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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| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021– | Team Bridgestone Cycling[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
editTrack
edit- 2021
- 3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong, UCI Nations Cup
- 2024
- UCI Nations Cup
- 2nd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
- 3rd Omnium, Hong Kong
Road
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ "Team Bridgestone Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Naoki Kojima". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "日本で世界と渡り合う若手、兒島直樹はパリ五輪メダルを照準に定める" (in Japanese). Cyclesports.jp. 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Tour de Kyushu étapes et résultats 2023". eurosport.fr (in French).
External links
edit- Naoki Kojima at UCI
- Naoki Kojima at Cycling Archives
- Naoki Kojima at ProCyclingStats
- Naoki Kojima at Cycling Quotient
- Naoki Kojima at CycleBase
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