Neilson Powless (EF Education-Easypost) took his second victory at the 1.Pro ranked Utsunomiya Japan Cup Road Race on Sunday, launching his sprint early to beat his break companions to the line after an attack heavy final five kilometres.
Ilan Van Wilder (Soudal-Quickstep), who had to fight his way back to the lead group on the final lap, came second. Matej Mohorič (Bahrain-Victorious) was third in the 144.2km race run over 14 laps of the 10.3km Utsunomiya City Forest Park circuit.
“Second win in Japan Cup,” the 2022 and 2024 winner said in an interview broadcast on the race Youtube livestream. “This time it was a lot more tactical because there were five of us coming to the finish line.
For Powless it wasn’t just his second Japan Cup victory, but also his second this month with the rider from the United States opening up his win tally for the season at Gran Piemonte on October 10.
How it unfolded
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