The sixth round of the QN League was held concurrently with the Hakone Hill Climb 2026, with Kimura Kōnan (木村孔南) winning the junior-high-school class and Yamane Naho (山根菜穂) winning the women’s champion class.
The sixth round of the Hakone Hill Climb 2026 was held on 4 October at Anest Iwata Hakone Turnpike in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture. The course was approximately 13.4 km long, with an average gradient of 7.2%, and was run as a special hill-climb race on a road normally closed to bicycles, which was closed to other traffic only on race day. The race took place under clear skies from the morning, testing competitors’ pacing and mental strength, particularly on the uphill sections.
Kimura Kōnan (木村孔南) of 56 Cycle won the junior-high-school class in 43 minutes 52 seconds. Kimura finished first, holding off the rider who had placed second in the previous event, and opened a substantial gap on the following riders.
Yamane Naho (山根菜穂) of TEAM CSM won the women’s champion class in 1 hour 5 minutes. Masuwa Neneha (増輪寧々羽) of Team 一匹狼 finished second, while Shirasu Itsuki (白須樹) of TEAM YOUCAN placed third.
In the league standings, Shirasu Itsuki (白須樹) remained in contention for the lead with around 92 points, while Satani Kisei (佐谷輝成) finished seventh, trailing the leader. Attention turned to how the points gap would narrow in the races ahead.
The next event, the second round of the 8th Ōiso Criterium, was announced as scheduled for 15 November. Awards and league points were presented for each class, and attention focused on the future league standings, particularly in the women’s and junior-high-school divisions.