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 2.1 |
| Type | Stage race |
| History | |
| First edition | 1996 |
| Editions | 19 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 Jean-Philippe Duracka (FRA) |
| Most wins |
 Fortunato Baliani (ITA) Samad Pourseyedi (IRI) (2 wins) |
| Most recent |
 Óscar Pujol (ESP) |
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 2.1 category race.
History
Tour of Japan was formed as the successor of the Kokusai Cycle Road Race which began in 1982.[1] In 1996, Tour of Japan has begun as a UCI category 2.5 stage race.[2]
As the UCI stage race system was reformed in 2005, it was included in UCI Asia Tour as a category 2.2 event. It became category 2.1 since 2013.
The event for 2003 was canceled for concern of SARS outbreak in China, and for 2011 was canceled for earthquake in Tohoku, Japan.
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 | |
| 2016 | |
Pujol, ÓscarÓscar Pujol (ESP) | Team UKYO | |
Notes
- ↑ Murayama, Goro (March 2013). 日本における自転車ロードレース『ツアー・オブ・ジャパン』の歴史 [The history of the bicycle road race in Japan, about “Tour of Japan”] (PDF). 自転車文化センター研究報告書 (in Japanese). Bicycle Culture Center (5).
- ↑ "2001 6th Tour of Japan". Tour of Japan Organizing Committee. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
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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