Debutants
Youngest debutants in Japan Cup in 2002. There are 24 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CUNEGO Damiano | Saeco - Longoni Sport | 21y + 38d |
| 2 | CANCELLARA Fabian | Mapei - Quickstep | 21y + 223d |
| 3 | SINKEWITZ Patrik | Mapei - Quickstep | 22y + 7d |
| 4 | ROGERS Michael | Mapei - Quickstep | 22y + 311d |
| 5 | QUINZIATO Manuel | Lampre - Daikin | 22y + 362d |
| 6 | RIBOLZI Giuseppe | Team Jura Suisse - Nippon Hodo | 23y + 148d |
| 7 | BERTOGLIATI Rubens | Lampre - Daikin | 23y + 171d |
| 8 | BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo | Saeco - Longoni Sport | 24y + 292d |
| 9 | CORTINOVIS Alessandro | Lampre - Daikin | 25y + 16d |
| 10 | FUENTES Juan Manuel | Saeco - Longoni Sport | 25y + 203d |
| 11 | PAOLINI Luca | Mapei - Quickstep | 25y + 283d |
| 12 | BODROGI László | Mapei - Quickstep | 25y + 320d |
| 13 | SCHWEDA Raphael | Team Coast | 26y + 193d |
| 14 | ASTARLOA Igor | Saeco - Longoni Sport | 26y + 212d |
| 15 | NODERA Hidenori | Team Colpack - Astro | 27y + 142d |
| 16 | SØRENSEN Nicki | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 27y + 166d |
| 17 | RASMUSSEN Michael | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 28y + 148d |
| 18 | CHRISTENSEN Bekim Leif | Team Coast | 29y + 40d |
| 19 | PIIL Jakob Storm | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 29y + 232d |
| 20 | CASERO Ángel Luis | Team Coast | 30y + 30d |
| 21 | HERNANDEZ Jaime Javier | Team Coast | 30y + 282d |
| 22 | FUKUSHIMA Shinichi | Marlux - Ville de Charleroi | 31y + 44d |
| 23 | GARCÍA Marcelino | CSC ProTeam - Tiscali | 31y + 122d |
| 24 | BELTRÁN Manuel | Team Coast | 31y + 152d |