On May 22, 2022, the Kyoto stage of the "Tour of Japan", the highest international bicycle road race in Japan, was held on a loop course spanning Kyotanabe City and Seika Town, Kyoto Prefecture. Due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, it will be held in Kyoto for the first time in four years. About 42,000 spectators lined the roadside and cheered loudly.

At the Tour of Japan Kyoto stage, players running up the slope of the hairpin curve.

Approximately 100 athletes from 16 teams from Japan and overseas participated in the race to select the individual overall winner, starting in Sakai City and continuing to Tokyo. The Kyoto stage on the second day was a 110.2-kilometer course with six and a half laps around the hills.

Georgios Bagras wins the Tour of Japan Kyoto Stage, held for the first time in four years, and makes a fist pump after reaching the finish line.

At 9:45 a.m., we started at Fugenji Fureai Station (Kyotanabe City). The riders pushed their pedals powerfully through the course in the harsh heat. At one of the highlights, a hairpin curve in Higashihata, Seika Town, a large number of fans rushed to the side of the road and cheered and applauded the players, saying, "Go for it!"

Players running on the side road along the Keinawa Expressway.

A 48-year-old man from the company's cycling club (Tanabe Chuo, Kyotanabe City) who came to watch the race said, "The acceleration is different in every scene, whether it's flat ground, uphill, or downhill. It's a different experience than watching it on TV." I was speaking.