Hiroki Nishimura Explained

Hiroki Nishimura
Birth Date:20 October 1994
Birth Place:Tokyo, Japan
Height:1.72 m
Weight:59 kg
Discipline:Road
Amateuryears1:2017
Amateurteam1: (stagiaire)
Proyears1:2013–2017
Proyears2:2018–2019
Proteam2:[1] [2]
Proyears3:2020–2022
Proteam3:[3] [4]
Manageyears1:2023–

is a Japanese former cyclist, who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .

In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.[5] On the first stage, he finished outside the time limit and had to leave the race.[6]

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 Tour2019
    Giro d'ItaliaDNF
    Tour de France
    Vuelta a España

    Notes and References

    1. News: Nippo-Vini Fantini hoping to secure Giro d'Italia wildcard. Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 15 January 2018. 30 January 2018.
    2. News: Nippo-Fantini-Faizanè, 17 uomini in organico nel 2019. Italian. Nippo-Fantini-Faizanè, 17 men on roster in 2019. SpazioCiclismo – Cyclingpro.net. Gravatar. 28 November 2018. 22 January 2019.
    3. Web site: Utsunomiya Blitzen. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 25 May 2020. https://archive.today/20200525163202/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14247/1001484/257. 25 May 2020.
    4. Web site: Utsunomiya Blitzen. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 March 2021. https://archive.today/20210303201804/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15824/1001484/276. 3 March 2021.
    5. Web site: 2019: 102nd Giro d'Italia: Start List . 8 May 2019 . ProCyclingStats.
    6. Web site: Nishimura misses time cut in Giro d'Italia opener.