Ryota Nishizono
Japanese cyclist
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Ryota Nishizono (西薗 良太, Nishizono Ryōta; born 1 September 1987) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist.
- Ryota Nishizono
- Japanese: 西薗 良太
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Nishizono at the 2015 Tour de Bretagne | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name |
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| Born | 1 September 1987 Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2011 | Shimano Racing Team |
| 2012 | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| 2013 | Champion System |
| 2015–2017 | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Career
Born in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Nishizono attended Tokyo University, Japan's most elite university. While there in 2009, he won the Inter-College Championships.[1] After graduation, he first joined Shimano Racing Team, for which he won the first stage of the Tour de Hokkaido in 2011.[2] He moved to Bridgestone–Anchor in 2012[3] and won the men's time trial at the Japanese National Road Race Championships.[4] For the 2013 season, he signed with UCI Professional Continental team Champion System.[4]
In December 2013, Nishizono announced his retirement as a professional cyclist.[5] He came out of retirement to join Bridgestone–Anchor for the 2015 season.[6] In 2016 he regained his national time trial title.[7] In 2017 he announced to retire again by the end of season.[8]
Major results
- 2011
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 8th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 1
- 2012
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 2013
- 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 6th Overall Tour of Japan
- 2015
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 5th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 2016
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 7th Tour de Okinawa
- 2017
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- Asian Road Championships
- 2nd Team time trial
- 7th Individual time trial
- 2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 4th Overall Tour de Kumano
