PRO CYCLING P / B MAXXIS(WGC/USA)
• TEAM UKYO(UKO/JPN)
• MATRIX POWERTAG(MTR/JPN)
• KINAN CYCLING TEAM(KIN/JPN)
• UTSUNOMIYA BLITZEN(BLZ/JPN)
• SHIMANO RACING TEAM(SMN/JPN)
• TEAM BRIDGESTONE CYCLING(BGT/JPN)
• NASU BLASEN(NAS/JPN)

National Team

• JAPAN NATIONAL TEAM(JPN/JPN)

JAPAN CUP Special Team

• CRITERIUM SPECIAL RIDERS(SPL/JPN)

ENTRY TEAMS: 21(22) teams (13 Foreign Teams, 8(9) Domestic Teams)

TEAM COMPOSITION: 6 Riders , 1 Team Manager , 1 Mechanic and 1 Masseur (Total: 9)

TEAM PRESENTATION

photo:Makoto.AYANO photo: Satoru Kato

Program

Date	Friday, 18th October, 2019
Venue	Orion Square

Access

8-3 Enomachi, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi, 320-0802, Japan

2019 JAPAN CUP CRITERIUM

photo: Yuichiro Hosoda photo:Makoto.AYANO

Program

Date	Saturday, 19th October, 2019
Venue	Utsunomiya Odori Special Course
Regulation	UCI regulations and the specific regulations of this race will be applied.

Course

Course	Utsunomiya Odori Special Course
Distance	38.25km (2.25km x Parade Run 2 Laps + Race 15 Laps)

Course Map

Access

Babadori, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi, 320-0026, Japan

2019 JAPAN CUP CYCLE ROAD RACE

photo:Makoto.AYANO photo: Makoto.Ayano

photo:Makoto.AYANO

Program

Date	Sunday, 20th October, 2019
Venue	Utsunomiya City Forest Park Circuit
Race Category	UCI Asia Tour Hors Class
Regulation	UCI regulations and the specific regulations of this race will be applied.

Course

Course	Utsunomiya City Forest Park
Distance	144.2km (10.3km x 14Laps)

Course Map

Elevation Profile

Estimated Lap Time

Access

Fukuokamachi, Utsunomiya-shi, Tochigi, 321-0342, Japan

Inquiry

JAPAN CUP CYCLE ROAD RACE Organizing Committee / Secretariat
E-Mail: info@japancup.gr.jp