photo credits @ Le Tour
Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) capped off the season by winning the Saitama Criterium today, after outsprinting the Japanese duo of Fumiyuki Beppu (Tour de France Japan Team) and Yusuke Hatanaka (Team Ukyo).
Despite having an almost race-less season, the British rider captured victory after winning the bunch sprint following a fast-paced 19 laps around the 3.1 kilometer circuit in Saitama.
Top 25 Finishers
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Dimension Data | 1:25:07 | |
| 2 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Tour de France Japan Team | ||
| 3 | Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Team Ukyo | ||
| 4 | Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Sunweb | ||
| 5 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 6 | Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Sky | ||
| 7 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 8 | Julien Vermote (Bel) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 9 | Nathan Haas (Aus) Dimension Data | ||
| 10 | Hayato Okamoto (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | ||
| 11 | Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 12 | Rei Onodera (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen | ||
| 13 | Shotaro Watanabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | ||
| 14 | Ryota Nishizono (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor | ||
| 15 | Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors | ||
| 16 | Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 17 | Kota Sumiyoshi (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team | ||
| 18 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 19 | Nariyuki Masuda (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen | ||
| 20 | Atsushi Oka (Jpn) Utsunomia Blitzen | ||
| 21 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Sunweb | ||
| 22 | Ryu Suzuki (Jpn) Bridgestone-Anchor | 0:00:09 | |
| 23 | Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Tour de France Japan Team | ||
| 24 | Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Cannondale-Drapac | ||
| 25 | Jaco Venter (RSA) Dimension Data |
