{"id":870412,"date":"2026-08-25T03:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T03:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/870412\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T03:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T03:00:11","slug":"toki-sawada-and-shu-wei-hsu-claim-first-uci-gravel-world-series-race-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/870412\/","title":{"rendered":"Toki Sawada and Shu Wei Hsu claim first UCI Gravel World Series race in Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first UCI Gravel World Series<\/a> race in Japan played out at HYSK Gravel Classic Yakurai on Saturday, with Toki Sawada and Shu Wei Hsu taking solo victories.<\/p>\n

The race took place over 106km with 2,616m of elevation gain through the steep climbs and technical gravel sectors with the mountainous backdrop of the Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan.<\/p>\n

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Sawada, who won the Dustman in Thailand early in the UCI Gravel World Series season calendar, claimed the elite men’s victory in 4:12:58. The Astemo Utsunomiya Blitzen rider was more than three minutes ahead of Koki Shirakawa while it was more than a minute further back to Hijiri Oda who completed the all Japanese podium.<\/p>\n

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In the elite women’s race Taiwan’s Hsu crossed the line at 5:36:57, carving out a substantial gap to home nation riders Sachi Kataoka and Chiharu Ukai, who took the remaining podium places.<\/p>\n

The UCI Gravel World Series rounds offer riders an opportunity to qualify for the UCI Gravel World Championships,<\/a> which this year will be held outside Europe for the first time ever. It will be held at Nannup, Western Australia on October 10-11.<\/p>\n

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Top 3 elite women<\/p>\n

Position<\/p>\n

Rider<\/p>\n

Time<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Shu Wei Hsu<\/p>\n

5:36:57<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Sachi Kataoka<\/p>\n

+28:53<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Chiharu Ukai<\/p>\n

+37:46<\/p>\n

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Top 3 elite men<\/p>\n

Position<\/p>\n

Rider<\/p>\n

Time<\/p>\n

1<\/p>\n

Toki Sawada<\/p>\n

4:12:58<\/p>\n

2<\/p>\n

Koki Shirakawa<\/p>\n

+3:29<\/p>\n

3<\/p>\n

Hijiri Oda <\/p>\n

+4:42<\/p>\n

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