Miyataka Shimizu (清水 都貴, Shimizu Miyataka) (born November 23, 1981) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name |
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| Born | November 23, 1981 Japan |
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2004–2005 | Team Bridgestone Anchor |
| 2006 | Cycle Racing Team Vang |
| 2007 | Nippo Corporation |
| 2008–2009 | Meitan Honpo–GDR |
| 2010–2014 | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| Major wins | |
| Vuelta a León (2007) Tour de Kumano (2008) Paris–Corrèze (2008) Tour de Hokkaido (2010) | |
Career
editShimizu was born in Saitama Prefecture. After beginning cycling at Hatoyama High School, he attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya before becoming a professional in 2004. Shimizu was in general considered an all-rounder. His victory at Paris–Corrèze in 2008, the first of a UCI category 1 stage race by a Japanese, has been termed "epoch making."[1][2] In 2014, he was chosen to represent Japan at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the men's road race.[3][4] He announced he would retire at the end of the 2014 season.[2]
Major results
edit- 2005
- 3rd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 2007
- 1st
Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 1st Stage 1
- 2008
- 1st Overall Tour de Kumano
- 1st Stages 2 & 3
- 1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
- 1st Stage 1
- 2nd Overall Tour de Okinawa
- 2009
- 3rd Kumamoto International Road Race
- 2010
- 1st Overall Tour de Martinique
- 1st Stage 7
- 1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Taiwan
- 2011
- 2nd Overall Tour of Thailand
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2012
- 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2013
- 1st
Mountains classification Tour Alsace - 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
- 1st
Combination classification - 1st
Mountains classification
- 1st
- 2014
- 3rd Overall Tour International de Constantine
- 3rd Circuit International d'Alger
- 8th Overall Tour International de Sétif
References
edit- ^ Ayano, Makoto (August 10, 2008). "Shimizu Miyataka ga sōgō yūshō!" (in Japanese). Cycling Time. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Miyazawa Takashi, Nishitani Taiji, Shimizu Miyataka, Mori Kazuhiro: Nihon no toppu rēsā ga intai o hyōmei". Cyclowired. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Isobe, So. ロード世界選代表メンバー決定. Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "Results: 2014 UCI World Road Championships, elite men". VeloNews. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links
edit- Miyataka Shimizu at ProCyclingStats
- Miyataka Shimizu at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team (official blog, Japanese)
