Naoki Kojima
Japanese cyclist (born 2000)
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Naoki Kojima (兒島 直樹, Kojima Naoki; born 1 November 2000) is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling.[2]
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| Born | 1 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team Bridgestone Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021– | Team Bridgestone Cycling[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He began track cycling in middle school, and attended Nihon University until 2022.[3] He won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games, in addition to multiple titles at the national and Asian championships. He also competes in road racing, taking his first pro win on the opening stage of the 2023 Tour de Kyushu.[4]
Major results
Track
- 2021
- 3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong, UCI Nations Cup
- 2024
- UCI Nations Cup
- 2nd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
- 3rd Omnium, Hong Kong
Road
- 2018
- 3rd Road race, National Junior Championships
- 2021
- 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Championships - 2023 (1 pro win)
- Tour de Kyushu
- 1st
Points classification - 1st Stage 1
- 1st
