| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Region | Ōita, Japan |
| Local name(s) | おおいたアーバンクラシック (in Japanese) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Asia Tour |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | Oita City / Oita Cycle Fes Organizing Committee / Oita Sports Management |
| Race director | Takaaki Yamasaki |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2018 |
| Editions | 5 (as of 2023) |
| First winner |  Masahiro Ishigami (JPN) |
| Most wins | No repeat winners |
| Most recent | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ryan Cavanagh (AUS) |
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.
Winners
| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Japan |
Masahiro Ishigami | Japan national team | |
| 2019 | Australia |
Drew Morey | Terengganu Inc. TSG | |
| 2020 | No race | |||
| 2021 |  Spain |
Francisco Mancebo | Matrix Powertag | |
| 2022 | Japan |
Ryuki Uga | Team Ukyo | |
| 2023 | Australia |
Ryan Cavanagh | Kinan Racing Team | |
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