Taiji Nishitani
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1981 Japan |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Aisan Racing Team |
| Discipline | Road, Track |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de Hokkaido (2006), Japanese National Road Race Championships (2009) | |
Taiji Nishitani (西谷泰治, Nishitani Taiji, born 1 February 1981, in Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist who currently rides for the Aisan Racing Team. He joined Aisan soon after graduating from Nihon University and has had success on the UCI Asia Tour. He was the third Japanese to win a stage at the HC classified Tour de Langkawi.[1] In addition to road races, Nishitani has also represented Japan in international track cycling competitions, riding in such events as the scratch race, Madison, and omnium. He was the national road champion in 2009.
Career highlights
- 2003
- Prologue and 2nd Stage Tour de Hokkaido
- 2004
- Prologue, Stages 2 and 3 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2006
- Overall, Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2007
- Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido
- Stages 6 and 8 Tour of South China Sea
- 2008
- Stage 3 Tour of East Java
- Stage 6 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2009
Japanese National Road Race Championships- Stage 6 Jelajah Malaysia
- Stage 3b Tour de Singkarak
- 2010
- Stage 4 Tour de Langkawi
- Prologue Tour de Hokkaido
- 2011
- Stage 8 Tour de Taiwan
- Stage 3 Tour de Kumano
- 2012
- Stage 6 Tour of Japan
References
- ^ "Nishitani wins at Langkawi, Erler keeps lead". Velo News. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links
- Taiji Nishitani at Cycling Archives