Genki Yamamoto Explained
is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .[2]
Career
Yamamoto 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[3] and again in 2013.[4] He won the Under-23 Japanese National Road Race Championships twice in a row in 2010 and 2011.[5] He joined in 2014[6] and stayed on as it became a Professional Continental team starting in the 2015 season.[7] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.[8] He transferred to the for the 2017 season.[9]
Major results
- 2009
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
Asian Junior Road Championships
7th Time trial
8th Road race
- 2010
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2011
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Road race, Summer Universiade
3rd Japan Cup Open Road Race
6th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 2012
2nd Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships
6th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
8th Overall Tour de Singkarak
- 2013
National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
4th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships
- 2014
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
3rd Road race
- 2015
6th Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Overall Tour de Korea
- 2017
5th Overall Tour de Flores
7th Overall Tour de Kumano
- 2018
1st Road race, National Road Championships
5th Overall Tour de Ijen
- 2019
5th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
5th Overall Tour de Siak
7th Oita Urban Classic
- 2022
2nd Tour de Okinawa
10th Overall Tour of Japan
- 2023
1st Stage 2 Tour de Kumano
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
10th Mine Akiyoshi-dai Karst International Road RaceGrand Tour general classification results timeline
Notes and References
- Web site: Kinan Cycling Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 7 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200407204704/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14092/1001999/257. 7 April 2020.
- Web site: Kinan Cycling Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 14 February 2021. https://archive.today/20210214194437/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15822/1001999/276. 14 February 2021.
- Web site: ロングスパートを決めた山本が大金星!. Cyclingtime. 18 March 2015.
- Web site: 山本元喜が北海道ステージ2勝目. Cyclowired. 18 March 2015. Japanese.
- Web site: 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. 18 March 2015. Japanese.
- Web site: 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. 18 March 2015. Japanese.
- Web site: 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. 16 March 2015. Japanese.
- Web site: 99th Giro d'Italia Startlist . 6 May 2016 . Pro Cycling Stats.
- Web site: 中島康晴、トマ・ルバ、山本元喜ら加入で11人体制3年目のキナンサイクリングチーム. Cyclowired. 27 December 2016. Japanese. 25 December 2016.