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Nasu Blasen (那須ブラーゼン, Nasu Burāzen) is a Japanese UCI Continental cycling team established in 2013.[1] It gained UCI continental status in 2015,[2][3] and the team was led by 2014 Japanese National Road Race Championships winner Junya Sano.[2]

UCI codeNAS
RegisteredJapan
Founded2013
Disbanded2023
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Nasu Blasen
Team information
UCI codeNAS
RegisteredJapan
Founded2013
Disbanded2023
DisciplineRoad
StatusNational (2013–2014)
UCI Continental (2015–2022)
BicyclesBoma
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General manager
Kota Iwai
Team managers
  • Atsuhito Wakasugi
  • Takaaki Higuchi
Team name history
2013–2022
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In 2023, the team joined with Saitama Dreve and raced as the Saitama Nasu Sunbrave. In 2024, the operating company NASPO stopped business by the end of February and it was reported to file bankruptcy.[4] A new amateur team, Blasen Cycling Club, inherited the name and emblem, managed by a former Blasen rider Takeaki Amezawa.[5]

Team roster

As of 21 February 2021.[6][7]
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Rider Date of birth
 Daisuke Kaneko (JPN) (1991-11-13) 13 November 1991 (age 34)
 Daigo Kon (JPN) (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 28)
 Hayato Nishio (JPN) (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 32)
 Keito Nishio (JPN) (1995-07-06) 6 July 1995 (age 31)
 Hiroshi Sato (JPN) (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 26)
 Takashi Sato (JPN) (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 26)
 Masayuki Shibata (JPN) (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Shota Shimano (JPN) (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 26)
 Ryuji Shinkai (JPN) (2000-07-14) 14 July 2000 (age 26)
 Taku Takemura (JPN) (1997-09-28) 28 September 1997 (age 28)
 Junsei Tani (JPN) (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 32)
 Shotaro Watanabe (JPN) (1994-08-29) 29 August 1994 (age 32)
 Ryuta Yamashina (JPN) (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002 (age 24)
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Major results

2022
1st Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido, Junsei Tani

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