2023 Japan Cup

The 2023 Japan Cup was the 30th edition of the Japan Cup single-day cycling race. It was held on 15 October 2023, over a distance of 133.9 km, starting and finishing in Utsunomiya.

2023 Japan Cup

2023 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates	15 October 2023
Stages	1
Distance	133.9 km (83.20 mi)
Winning time	3h 28' 22"
Results
Winner  Rui Costa (POR) (Intermarché–Circus–Wanty)   Second  Felix Engelhardt (GER) (Team Jayco–AlUla)   Third  Guillaume Martin (FRA) (Cofidis)
← 2022 2024 →

It was shortened from the planned 164.8 km due to the bad weather condition.^[1]

The race was won by Rui Costa of Intermarché–Circus–Wanty.^[2]

Teams

Seven UCI WorldTeams, three UCI ProTeams, eight UCI Continental teams and the Japanese national team made up the nineteen teams that participated in the race.^[3]

UCI WorldTeams

• Cofidis
• EF Education–EasyPost
• Intermarché–Circus–Wanty
• Lidl–Trek
• Soudal–Quick-Step
• Team Bahrain Victorious
• Team Jayco–AlUla

UCI ProTeams

• Israel–Premier Tech
• Lotto–Dstny
• Team Novo Nordisk

UCI Continental teams

• Aisan Racing Team
• JCL Team Ukyo
• Kinan Racing Team
• Levante Fuji Shizuoka
• Ljubljana Gusto Santic
• Matrix Powertag
• Victoire Hiroshima
• Utsunomiya Blitzen

National team

• Japan

Results

Result^[2]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rui Costa (POR)	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty	3h 28' 22"
2	Felix Engelhardt (GER)	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 0"
3	Guillaume Martin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 2"
4	Maxim Van Gils (BEL)	Lotto–Dstny	+ 27"
5	Georg Zimmermann (GER)	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty	+ 1' 34"
6	Riley Sheehan (USA)	Israel–Premier Tech	+ 1' 34"
7	Axel Zingle (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 1' 34"
8	Lorenzo Rota (ITA)	Intermarché–Circus–Wanty	+ 1' 34"
9	Michael Valgren (DEN)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 1' 34"
10	Julien Bernard (FRA)	Lidl–Trek	+ 1' 39"