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)

The race was won by Neilson Powless of EF Education–EasyPost.

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.

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

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"