Tour de Okinawa
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | November |
| Region | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Local name(s) | ツール・ド・おきなわ (Japanese) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour 1.2 |
| Type | Classic one-day race |
| Organiser | Japan Cycling Federation |
| History | |
| First edition | 1989 |
| Editions | 28 (as of 2016) |
| First winner |
 Kazuo Ōishi (JPN) |
| Most wins |
 Wong Kam-po (HKG)(4 wins) |
| Most recent |
Nariyuki Masuda (JPN) |
The Tour de Okinawa (ツール・ド・おきなわ Tsūru do Okinawa) is an annual professional road bicycle racing classic one-day race held in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005. Until 2007, it was a one-day race, billing itself as the longest single-day course in Japan, but was transformed into a two-day stage race in 2008, its UCI category changing from 1.2 to 2.2.[1] In 2008, the first day was a criterium,[1] but from 2009, it was changed to a time trial run on the streets of Nago.[2] The 2010 edition extended the second stage to 210 kilometers.[3] The 2012 edition again returned to a single-day event.[4]
In addition to the main international champion race, there is also a women's and junior international race, as well as several amateur races.[3]
Past winners
General classification
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | |
Ōishi, KazuoKazuo Ōishi (JPN) | |
| 1990 | |
Miura, KyōshiKyōshi Miura (JPN) | |
| 1991 | |
Yamada, TakahiroTakahiro Yamada (JPN) | |
| 1992 |  |
Tarocco, GianlucaGianluca Tarocco (ITA) | |
| 1993 | |
Yamada, TakahiroTakahiro Yamada (JPN) | |
| 1994 | |
Fujino, TomokazuTomokazu Fujino (JPN) | |
| 1995 | |
Kam-po, WongWong Kam-po (HKG) | |
| 1996 | |
Hashikawa, KenKen Hashikawa (JPN) | |
| 1997 | |
Fujino, TomokazuTomokazu Fujino (JPN) | |
| 1998 | |
Kam-po, WongWong Kam-po (HKG) | |
| 1999 |  |
Walters, MarkMark Walters (CAN) | Canada (national team) |
| 2000 | |
Kam-po, WongWong Kam-po (HKG) | Hong Kong (national team) |
| 2001 | |
Iijima, MakotoMakoto Iijima (JPN) | Sumita Ravanello Pearl Izumi |
| 2002 |  |
Redenbach, PaulPaul Redenbach (AUS) | Giant Asia Racing Team |
| 2003 | |
Okazaki, KazuyaKazuya Okazaki (JPN) | Team Nippon Hodo |
| 2004 | |
Kam-po, WongWong Kam-po (HKG) | Hong Kong (national team) |
| 2005 | |
Tashiro, YasutakaYasutaka Tashiro (JPN) | Team Bridgestone Anchor |
| 2006 | |
Miyazawa, TakashiTakashi Miyazawa (JPN) | Cycle Racing Team Vang |
| 2007 | |
Miyazawa, TakashiTakashi Miyazawa (JPN) | Nippo Corporation-Meitan Hompo co. LTD-Asada |
| 2008 | |
Arashiro, YukiyaYukiya Arashiro (JPN) | Meitan Hompo-GDR |
| 2009 | |
Itami, KenjiKenji Itami (JPN) | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| 2010 | |
Fukushima, ShinichiShinichi Fukushima (JPN) | Geumsan Ginseng Asia |
| 2011 | |
Mori, KazuhiroKazuhiro Mori (JPN) | Aisan Racing Team |
| 2012 | |
Palmer, ThomasThomas Palmer (AUS) | Drapac Cycling |
| 2013 | |
Hatsuyama, ShoSho Hatsuyama (JPN) | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| 2014 | |
Masuda, NariyukiNariyuki Masuda (JPN) | Utsunomiya Blitzen |
| 2015 |  |
Christie, JasonJason Christie (NZL) | Avanti Racing Team |
| 2016 | |
Masuda, NariyukiNariyuki Masuda (JPN) | Utsunomiya Blitzen |
References
- 1 2 Ayano, Makoto (7 November 2008). "Tour de Okinawa 2008 midokoro" (in Japanese). Cycling Time. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ↑ Suzaki, Nobuhiro (7 November 2009). "Tsūru do Okinawa 2009 rēsu purebyū" (in Japanese). Cycling Time. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- 1 2 "Tsūru do Okinawa taikai jōhō" (in Japanese). Cyclowired. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ↑ "Shīzun saigo no biggu rēsu". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 November 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Tour de Okinawa Palmares at Cycling Archives
- Statistics at the-sports.org
- Tour de Okinawa at cqranking.com
- Tour de Okinawa on Twitter
