2012 Japan Cup

[Geraint Too Fast]

Official Site

Notable starters - Sagan, Basso, Caruso, Haas, D.Martin, Von Hoff, Majka, Cantwell, Clarke, Beppu... (+ Bos & McEwen who are just doing the crit). Complete Team/Rider List

Criterium (20th Oct)
(15:30 - 16:45 local time)

Road Race (1.HC) (21st Oct)
(10:00 - 14:30 local time)

Using Beijing as a form guide, I'd say Dan Martin is the guy to beat.

 

[The Hitch]

Yeah my impression from that list was also Dan martin based on ticking all the other favorites off as guys who blow hot and cold.

 

[RHRH19861986]

Hats off to Basso and Sagan, for racing here before going to holidays.

Anyways, I noticed Basso does lots of smaller 1.1 races, much more than many others of his GT calibre do. Lugano, Insubria, Industria Artigianato, lots of Italian 1.1s, ..., respect for that.

Season finish today, with Japan Cup and Chrono des Nations. Maybe two Martins FTW, Dan in Japan and Tony in France.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Stuttery live stream of the crit here.

http://ja.justin.tv/poemer22#/w/4014707280/2

 

[Mellow Velo]

Wild feed. Looks as if Sagan got boxed in.
Garmin rider who fell on the final corner and Saxo winner were???

 

[Wilba60]

I thought Beppu had got up for the win but looks to be the Saxo rider. Can't make out the names....hopefully they will show the photo finish

 

[stefank]

You tell me. Where's my daughter? She knows the language.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

1. Marycz
2. Beppu
3. McEwen

(I think)

 

[dlwssonic]

This race is pretty good, I wish more WT teams will take part in this race but it is too late in the season.

 

[Michele]

The whole event is made very nicely;

-teams presentation
-ride with fans on closed circuit
-small criterium
-races for every category from masters to U23
-pro road race

It's a win-win in my opinion.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The whole event is made very nicely;

-teams presentation
-ride with fans on closed circuit
-small criterium
-races for every category from masters to U23
-pro road race

It's a win-win in my opinion.

cycling has really big cult following in japan, with die hard fans that will do anything to get a picture with their hero. quite warming

 

[dlwssonic]

cycling has really big cult following in japan, with die hard fans that will do anything to get a picture with their hero. quite warming

way better than china right

 

[theyoungest]

Everything has a cult following in Japan.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Everything has a cult following in Japan.

true


.....

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Basso beat Martin in the sprint.

1. Basso
2. Martin
3. Majka
4. Arredondo

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

 

[Ferminal]

Duarte doesn't feel so bad now.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Basso won a sprint??? ROFL!

 

[luckyboy]

Would be surprising if either of those two win a sprint. Congrats Ivan.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

He is getting warmed up for 2013.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Would be surprising if either of those two win a sprint. Congrats Ivan.

martin is actually really fast

 

[maltiv]

Looking through those pictures, it seems pretty clear that cycling is far bigger in Japan than in China. There's no doubt to me which of the two that deserves to have a world tour race...

 

[The Hitch]

Majka solidifies his upcomer rep a bit by coming 3rd just behind those 2 there.

He came in a podium favorite and he got a podium.

 

[Ferminal]

Looking through those pictures, it seems pretty clear that cycling is far bigger in Japan than in China. There's no doubt to me which of the two that deserves to have a world tour race...

And they know how to buy them too.

Surprised it hasn't happened.

 

[asdfgh101]

Anybody else wondering how much one last win for Liquigas cost Ivan? As has been said Dan Martin has a good sprint whereas Basso most certainly doesn't.