Power wins Japan Cup

Rob Power ended his tenure with Mitchelton-Scott on a high note delivering them victory in the Japan Cup. Power, who is set to move to Team Sunweb next season, beat fellow breakaway rider Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL-Jumbo) in a two-up sprint to the line.

Matti Breschel (EF Education First-Drapac) took the final spot on the podium after beating Nicolas Roche (BMC Racing) from the chase group 40 seconds behind.

Power had got away as part of a six-man move in the final 20 kilometres of the race, before attacking on the final climb and taking Tolhoek with him. The duo built up a commanding lead over the rest of their escape group and it came down to the Australian and the Dutchman to fight for victory. In the end, Power lived up to his name and pushed clear of Tolhoek as they sprinted for the line.

“The whole team rode really well today, and it was nice to be back racing in Japan. I really enjoyed this race two years ago, so to come back here and win is great,” said Power. “It’s a special win because it’s my last race in Mitchelton-Scott colours and I really wanted to come here and do my best to say thank you for the last few years.

“I’ve really enjoyed my time with the team and I am pleased we were able to get a result here and close out the season in such a positive way.”

The 28th edition of the Japan Cup was raced under sunny skies. The peloton faced 14 laps of a 10.3-kilometre course around the beautifully picturesque Utsunomiya Forest. The loop contained a climb that came very soon after the start line and was followed by a fast and twisting descent.

An early move of three riders contained Marcos García (Kinan cycling team), Oscar Pujol (Team Ukyo) and Koen Bowman (Netherlands, LottoNL-Jumbo). In a peloton that contained several strong climbers, the three were not given much rope by the peloton. They built up a maximum of 1:30 over the peloton before Bouwman decided to try and go it alone with three laps remaining.

Behind, his teammate Robert Gesink drove a hard pace and the younger LottoNL-Jumbo rider was reeled back in. With Bouwman brought back in, a string of attacks came before the key six-man group eventually made it clear on the penultimate lap. It soon became five with Gesink losing touch. Tolhoek, Power, Roche, Breschel and Ivan Santaromita (Nippo-Vini Fantini) led affairs with Gesink and Marco Canola (Nippo-Vini Fantini) trying to chase them down.

The group worked well together until Power saw his opportunity on the final climb with only Tolhoek able to keep up with him. The pair had 40 seconds on their chasers as they duked it out for the victory with Power taking the spoils.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Rob Power (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott3:44:00
2Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Team Lotto Nl - JumboRow 1 - Cell 2
3Matti Breschel (Den) Team EF Education First - Drapac p/b Cannondale0:00:40
4Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing TeamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini0:00:42
6Marco Canola (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini0:02:02
7Robert Gesink (Ned) Team Lotto NL - Jumbo0:02:07
8Robert Stannard (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott0:02:26
9Koen De Kort (Ned) Trek - SegafredoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Robbie Hucker (Aus) Team UkyoRow 9 - Cell 2
11Tadej Pogacar (Slo) Ljubljana Gusto XaurumRow 10 - Cell 2
12Hideto Nakane (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 11 - Cell 2
13Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek - SegafredoRow 12 - Cell 2
14Benjami Prades Reverter (Spa) Team UkyoRow 13 - Cell 2
15Freddy Ovett (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy - Ride Sunshine CoastRow 14 - Cell 2
16Takeaki Amezawa (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 15 - Cell 2
17Masahiro Ishigami (Jpn) JapanRow 16 - Cell 2
18Thomas Lebas (Fra) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 17 - Cell 2
19Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 18 - Cell 2
20Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Lotto NL - JumboRow 19 - Cell 2
21Joseph Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing TeamRow 20 - Cell 2
22Nicola Bagioli (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa Ovini0:02:31
23Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:02:34
24Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton - Scott0:02:43
25Maarten Wynants (Bel) Team Lotto NL - Jumbo0:04:50
26Atsushi Oka (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:05:03
27Ryu Suzuki (Jpn) Utsunomiya Blitzen0:05:09
28Kazushige Kuboki (Jpn) Team Bridgestone CyclingRow 27 - Cell 2
29Shoi Matsuda (Jpn) JapanRow 28 - Cell 2
30Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 29 - Cell 2
31Shotaro Iribe (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Sebastian Schönberger (Aut) Wilier Triestina - Selle ItaliaRow 31 - Cell 2
33Metkel Eyob (Eri) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 32 - Cell 2
34Ryo Minato (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 33 - Cell 2
35Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo NordiskRow 34 - Cell 2
36Masaki Yamamoto (Jpn) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37David Lozano Riba (Spa) Team Novo NordiskRow 36 - Cell 2
38JoseVicente Toribio Alcolea (Spa) Matrix PowertagRow 37 - Cell 2
39Genki Yamamoto (Jpn) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 38 - Cell 2
40Edoardo Zardini (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle ItaliaRow 39 - Cell 2
41Michael Potter (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy - Ride Sunshine CoastRow 40 - Cell 2
42Sarawut Sirironnachai (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling Team0:05:15
43John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek - Segafredo0:05:23
44Marco Tizza (Ita) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 43 - Cell 2
45Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team Lotto NL - JumboRow 44 - Cell 2
46Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski (USA) Team EF Education First - Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 45 - Cell 2
47Sho Hatsuyama (Jpn) Nippo - Vini Fantini - Europa OviniRow 46 - Cell 2
48Ayumu Watanabe (Jpn) Japan0:08:16
49Keigo Kusaba (Jpn) Japan0:08:20
50Takuya Nakata (Jpn) Shimano Racing Team0:08:22
51Daiki Yasuhara (Jpn) Matrix Powertag0:08:24
52Ariya Phounsavath (Lao) Thailand Continental Cycling Team0:08:42
53Sam Brand (GBr) Team Novo NordiskRow 52 - Cell 2
54Phuchong Saiudomsin (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling TeamRow 53 - Cell 2
55Cyrus Monk (Aus) Drapac EF p/b Cannondale Holistic Development TeamRow 54 - Cell 2
56Kosuke Takeyama (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Maral-Erdene Batmunkh (Mgl) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 56 - Cell 2
58Luca Raggio (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle ItaliaRow 57 - Cell 2
59Alberto Bettiol (Ita) BMC Racing TeamRow 58 - Cell 2
60Marcos Garcia Fernandez (Spa) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 59 - Cell 2
61Yudai Arashiro (Jpn) Kinan Cycling TeamRow 60 - Cell 2
62Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek - SegafredoRow 61 - Cell 2
63Masayuki Shibata (Jpn) Nasu Blasen0:09:08
64Kota Yokoyama (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 63 - Cell 2
65Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Terengganu Cycling Team0:11:54
66Yuma Koishi (Jpn) Team UkyoRow 65 - Cell 2
67Keisuke Kimura (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Toby Orchard (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy - Ride Sunshine CoastRow 67 - Cell 2
69Giuseppe Fonzi (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle ItaliaRow 68 - Cell 2
DNFYuki Ishihara (Jpn) JapanRow 69 - Cell 2
DNFLaurent Didier (Lux) Trek - SegafredoRow 70 - Cell 2
DNFŽiga Rucigaj (Slo) Ljubljana Gusto XaurumRow 71 - Cell 2
DNFDaiki Magosaki (Jpn) Team Bridgestone CyclingRow 72 - Cell 2
DNFMohd Shahrul Mat Amin (Mas) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 73 - Cell 2
DNFMathew Hayman (Aus) Mitchelton - ScottRow 74 - Cell 2
DNFPeerapol Chawchiangkwang (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling TeamRow 75 - Cell 2
DNFTakahito Kishi (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 76 - Cell 2
DNFChoon Huat Goh (Sin) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 77 - Cell 2
DNFRei Onodera (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 78 - Cell 2
DNFLogan Owen (USA) Team EF Education First - Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 79 - Cell 2
DNFJosé Fernandes Neves (Por) W52/Fc PortoRow 80 - Cell 2
DNFBrendan Canty (Aus) Team EF Education First - Drapac p/b CannondaleRow 81 - Cell 2
DNFJin Okubo (Jpn) Team Bridgestone CyclingRow 82 - Cell 2
DNFSam Welsford (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy - Ride Sunshine CoastRow 83 - Cell 2
DNFOscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Team UkyoRow 84 - Cell 2
DNFŽiga Jerman (Slo) Ljubljana Gusto XaurumRow 85 - Cell 2
DNFJoonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo NordiskRow 86 - Cell 2
DNFEugenio Alafaci (Ita) Trek - SegafredoRow 87 - Cell 2
DNFFilippo Pozzato (Ita) Wilier Triestina - Selle ItaliaRow 88 - Cell 2
DNFLars Boom (Ned) Team Lotto NL - JumboRow 89 - Cell 2
DNFAiran Fernandez Casasola (Spa) Matrix PowertagRow 90 - Cell 2
DNFYuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Utsunomiya BlitzenRow 91 - Cell 2
DNFJonathon Noble (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy - Ride Sunshine CoastRow 92 - Cell 2
DNFBrayan Chaves Rubio (Col) Mitchelton - BikeexchangeRow 93 - Cell 2
DNFJunya Sano (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 94 - Cell 2
DNFYuto Yoshida (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 95 - Cell 2
DNFNaoki Mukaigawa (Jpn) Matrix PowertagRow 96 - Cell 2
DNFNavuti Liphongyu (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling TeamRow 97 - Cell 2
DNFYasumasa Oka (Jpn) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike PhilippinesRow 98 - Cell 2
DNFDaisuke Kaneko (Jpn) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike PhilippinesRow 99 - Cell 2
DNFManabu Ishibashi (Jpn) Team Bridgestone CyclingRow 100 - Cell 2
DNFMasaki Shimojima (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 101 - Cell 2
DNFTakaaki Higuchi (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 102 - Cell 2
DNFChristopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo NordiskRow 103 - Cell 2
DNFViktor Potocki (Cro) Ljubljana Gusto XaurumRow 104 - Cell 2
DNFAlexander Evans (Aus) Mobius BridgelaneRow 105 - Cell 2
DNFMark John Lexer Galedo (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike PhilippinesRow 106 - Cell 2
DNFAshley Mackay (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy - Ride Sunshine CoastRow 107 - Cell 2
DNFAtsuya Nagayoshi (Jpn) Nasu BlasenRow 108 - Cell 2
DNFCameron Scott (Aus) Australian Cycling Academy - Ride Sunshine CoastRow 109 - Cell 2
DNFSaya Kuroeda (Jpn) Shimano Racing TeamRow 110 - Cell 2
DNFKakeru Omae (Jpn) JapanRow 111 - Cell 2
DNFHiroaki Harada (Jpn) Team Bridgestone CyclingRow 112 - Cell 2
DNFIrwandie Lakasek (Mas) Terengganu Cycling TeamRow 113 - Cell 2
DNFThurakit Boonratanathanakorn (Tha) Thailand Continental Cycling TeamRow 114 - Cell 2
DNFDaniel Ven Cariño (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike PhilippinesRow 115 - Cell 2
DNFBonjoe Martin (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike PhilippinesRow 116 - Cell 2
DNFSimon Gerrans (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 117 - Cell 2
DNFTimothy Guy (Aus) Ljubljana Gusto XaurumRow 118 - Cell 2
DNFEugert Zhupa (Alb) Wilier Triestina - Selle ItaliaRow 119 - Cell 2
DNFDominic Perez (Phi) 7 Eleven - Cliqq Roadbike PhilippinesRow 120 - Cell 2
DNFUmberto Poli (Ita) Team Novo NordiskRow 121 - Cell 2
DNSSvein Tuft (Can) Mitchelton - ScottRow 122 - Cell 2

 

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