Yukiya Arashiro
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| Full name | Yukiya Arashiro | ||
| Born | 22 September 1984  Japan |
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
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| Current team | Team Europcar | ||
| Discipline | Road, track | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| 2006 2007 2008 2009– |
Cycle Racing Team Vang Nippo Corporation Meitan Hompo-GDR Bbox Bouygues Telecom |
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| Infobox last updated on 12 January 2012 |
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Yukiya Arashiro (新城幸也) (born 22 September 1984 in Ishigaki, Okinawa) is a Japanese road bicycle racer who rides for French UCI Professional Continental team Team Europcar.[1] In 2005 he was the Japanese U23 National Time Trial and Road Race Champion and in 2007 he was national road race champion.
In 2009 he was selected by his team to ride the Tour de France.[2] Along with Fumiyuki Beppu, he was the first Japanese national to complete that race. By finishing the 2010 Giro d'Italia, he became the first Japanese person to finish two Grand Tour events.[3]
[edit] Palmares
- 2005
- 1st, Japanese National Time Trial Championship (U23)
- 1st, Japanese National Road Race Championship (U23)
- 2006
- 2nd, Stage 1 Tour of Japan
- 3rd overall, Tour du Limousin
- 3rd overall, Tour de Okinawa
- 2007
- 2nd, Stage 4, Tour de Bretagne
- 1st in Stage 7, 2nd in 2 stages Tour of Japan, Tokyo, Ohi Wharf (JPN)
- 1st,
Japanese National Road Race Championships, Road - 2nd, Tour du Jura
- 2nd overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 3rd overall, and one stage win, Tour de Hokkaido
- 3rd overall, Tour de Okinawa
- 2008
- 3rd, Asian Cycling Championships, Time Trial
- 1st, Stage 2, and 3rd overall, Tour de Kumano
- 1st, Stage 2, and 3rd overall, Tour du Limousin
- 1st overall, and two stage wins, Tour de Okinawa
- 2009
- 5th, Stage 2, Tour de France (129th overall)
- 2010
- 3rd, Stage 5, Giro d'Italia (93rd overall)
- 1st, Critérium cycliste international de Quillan
- 9th UCI Road World Championships
- 5th, Paris-Tours
- 2011
- 1st Asian Cycling Championships, Road
- 2nd, Japanese National Road Race Championships, Road
[edit] References
- ^ Deneits, Stephane (8 January 2012). "Équipes 2012: Europcar [Teams 2012: Europcar]" (in French). Velochrono.fr (Velochrono). http://www.velochrono.fr/actu/2012/equipes-2012-europcar/. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ Arashiro Flies Flag For Japan in Tour de France
- ^ Ayano, Makoto (31 May 2010). "Arashiro Yukiya ga Jiro de Itaria sōgō 93-i kansō" (in Japanese). Cyclowired. http://www.cyclowired.jp/?q=node/33745. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
[edit] External links
- Yukiya Arashiro profile at Cycling Archives
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