Hiroki Nishimura

Hiroki Nishimura (西村 大輝, Nishimura Hiroki, born 20 October 1994 in Tokyo) is a Japanese cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Utsunomiya Blitzen.[3]

Hiroki Nishimura
Personal information
Full name
Born (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994
Tokyo, Japan
Team information
Current teamUtsunomiya Blitzen
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2017Nippo–Vini Fantini (stagiaire)
Professional teams
2013–2017Shimano Racing Team
2018–2019Nippo–Vini Fantini–Europa Ovini[1][2]
2020–Utsunomiya Blitzen

In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[4] On the first stage, he finished outside the time limit and had to leave the race.[5]

Major results
2011
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
2012
Asian Junior Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
2013
2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
9th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
2017
5th Road race, National Road Championships
2019
9th Overall Tour of Thailand

Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2019
Giro d'Italia DNF
Tour de France —
Vuelta a España —

References
  1. "Nippo-Vini Fantini hoping to secure Giro d'Italia wildcard". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Nippo-Fantini-Faizanè, 17 uomini in organico nel 2019" [Nippo-Fantini-Faizanè, 17 men on roster in 2019]. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net (in Italian). Gravatar. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. "Utsunomiya Blitzen". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. "2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  5. "Nishimura misses time cut in Giro d'Italia opener".


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