The Japan Cup Cycle Road Race is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in the city of Utsunomiya in Japan since 1992.^[1] The race usually held in October each year.^[2] It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 1.Pro race as part of the UCI ProSeries.^[3]

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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 (in Japanese)
Discipline	Road
Competition	UCI ProSeries 1.Pro
Type	Classic one-day race
Web site	www.japancup.gr.jp
History
First edition	1992 (1992)
Editions	30 (as of 2023)
First winner	Hendrik Redant (BEL)
Most wins	Claudio Chiappucci (ITA)  Sergio Barbero (ITA) (3 wins)
Most recent	Rui Costa (POR)

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The race is held since 1992 at a circuit around the Utsunomiya Forest Park where 1990 UCI Road World Championships took place.

Japan Cup was a round of 1996 UCI Road World Cup.

Since 2008, it was a 1.HC (hors category) race as part of the UCI Asia Tour.^[4] It became 1.Pro race since the start of UCI ProSeries in 2020, although the race was canceled in that year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2010, an exhibition criterium 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.