Taiji Nishitani
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
February 1, 1981 Japan |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Aisan Racing Team |
| Discipline | Road and Track |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2003– | Aisan Racing Team |
| Major wins | |
|
Tour de Hokkaido (2006) National Road Race Championships (2009) | |
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Infobox last updated on 6 April 2014 | |
Taiji Nishitani (西谷泰治 Nishitani Taiji, born 1 February 1981, in Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist who currently rides for the Aisan Racing Team. He joined Aisan soon after graduating from Nihon University and has had success on the UCI Asia Tour. He was the third Japanese to win a stage at the HC classified Tour de Langkawi.[1] In addition to road races, Nishitani has also represented Japan in international track cycling competitions, riding in such events as the scratch race, Madison, and omnium. He was the national road champion in 2009. He retired at the end of the 2014 season,[2] and became the technical director for Aisan.[3]
Career highlights
- 2003
- Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Prologue & Stage 2
- 2004
- Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Prologue, Stages 2 & 3
- 2006
- 1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 3
- 2007
- Tour of South China Sea
- 1st Stages 6 & 8
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of East Java
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2009
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 1st Stage 6 Jelajah Malaysia
- 1st Stage 3b Tour de Singkarak
- 2010
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Prologue Tour de Hokkaido
- 2011
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de Taiwan
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Kumano
- 2012
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Japan
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of China I
- 2013
- Tour of Japan
- 1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 6
- 7th Overall Tour de Korea
- 8th Overall Tour de East Java
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- 9th Japan Cup
- 2014
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Thailand
References
- ↑ "Nishitani wins at Langkawi, Erler keeps lead". Velo News. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ↑ "Miyazawa Takashi, Nishitani Taiji, Shimizu Miyataka, Mori Kazuhiro: Nihon no toppu rēsā ga intai o hyōmei". Cyclowired. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "8名で戦うアジアツアー 愛三工業がこだわる日本人選手によるUCIポイント獲得". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
- Taiji Nishitani profile at Cycling Archives
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