The Closing Day, Half 2: Japan Cup LIVE!

First and most significantly right here is the You Tube hyperlink to the race, which I presume will likely be in Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtkxMl4QA08

14 laps round this race course:

I discover this race to be very entertaining even with struggling to determine the riders. (Right here is the hyperlink to PCS’ startlist which you need to maintain useful: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/japan-cup/2024/startlist

It’s climby sufficient so the winners have to be in first rate type, plus the end line just isn’t on the prime of the climb so it’s attainable for somebody with out a nice punch can win it, once more if their type is sweet. Additionally EF/Vaughters takes this race severely which appears to lift the seriousness for the opposite groups and after it’s over I are inclined to assume that I want I may see these riders race just a few extra days over this course.

Latest winder do are usually climby guys however not completely: Mollema has received it twice, Rui Costa, Powless, Nathan Hass, Marco Canola. Typically the race ends in a small uphill bunch dash which isn’t one thing we see each race.

So who to look out for

• EF riders, particularly Powless and Archie Ryan, each of whom appear to be in good type. Additionally they have Steinhauser and Nerurkar as again up so good group for this race.
• Lidi Trek can also be bringing some warmth with Mad Pedersen together with Bagioli and Skuijns, who received the crit race, all of whom may convey the win residence.
• Bahrain has Mohoric and Zambanini
• Jayco has Simon Proper Yates and Mauro Schmid who was second within the crit race
• Israel has Michael Woods, who has are available second earlier than.
• That is additionally Yukiya Arashiro’s final race of his profession having turned 40 final month.

So who do I feel?