Utsunomiya Blitzen

Utsunomiya Blitzen
Team information
UCI code BLZ
Registered Japan
Founded 2009 (2009)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Continental
Team name history
2009
2010–		 Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing
Utsunomiya Blitzen

Utsunomiya Blitzen (宇都宮ブリッツェン Utsunomiya Burittsen) is a Japanese UCI Continental cycling team. It was established in 2009 with a home base in Utsunomiya, Tochigi, the location of the Japan Cup cycling race.[1]

Major results

2010
1st Stage 1 Tour de Kumano, Yoshimitsu Tsuji
2014
1st Tour de Okinawa, Nariyuki Masuda

2015 squad

As of 15 March 2015.[2]

Rider Date of birth
 Takayuki Abe (JPN) (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986
 Kazuyuki Aoyanagi (JPN) (1989-02-21) 21 February 1989
 Takaaki Hori (JPN) (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992
 Nariyuki Masuda (JPN) (1983-10-23) 23 October 1983
 Jin Okubo (JPN) (1988-10-08) 8 October 1988
Rider Date of birth
 Yamato Shirota (JPN) (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994
 Yuzuru Suzuki (JPN) (1985-11-06) 6 November 1985
 Shinri Suzuki (JPN) (1974-12-25) 25 December 1974
 Takuya Yamagata (JPN) (1989-07-08) 8 July 1989

References

  1. ↑ "宇都宮にプロチーム「宇都宮BLITZEN」が誕生する". Cyclingtime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Utsunomiya Blitzen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 15 March 2015.


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