Masatoshi Ichikawa
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1961 Japan |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Professional teams | |
| 1987–1989 | Hitachi |
| 1990 | Frank-Toyo |
| 1991–1992 | Bleiker |
| 1993 | Navigare-Blue Storm |
| 1994 | Inoac-Deki |
Masatoshi Ichikawa (市川 雅敏, Ichikawa Masatoshi, born 11 January 1961, in Tokyo) was a pioneering Japanese professional racing cyclist. He was the first Japanese to ride professionally in Europe,[1] riding for such teams as the Belgian team Hitachi and the Swiss team Bleiker in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was also the first to complete a Grand Tour event,[2] finishing 50th in the Giro d'Italia in 1990.[3]
Career highlights
- 1989
- 1st Sierre - Loye
- 1st Ruggell
- 1990
- 50th Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1992
- 1st Martigny - Mauvoisin
- 1st Monthey
- 1st Sierre - Loye
- 1993
- 1st Horw-Schwendelberg
References
- ^ "Chīmu BCF". All Japan Businessman Cycling Federation.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Hatsu no gurando tsūru o hashiri Doi Yukihiro". Cyclingtime. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Quénet, Jean-François. "Arashiro makes Giro d'Italia debut". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
External links
- Masatoshi Ichikawa at Cycling Archives (archive)
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