Atsushi Oka wins in a photo finish, Andrea D'Amato finishes second. A spectacular finale in the first stage of the Japan Tour, the Kyotanabe-Seika route, saw the young Lombard rider from JCL Team UKYO just miss out on victory. It was a nerve-wracking battle down to the last centimeter, with Oka (Utsunomiya Blitzen) managing to impose himself and simultaneously capture the leader's jersey in the general classification.

FINISH ORDER

1 OKA Atsushi Utsunomiya Blitzen 02:38:50

2 D'AMATO Andrea JCL Team Ukyo + 00

3 SCOTT Cameron CCACHE x BODYWRAP + 00

4 LEDESMA Gerard VC Fukuoka + 00

5 SCHULTZ Elliot Victoire Hiroshima + 00

6 VOEGE Lennart Team REMBE | rad-net + 00

7 IMAMURA Shunsuke Wanty-NIPPO-ReUz + 00

8 PRADES Benjami VC Fukuoka + 00

9 HOPKINS Dylan Roojai Insurance + 00

10 HASHIKAWA Jo Aisan Racing Team + 00

11 ODA Hijiri Matrix Powertag + 00

12 HEFFERNAN William CCACHE x BODYWRAP + 00

13 GIRMAY Mewael Wanty-NIPPO-ReUz + 00

14 EARLE Nathan KINAN Racing Team + 00

15 YAMAMOTO Tetsuo Japan + 00

16 STEWART Mark Solution Tech-Vini Fantini + 00

17 FANCELLU Alessandro JCL Team Ukyo + 00

18 IWAMURA Genji Japan + 00

19 DYBALL Benjamin Victoire Hiroshima + 00

20 MAGOSAKI Daiki Victoire Hiroshima + 00

21 ADAMIETZ Johannes Team REMBE | rad-net + 00

22 KAZAMA Shoma Shimano Racing + 00

23 HEATH Will CCACHE x BODYWRAP + 00

24 CONTI Valerio Solution Tech-Vini Fantini + 00

25 GARIBBO Nicolo JCL Team Ukyo + 00

26 CHRISTIE-JOHNSTON Alastair CCACHE x BODYWRAP + 00

27 LEBAS Thomas KINAN Racing Team + 00

28 BUDIAK Anatolii Terengganu Cycling Team + 00

29 BREGNHØJ Mathias Terengganu Cycling Team + 00

30 RACCANI Simone JCL Team Ukyo + 00

31 BALDACCINI Davide Solution Tech-Vini Fantini + 00