Kyoshi Miura | |
Birth Date: | 9 January 1961 |
Birth Place: | Tosu, Saga, Japan |
Currentteam: | Retired |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1991–1993 |
Proteam1: | Japan ProRoad Project |
Proyears2: | 1994 |
Proteam2: | Inoac–Deki |
Proyears3: | 1995–1997 |
Proyears4: | 2002 |
Proyears5: | 2005 |
Proteam5: | Kinan CCD |
Proyears6: | 2006 |
is a Japanese former cyclist. He was eight times national road race champion, raced professionally in Europe, represented Japan at world track championships, and even became national champion in mountain biking.[1] He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics, the first in the men's individual road race, the second in men's cross-country mountain biking.[2] He won the second edition of the Tour de Okinawa in 1990. After retirement, he began coaching and served as a coach for the national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[3]