Yuta Wakimoto (脇本 雄太, Wakimoto Yūta, born 21 March 1989) is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling.[1] He competed in the keirin event at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2] He is also a professional keirin cyclist.[3]
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| Born | 21 March 1989 Fukui, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Team Bridgestone Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider type | Keirin (track) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2021– | Team Bridgestone Cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Team Bridgestone Cycling". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "2014 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "Wakimoto Kenta". Keirin.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Six Japanese cyclists selected for Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yuta Wakimoto.
- Yūta Wakimoto at UCI
- Yūta Wakimoto at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Yūta Wakimoto at CycleBase
- Yūta Wakimoto at Olympedia
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