The Final Day, Part 2: Japan Cup LIVE!

First and most significantly right here is the You Tube hyperlink to the race, which I presume will probably 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 it’s best to maintain helpful: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/japan-cup/2024/startlist

It’s climby sufficient so the winners should be in respectable kind, plus the end line will not be on the high of the climb so it’s doable for somebody with out a nice punch can win it, once more if their kind is nice. Additionally EF/Vaughters takes this race critically which appears to lift the seriousness for the opposite groups and after it’s over I are likely to assume that I want I might see these riders race a number of extra days over this course.

Current winder do are typically climby guys however not completely: Mollema has gained 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 kind. Additionally they have Steinhauser and Nerurkar as again up so good staff for this race.
Lidi Trek can be bringing some warmth with Mad Pedersen together with Bagioli and Skuijns, who gained the crit race, all of whom might deliver the win dwelling.
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?