Oita Urban Classic | |
Region: | Ōita, Japan |
Localnames: | おおいたアーバンクラシック |
Discipline: | Road |
Competition: | UCI Asia Tour |
Type: | One-day |
Organiser: | Oita City / Oita Cycle Fes Organizing Committee / Oita Sports Management |
Director: | Takaaki Yamasaki |
Number: | 6 (as of 2024) |
Mostwins: | No repeat winners |
The Oita Urban Classic is a one-day road cycling race held on the street circuit around the Oita Stadium on Kyushu Island, Japan. It is sanctioned by UCI as a category 1.2 race of UCI Asia Tour since 2018.
The Oita Ikoinomichi Criterium is held on the day before the Oita Urban Classic.
The race was begun in 2014 as a JBCF race Oita Cycle Road Race, and it evolved to the UCI-sanctioned race in 2018. In 2018 season, it was held in October . In 2019 season, it was held in August to avoid conflict with 2019 Rugby World Cup which uses Oita Stadium. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UCI race of 2020 event was canceled, and JBCF race was held instead.