Thanks to a beautiful solo action on the final climb of Mount Kogashiyama, Lenny Martinez imposed his law in the Japan Cup, achieving the tenth victory of his career. The 22-year-old French rider from Bahrain Victorious crossed the finish line in Utsonomiya ahead of his compatriot Alex Baudin (EF Education Easypost) and Spanish rider Ion Izagirre (Cofidis). Bringing Italy into the top ten was Alessandro Fancellu, who concluded his adventure with Team Ukyo in fifth place: in the next season, he will return to the ProTeam category with MBH Bank Ballan CSB Colpack.

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Martinez Lenny (Bahrain - Victorious) in 3:30:00
2. Baudin Alex (EF Education - EasyPost) at 0:32
3. Izagirre Ion (Cofidis)
4. Rondel Mathys (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) at 0:40
5. Fancellu Alessandro (Team UKYO)
6. Sheehan Riley (Israel - Premier Tech) at 0:49
7. Matthews Michael (Team Jayco AlUla) at 1:46
8. Maisonobe Sam (Cofidis) at 1:49
9. Bernard Julien (Lidl - Trek) at 2:39
10. Martí Pau (Israel - Premier Tech) at 2:47