Ryota Nishizono
- Ryota Nishizono
- Japanese: 西薗 良太
Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
- National Time Trial Championships
(2012, 2016, 2017)
Ryota Nishizono (西薗 良太, Nishizono Ryōta, born 1 September 1987) is a Japanese former 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 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.