Debutants
Luke Ockerby is the youngest debutant in Japan Cup Cycle Road Race in 2012. There are 30 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OCKERBY Luke | Team Budget Forklifts | 20y + 157d |
| 2 | LEMUS Luis | Jelly Belly Cycling | 20y + 183d |
| 3 | DAVISON Luke | Team Budget Forklifts | 22y + 166d |
| 4 | NAKANE Hideto | Team Nippo | 22y + 172d |
| 5 | SAGAN Peter | Liquigas - Cannondale | 22y + 269d |
| 6 | SCULLY Tom | Chipotle - First Solar Development Team | 22y + 281d |
| 7 | IINO Tomoyuki | Utsunomiya Blitzen | 23y + 16d |
| 8 | NONAKA Ryoma | Shimano Racing Team | 23y + 91d |
| 9 | KUBOKI Kazushige | Matrix Powertag | 23y + 137d |
| 10 | SAGAN Juraj | Liquigas - Cannondale | 23y + 303d |
| 11 | HATSUYAMA Sho | Utsunomiya Blitzen | 24y + 65d |
| 12 | ARREDONDO Julián David | Team Nippo | 24y + 83d |
| 13 | ANDERSON Ryan | Spidertech Powered by C10 | 25y + 91d |
| 14 | MARYCZ Jarosław | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 25y + 187d |
| 15 | OSS Daniel | Liquigas - Cannondale | 25y + 282d |
| 16 | SULZBERGER Wesley | Orica GreenEDGE | 26y + 1d |
| 17 | CLARKE Simon | Orica GreenEDGE | 26y + 95d |
| 18 | ABE Takayuki | Shimano Racing Team | 26y + 131d |
| 19 | WITMITZ Sam | Team Budget Forklifts | 27y + 218d |
| 20 | MEIER Christian | Orica GreenEDGE | 27y + 243d |
| 21 | CHRISTENSEN Mads | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 28y + 198d |
| 22 | HAGMAN Alex | Jelly Belly Cycling | 28y + 310d |
| 23 | ROTH Ryan | Spidertech Powered by C10 | 29y + 285d |
| 24 | PARISIEN François | Spidertech Powered by C10 | 30y + 177d |
| 25 | CUPITT Michael | Team Budget Forklifts | 30y + 215d |
| 26 | CANTWELL Jonathan | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 30y + 287d |
| 27 | VANDBORG Brian Bach | Spidertech Powered by C10 | 30y + 322d |
| 28 | LE MÉVEL Christophe | Garmin Sharp | 32y + 40d |
| 29 | HUFF Charles Bradley | Jelly Belly Cycling | 33y + 259d |
| 30 | DEAN Julian | Orica GreenEDGE | 37y + 267d |