Genki Yamamoto
Genki Yamamoto at the 2015 Scheldeprijs. | |
Personal information | |
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Born |
Osaka, Japan | 19 November 1991
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
- 2013
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour | 2016 |
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Giro | 151 |
Tour | - |
Vuelta | - |
WD = Withdrew; IP = In Progress
References
- ↑ "Genki Yamamoto". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "ロングスパートを決めた山本が大金星!". Cyclingtime. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "山本元喜が北海道ステージ2勝目". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "全日本選手権が八幡平で開幕!U23は鹿屋の山本元喜が連覇を達成!". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "ヴィーニファンティーニ・NIPPO・デローザに山本元喜、秋丸湧哉、石橋学、小石祐馬ら日本人若手4選手が加入". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ↑ "プロコン昇格のNIPPOヴィーニファンティーニが2015メンバーを発表 山本、黒枝、石橋が加入". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
External links
- Genki Yamamoto profile at Cycling Archives
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