2024 Japan Cup

The 2024 Utsunomiya Japan Cup Cycle Road Race was the 31st edition of the Japan Cup single-day cycling race. It was held on 20 October 2024, over a distance of 144.2 km, starting and finishing in Utsunomiya.

2024 Utsunomiya Japan Cup Cycle Road Race

2024 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates	20 October 2024
Stages	1
Distance	144.2 km (89.60 mi)
Winning time	3h 33' 30"
Results
Winner  Neilson Powless (USA) (EF Education–EasyPost)   Second  Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) (Soudal–Quick-Step)   Third  Matej Mohorič (SLO) (Team Bahrain Victorious)
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The race was won by Neilson Powless of EF Education–EasyPost.^[1]

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.^[2]

UCI WorldTeams

• Astana Qazaqstan Team
• Cofidis
• EF Education–EasyPost
• 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
• Ljubljana Gusto Santic
• Matrix Powertag
• Shimano Racing
• Utsunomiya Blitzen
• Victoire Hiroshima

National team

• Japan

Results

Result^[1]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Neilson Powless (USA)	EF Education–EasyPost	3h 33' 30"
2	Ilan Van Wilder (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 0"
3	Matej Mohorič (SLO)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 0"
4	Michael Woods (CAN)	Israel–Premier Tech	+ 0"
5	Mauri Vansevenant (BEL)	Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 4"
6	Julien Bernard (FRA)	Lidl–Trek	+ 4' 16"
7	Axel Zingle (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 4' 26"
8	Toms Skujiņš (LAT)	Lidl–Trek	+ 4' 35"
9	Lukas Nerurkar (GBR)	EF Education–EasyPost	+ 4' 35"
10	Edoardo Zambanini (ITA)	Team Bahrain Victorious	+ 4' 35"