No big surprises at the New Year Ekiden, where 2025 kicked off with a battle between favorites Toyota, Honda and Asahi Kasei that came down to a sprint finish in the last 800 m of the 7-leg, 100 km race.2017-2020 New Year Ekiden winner Asahi Kasei took the lead from the start with an opening leg win by Sonata Nagashima. On the longest leg, the 21.9 km Second Stage, Yuto Imae from the team most
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