Ryota Nishizono

Ryota Nishizono (西薗 良太, Nishizono Ryōta, born 1 September 1987) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist.

Ryota Nishizono
Nishizono at the 2015 Tour de Bretagne
Personal information
Full name
Born (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2011Shimano Racing Team
2012Bridgestone–Anchor
2013Champion System
2015–2017Bridgestone–Anchor
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships
(2012, 2016, 2017)

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 Team, 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] In 2016 he regained his national time trial title.[7] In 2017 he announced to retire again by the end of season.[8]

Major results
2011
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
8th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
1st Stage 1
2012
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
2013
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Overall Tour of Japan
2015
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
2016
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
7th Tour de Okinawa
2017
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
Asian Road Championships
2nd Team time trial
7th Individual time trial
2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
4th Overall Tour de Kumano

References
  1. Hideaki, Takagi. "Nishizono Ryōta intabyū". Cyclowired (in Japanese).
  2. シマノ西薗良太、畑中勇介がワン・ツー！. Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 西薗良太が引退を発表. Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. "西薗良太が現役復帰". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  7. "西薗良太念願のタイトル奪還 與那嶺恵理圧倒の連覇". Cyclowired (in Japanese). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  8. 西薗良太が2度目の引退を発表　30歳を区切りに「家族との時間を大切にしたい」 (in Japanese). sanspo.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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