Ryota Nishizono
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ryota Nishizono |
| Born |
1 September 1987 Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Bridgestone-Anchor |
| Discipline | Road |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2011 | Shimano Racing |
| 2012 | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| 2013 | Champion System |
| 2015– | Bridgestone–Anchor |
| Major wins | |
| National Time Trial Championships (2012) | |
Ryota Nishizono (西薗 良太 Nishizono Ryōta, born 1 September 1987) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist.
Career
Born in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Nishizono attended Tokyo University, Japan's most elite university. While there in 2009, he won the Inter-College Championships.[1] After graduation, he first joined Shimano Racing, for which he won the first stage of the Tour de Hokkaido in 2011.[2] He moved to Bridgestone–Anchor in 2012[3] and won the men's time trial at the Japanese National Road Race Championships.[4] For the 2013 season, he signed with UCI Professional Continental team Champion System.[4]
In December 2013, Nishizono announced his retirement as a professional cyclist.[5] He came out of retirement to join Bridgestone–Anchor for the 2015 season.[6]
Career highlights
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2012
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 2013
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 6th Overall Tour of Japan
References
- ↑ Hideaki, Takagi. "Nishizono Ryōta intabyū". Cyclowired (in Japanese).
- ↑ シマノ西薗良太、畑中勇介がワン・ツー！. Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ Ayano, Makoto. "メンバー大刷新のブリヂストン・アンカー". Cyclowired. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- 1 2 Tsuji, Kei. "全日本TTチャンピオンの西薗良太がチャンピオンシステムと契約". Cyclowired. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ↑ 西薗良太が引退を発表. Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "西薗良太が現役復帰". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Ryota Nishizono profile at Cycling Archives