About “Tour de France SAITAMA Criterium”

“Tour de France SAITAMA Criterium” has been held in the city of Saitama, Japan since 2013, the event the world carries the prestige of Tour de France and the 7th edition of the event will be upcoming in 27th October 2019.

The race is set on the closed circuit in the center of Saitama city in which international top riders, who won various classifications of 2019 Tour de France, and Japanese leading riders compete with each other and gain attention from the approximately 100 thousand excited spectators.

On the day before the race, cultural exchange events are held in Saitama, which the riders experience Japanese traditional cultures.

“Tour de France SAITAMA Criterium” is a meaningful international event which presents “SAITAMA” to the world.

2019 Event Outline

Event name

J:COM presents 2019 TOUR DE FRANCE SAITAMA CRITERIUM

Organizer

Saitama Sports Commission

Co-organizers

Saitama Prefecture, Saitama City, Saitama Tourisms and International Relations Bureau, A.S.O.(Amaury Sport Organisation)

Management

2019 SAITAMA Criterium Promotion Committee

Race management

Japan Cycling Federation

Supporting organisations

Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry, Japan Tourism Agency, Japan Sports Agency,Bicycle Usage Promotion Study Group, Japan Sports Tourism Alliance

Presenting Sponsor

Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (J:COM)

Official Media Partners

The Asahi Shimbun Company , The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters

Event date

Sunday,27th October,2019

Venue

Around Saitama Shintoshin station, saitama city, Japan

Broadcasters

J:COM TV	27/Oct. (Sun.) 14:30-17:30
J SPORTS	27/Oct. (Sun.) 14:30-17:30
TV Tokyo network (6 network stations)	27/Oct. (Sun.) 16:00-17:15

Event contents

Criterium Race
Time Trial Race
Splint Race
Events for the Growth of Cycling
Events for the General public
Sponsor Booths
Stage Events
Public Viewing
Welcome Events for International Riders

Race results (2013-2018 editions)

2018

Rank	Bib	Name / Nat / Team	Time
1	11	Alejandro VALVERDE / ESP / MOV	01'20'13""
2	1	Geraint THOMAS / GBR / SKY	+00"
3	61	Yukiya ARASHIRO/ JPN / TDF	+06"
4	21	Vincenzo NIBALI/ ITA / TBM	+22"
5	62	Fumiyuki BEPPU/ JPN / TDF	+22"
6	41	Marcel KITTEL/ GER / TKA	+50"
7	51	Alexander KRISTOFF/ NOR / UAD	+50"
8	31	Matteo TRENTIN / ITA / MTS	+50"
9	114	Kota YOKOYAMA/ JPN / SMN	+50"
10	94	Rei ONODERA/ JPN / BLZ	+50"

2017

Rank	Bib	Name / Nat / Team	Time
1	41	Mark CAVENDISH / GBR / DDD	01'25'07"
2	51	Fumiyuki BEPPU / JPN / TDF	+00"
3	81	Yusuke HATANAKA / JPN / UKO	+00"
4	21	Warren BARGUIL / FRA / SUN	+00"
5	12	Alberto BETTIOL / ITA / CDT	+00"
6	3	Michal KWIATKOWSKI / POL / SKY	+00"
7	62	Michael SCHAR / SUI / BMC	+00"
8	34	Julien VERMOTE / BEL / QST	+00"
9	43	Nathan HAAS / AUS / DDD	+00"
10	124	Hayato OKAMOTO / JPN / AIS	+00"

2016

Rank	Bib	Name / Nat / Team	Time
1	11	Peter SAGAN / SVK / TNK	01'22'02'"
2	81	Sho HATSUYAMA / JPN / BGT	+00"
3	1	Christopher FROOME / GBR / SKY	+00"
4	21	Adam YATES / GBR / OBE	?+05"
5	41	Marcel KITTEL / GER / EQS	+12"
6	33	Samuel DUMOULIN / FRA / ALM	+12"
7	62	Fumiyuki BEPPU /JPN / TDF	+12"
8	102	Shimpei FUKUDA / JPN / AIS	+12"
9	52	Zico WAEYTENS / BEL / TGA	+12"
10	31	Romain BARDET / FRA / ALM	+12"

2015

Rank	Bib	Name / Nat / Team	Time
1	61	John DEGENKOLB / GER / GIA	1h19'30"
2	21	Fumiyuki BEPPU / JPN / TFR	+00"
3	1	Christopher FROOME / GBR / SKY	+00"
4	31	Joaquim RODRIQUEZ / ESP / KTS	?+00"
5	41	Romain BARDET / FRA / ALM	+00"
6	11	Yukiya ARASHIRO / JPN / EUC	+00"
7	53	Petr VAKOC /CZE / EQS	+22"
8	23	Marco COLEDAN / ITA / TFR	+22"
9	111	Yasuharu NAKAJIMA / JPN / AIS	+22"
10	71	Ryutaro NAKAMURA / JPN / SAI	+22"
11	101	Kazushige KUBOKI / JPN / UKO	+24"

2014

Rank	Bib	Name / Nat / Team	Time
1	41	Marcel KITTEL / GER / GIA	1h24'39"
2	12	Peter SAGAN / SVK / CAN	+00"
3	62	Alexander KRISTOFF / NOR / KAT	+00"
4	71	Arnaud DEMARE / FRA / FDJ	?+00"
5	81	Yukiya ARASHIRO / JPN / TDF	+00"
6	32	Romain BARDET / FRA / ALM	+00"
7	4	Valerio AGNOLI / ITA / AST	+02"
8	43	Koen DE KORT / NED / GIA	+05"
9	1	Vincenzo NIBALI /ITA / AST	+05"
10	82	Fumiyuki BEPPU / JPN / TDF	+10"

2013

Rank	Bib	Name / Nat / Team	Time
1	1	Cristopher FROOME / GBR / SKY	1h17‘10"
2	21	Peter SAGAN / SVK / CAN	+07"
3	11	Rui Alberto COSTA / POR / MOV	+07"
4	34	Tom VEELERS / NED / ARG	?+12"
5	92	Kazushige KUBOKI / JPN / JPN	+12"
6	83	Yasuharu NAKAJIMA / JPN / JPN	+12"
7	104	Masanari KOMURO / JPN / JPN	+12"
8	84	Taiji NISHITANI / JPN / JPN	+12"
9	87	Hayato YOSHIDA / JPN / JPN	+12"
10	12	Alejandro VALVERDE / ESP / MOV	+12"

Japanese traditional Culture Experience in Saitama city

International riders visited several historical sights in Saitama city and they directly experienced Japanese traditional cultures on the day before the race.