Genki Yamamoto

Genki Yamamoto

Genki Yamamoto at the 2015 Scheldeprijs.
Personal information
Born	19 November 1991 Osaka, Japan
Team information
Current team	Nippo-Vini Fantini
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
2014–	Nippo-Vini Fantini
Infobox last updated on 20 March 2015

Genki Yamamoto (山本 元喜 Yamamoto Genki, born 19 November 1991) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist.^[1] He won the third stage of the Tour de Hokkaido twice while still a student at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, first in 2010^[2] and again in 2013.^[3] He won the U23 Japanese National Road Race Championships twice in a row in 2010 and 2011.^[4] He joined Nippo-Vini Fantini in 2014^[5] and stayed on as it became a Pro Continental team starting in the 2015 season.^[6] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.^[7]

Palmares

2010

National U23 Road Race Champion

1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido

2011

National U23 Road Race Champion

2013

1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido

References

1. "Genki Yamamoto". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
2. "ロングスパートを決めた山本が大金星！". Cyclingtime. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
3. "山本元喜が北海道ステージ2勝目". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
4. "全日本選手権が八幡平で開幕！U23は鹿屋の山本元喜が連覇を達成！". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
5. "ヴィーニファンティーニ・NIPPO・デローザに山本元喜、秋丸湧哉、石橋学、小石祐馬ら日本人若手4選手が加入". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
6. "プロコン昇格のNIPPOヴィーニファンティーニが2015メンバーを発表 山本、黒枝、石橋が加入". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 March 2015.
7. "99th Giro d'Italia Startlist". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

External links

• Genki Yamamoto profile at Cycling Archives