Japan Cup 2015: Results

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Bauke Mollema has the fastest kick(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

Bauke Mollema (Trek Factory Racing) brought the curtain down on his 2015 season in style on Sunday by taking victory at the Japan Cup road race.

There were 14 laps of a 10.3-kilometre circuit, which featured the Kogashi Forest climb, and by the final lap there were less than 10 riders in the front group. On the final climb of Kogashi Forest, Mollema and Ulissi broke free along with Team Sky's Sebastian Henao, with Arashiro bridging across on the descent. The road began to ramp up again, though, to the finish line, and Mollema emerged strongest.

"The race was hard, but the team did such a great job; the guys pulled hard all race to bring back the breakaway. I am happy that I could pay them back with a win, and also for all the fans. This is my first time in Japan, and I have to say that the fans are just unbelievable, just crazy for cycling, it was really nice to see. I have enjoyed being here a lot, and now with this win, and also yesterday with Fumy's [Beppu] win, it has been just a really great experience."

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#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek Factory Racing	3:53:40
2	Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Merida	Row 1 - Cell 2
3	Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar	Row 2 - Cell 2
4	Floris Gerfs (Ned) BMC Racing Team	Row 3 - Cell 2
5	Jan Polanc (Slo) Lampre-Merida	0:00:11
6	Matej Mohoric (Slo) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:16
7	Sebastian Henao Gomez (Col) Team Sky	0:00:22
8	Benjamin Prades (Spa) Matrix Powertag	0:00:44
9	Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky	0:01:22
10	Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:01:54
11	Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team	Row 10 - Cell 2
12	Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida	Row 11 - Cell 2
13	Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini	Row 12 - Cell 2
14	Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team	Row 13 - Cell 2
15	Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 14 - Cell 2
16	Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Matrix Powertag	Row 15 - Cell 2
17	Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 16 - Cell 2
18	Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 17 - Cell 2
19	Shu Ming Liu (Tpe) Attaque Team Gusto	Row 18 - Cell 2
20	Tomohiro Hayakawa (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	0:01:57
21	Manuel Senni (Ita) BMC Racing Team	0:01:59
22	Thomas Rabou (Ned) Attaque Team Gusto	Row 21 - Cell 2
23	Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team	0:02:03
24	Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Team Ukyo	0:02:12
25	Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	0:03:45
26	Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini	0:06:58
27	Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	0:07:06
28	Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Team Sky	Row 27 - Cell 2
29	Peter Stetina (USA) BMC Racing Team	Row 28 - Cell 2
30	Antonio Nibali (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini	Row 29 - Cell 2
31	Takeaki Amezawa (Jpn) Nasu Blasen	0:07:10
32	Toshiki Omote (Jpn) Japan	0:07:41
33	Ying Hon Yeung (HKg) Attaque Team Gusto	Row 32 - Cell 2
34	Peter Velits (Svk) BMC Racing Team	Row 33 - Cell 2
35	Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 34 - Cell 2
36	Eiichi Hirai (Jpn) Team Ukyo	0:07:43
37	Airan Fernandez Casasola (Spa) Matrix Powertag	Row 36 - Cell 2
38	Damien Monier (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team	Row 37 - Cell 2
39	Laurent Didier (Lux) Trek Factory Racing	0:08:05
40	Eric Sheppard (Aus) Attaque Team Gusto	0:09:36
41	Takero Terasaki (Jpn) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team	0:10:51
42	Naoya Yoshioka (Jpn) Nasu Blasen	Row 41 - Cell 2
DNF	Takaaki Hori (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 42 - Cell 2
DNF	Yudai Arashiro (Jpn) Nasu Blasen	Row 43 - Cell 2
DNF	Nicolas Lefrancois (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 44 - Cell 2
DNF	Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 45 - Cell 2
DNF	Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing	Row 46 - Cell 2
DNF	Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 47 - Cell 2
DNF	Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 48 - Cell 2
DNF	Suguru Tokuda (Jpn) CCT p/b Champion System	Row 49 - Cell 2
DNF	Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk	Row 50 - Cell 2
DNF	Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky	Row 51 - Cell 2
DNF	Hayato Yoshida (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 52 - Cell 2
DNF	Yoshimitsu Hiratsuka (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 53 - Cell 2
DNF	Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 54 - Cell 2
DNF	Chun Kai Feng (Tpe) Lampre-Merida	Row 55 - Cell 2
DNF	Kazuki Aoyanagi (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 56 - Cell 2
DNF	Kota Sumiyoshi (Jpn) Team Ukyo	Row 57 - Cell 2
DNF	Edward Ravasi (Ita) Lampre-Merida	Row 58 - Cell 2
DNF	Shotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team	Row 59 - Cell 2
DNF	Shao Hsuan Lu (Tpe) Attaque Team Gusto	Row 60 - Cell 2
DNF	Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team	Row 61 - Cell 2
DNF	Shinri Suzuki (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen	Row 62 - Cell 2
DNF	Saya Kuroeda (Jpn) Japan	Row 63 - Cell 2
DNF	Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Trek Factory Racing	Row 64 - Cell 2
DNF	Daiki Yasuhara (Jpn) Matrix Powertag	Row 65 - Cell 2
DNF	Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Trek Factory Racing	Row 66 - Cell 2
DNF	Ryu Suzuki (Jpn) Nasu Blasen	Row 67 - Cell 2
DNF	Nathan Haas (Aus) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team	Row 68 - Cell 2
DNF	Junya Sano (Jpn) Nasu Blasen	Row 69 - Cell 2
DNF	Thomas Lebas (Fra) Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team	Row 70 - Cell 2
DNF	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini	Row 71 - Cell 2
DNF	Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini	Row 72 - Cell 2