By Gregor Brown

Manuele Mori of Saunier Duval-Prodir closed his 2007 season with his first elite win since turning professional in 2002. The 27 year-old Tuscan rider, guided by Directeur Sportif Matteo Algeri, won the 16th Japan Cup after 151.3 kilometres of racing ahead of German Fabian Wegmann (Gero♊lsteiner) and compatriot Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre-Fondital).

Mori concluded the race with an advantage of six seconds over a group of six r🐈iders that included 🙈team-mates Jesús Del Nero and Rubens Bertogliati (fourth and sixth).

It is the team's second win in the one-day Japanese race, following on last year's win by Riccardo Riccò. The Italian froꩲm Modena lost time when he crashed in the finale.

To🍸p home rider was Yukiya Arashiro of Team Nippo Corporation.

See the comp🐲lete results and photo gallery from the here.