Genki Yamamoto

Genki Yamamoto

Genki Yamamoto at the 2015 Scheldeprijs.
Personal information
Born (1991-11-19) 19 November 1991
Osaka, Japan
Team information
Current team Nippo-Vini Fantini
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
2014– Nippo-Vini Fantini
Infobox last updated on
14 October 2016

Genki Yamamoto (山本 元喜 Yamamoto Genki, born 19 November 1991) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist.[1] He won the third stage of the Tour de Hokkaido twice while still a student at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, first in 2010[2] and again in 2013.[3] He won the U23 Japanese National Road Race Championships twice in a row in 2010 and 2011.[4] He joined Nippo-Vini Fantini in 2014[5] and stayed on as it became a Pro Continental team starting in the 2015 season.[6] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[7]

Career achievements

Major results

2010
National U23 Road Race Champion
1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
2011
National U23 Road Race Champion
2013
1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2016
Pink jersey Giro 151
Yellow jersey Tour -
red jersey Vuelta -

WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress

References

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