Miyataka Shimizu

Miyataka Shimizu
Personal information
Full name	Miyataka Shimizu
Born	November 23, 1981 (age 43); Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
2004–2005	Team Bridgestone Anchor
2006	Cycle Racing Team Vang
2007	Nippo Corporation
2008–2009	Meitan Honpo-GDR
2010–2014	You have called {{Contentious topics}}. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification.; {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation.; {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic.; Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page.; {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page.; If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned.; Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.;
Major wins
	Vuelta a León (2007); Tour de Kumano (2008); Paris–Corrèze (2008); Tour de Hokkaido (2010)

Miyataka Shimizu (清水都貴, Shimizu Miyataka) (born November 23, 1981 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist. After beginning cycling at Hatoyama High School, he attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya before becoming a professional in 2004. Shimizu is in general considered an all-rounder. His victory at Paris–Corrèze in 2008, the first of a UCI category 1 stage race by a Japanese, has been termed "epoch making."^[1]^[2] In 2014, he was chosen to represent Japan at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the men's road race.^[3]^[4] He announced he would retire at the end of the 2014 season.^[2]

Career highlights

2005

3rd Overall Tour de Hokkaido (Japan)

2007

1st

Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León (Spain)

1st Stage 1

2008

1st

Overall Tour de Kumano (Japan)

1st Stages 2 & 3

1st

Overall Paris–Corrèze (France)

1st Stage 1

2nd Overall Tour de Okinawa (Japan)

2009

3rd Kumamoto International Road Race (Japan)

2010

1st Stage 2 Tour de Taiwan (Taiwan)

1st

Overall Tour de Martinique (France)

1st Stage 7

1st

Overall Tour de Hokkaido (Japan)

1st Stage 2

2011

2nd Overall Tour of Thailand (Thailand)

3rd National Road Race Championships

2012

3rd National Road Race Championships

2013

1st

Mountains classification Tour Alsace

2nd National Road Race Championships

3rd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe

1st

Combination classification

1st

Mountains classification

2014: 3rd Overall Tour International de Constantine; 3rd Circuit International d'Alger; 8th Overall Tour International de Setif

References

^ Ayano, Makoto (August 10, 2008). "Shimizu Miyataka ga sōgō yūshō!" (in Japanese). Cycling Time. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Miyazawa Takashi, Nishitani Taiji, Shimizu Miyataka, Mori Kazuhiro: Nihon no toppu rēsā ga intai o hyōmei". Cyclowired. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
^ Isobe, So. ロード世界選代表メンバー決定. Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
^ "Results: 2014 UCI World Road Championships, elite men". VeloNews. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

External links

Miyataka Shimizu at Cycling Archives (archived)
Bridgestone Anchor Cycling Team (official blog, Japanese)

[1] Ayano, Makoto (August 10, 2008). "Shimizu Miyataka ga sōgō yūshō!" (in Japanese). Cycling Time. Retrieved 9 June 2010.

[Intai-2] "Miyazawa Takashi, Nishitani Taiji, Shimizu Miyataka, Mori Kazuhiro: Nihon no toppu rēsā ga intai o hyōmei". Cyclowired. Retrieved 21 October 2014.

[3] Isobe, So. ロード世界選代表メンバー決定. Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2014.

[4] "Results: 2014 UCI World Road Championships, elite men". VeloNews. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

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