Hidenori Nodera (野寺秀徳, Nodera Hidenori, born June 7, 1975) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Shimano Racing.[2]
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name |
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| Born | June 7, 1975 Japan |
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb; 9.1 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Shimano Racing |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
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| Professional teams | |
| 1998–2000 | Shimano Racing |
| 2001–2002 | Team Colpack–Astro |
| 2003–2004 | Shimano Racing |
| 2005–2008 | Shimano–Memory Corp |
| 2009–2010 | Shimano Racing Team |
| Managerial team | |
| 2010– | Shimano Racing Team[1] |
| Major wins | |
| National Road Race Championships (2005, 2008) | |
Career
editBorn in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Nodera graduated from Hosei University and became a professional in 1998 with Shimano Racing, the team operated by Shimano. He joined the Italian team Colpack–Astro in 2001 and became only the second Japanese to complete the Giro d'Italia, after Masatoshi Ichikawa in 1990.[3] Returning to Shimano, he continued to ride in both Europe and Asia, becoming Japanese national champion in 2005 and 2008. He retired in 2010, finishing third in his last race, the Japanese National Road Race Championships.[4] With that result, he finished on the podium for eight straight years in the national championship. He then became the team manager for Shimano Racing Team.[4]
Major results
edit- 2003
- 1st
Overall Jelajah Malaysia - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2004
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2005
- 1st
Road race, National Road Championships - 2006
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2007
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2008
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 2009
- 1st Challenge Cycle Road Race
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2010
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
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DNF | 139 |
 Tour de France
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— | — |
 Vuelta a España
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— | — |
| DSQ | Disqualified |
| DNF | Did not finish |
References
edit- ^ "Shimano Racing Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Shimano Racing Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Miyamoto, Asaka (31 May 2010). "Dai-21 sutēji repōto" (in Japanese). J Sports. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
- ^ a b Ayano, Makoto (28 June 2010). "Teppeki no kōsokuryoku o miseta Team Nippo". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2010.
External links
edit- Hidenori Nodera at ProCyclingStats
- Hidenori Nodera at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Shimano Racing Official site (Japanese)
