Shinichi Fukushima
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is a Japan
ese professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Terengganu Pro Cycling Team. Starting cycling at Shinshu University
, Fukushima practiced road racing in Holland before becoming professional with Team Bridgestone Anchor in 1996. He has competed around the world, winning races in both Asia and Europe. He became national champion in 2003 and became the first and still only Japanese to win the overall classification at the Tour of Japan
in 2004. He won the overall at the 2005 Tour of Siam
and became only the third Asian to win a stage at the Tour de Langkawi in 2007, where he also won the blue jersey as the best Asian rider in 2008.
With his brother Koji Fukushima
, who is also a professional cyclist, he has been involved in the development of young riders, in part by starting the development team Bonne Chance, with the help of Daihatsu, where their father works.
In 2010, at the age of 38 and even after suffering a tire puncture, Fukushima won the Japanese National Road Racing Time Trial Championship with a course record.
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Terengganu Pro Cycling Team. Starting cycling at Shinshu University
Shinshu University
is a national university in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The University has five campuses in Matsumoto, Nishi-nagano , Wakasato , Ueda and Minami-Minowa, and 8 faculties with a total of around 10,000 students....
, Fukushima practiced road racing in Holland before becoming professional with Team Bridgestone Anchor in 1996. He has competed around the world, winning races in both Asia and Europe. He became national champion in 2003 and became the first and still only Japanese to win the overall classification at the Tour of Japan
Tour of Japan
Tour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
in 2004. He won the overall at the 2005 Tour of Siam
Tour of Siam
The Tour of Siam is a road cycling stage race held in Thailand and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over six stages.-Past winners:-References:* *...
and became only the third Asian to win a stage at the Tour de Langkawi in 2007, where he also won the blue jersey as the best Asian rider in 2008.
With his brother Koji Fukushima
Koji Fukushima
was a Japanese professional racing cyclist. He retired at the end of the 2008 season. His brother, Shinichi Fukushima, is also a professional cyclist.-Career highlights:# 2003: 3º in General Classification GP Chantal Biya...
, who is also a professional cyclist, he has been involved in the development of young riders, in part by starting the development team Bonne Chance, with the help of Daihatsu, where their father works.
In 2010, at the age of 38 and even after suffering a tire puncture, Fukushima won the Japanese National Road Racing Time Trial Championship with a course record.
Career highlights
1999- 3rd Stage 6 Tour of JapanTour of JapanTour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
(Japan) - 3rd Tour de OkinawaTour de Okinawais a cycling competition that is part of the UCI Asia Tour and takes place on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005...
(Japan)
2001
- 2nd Prix d'Armorique (France)
- 2nd Stage 2, 3rd Stage 3 Tour de HokkaidoTour de HokkaidoTour de Hokkaido is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by the Tour de Hokkaido Association.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
(Japan)
2002
- 3rd Overall Circuit de Saône-et-Loire (France)
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of JapanTour of JapanTour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
(Japan) - 2nd Men's Madison Asian Games2002 Asian GamesThe 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
2003
- 2nd Stage 5 Tour de NormandieTour de NormandieTour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...
(France) - 2nd Stage 5 Circuit des ArdennesCircuit des ArdennesThe Circuit des Ardennes was an auto race held annually at the Circuit de Bastogne, Bastogne, from 1902 to 1907. It was the first major race to run on a closed course instead of from one city to another.- Winners of the Circuit des Ardennes :...
(France) - 1st
Japanese National Road Race ChampionshipsJapanese National Road Race ChampionshipsThe Japanese National Road Race Championships are conducted every year under the auspices of the Japan Cycling Federation.-Men's Road Race:-Men's Time Trial:...
(Japan) - 1st Stage 4 Tour de HokkaidoTour de HokkaidoTour de Hokkaido is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by the Tour de Hokkaido Association.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
(Japan)
2004
- 1st GP Saint-Etienne Loire (France)
- 3rd Overall Circuit des ArdennesCircuit des ArdennesThe Circuit des Ardennes was an auto race held annually at the Circuit de Bastogne, Bastogne, from 1902 to 1907. It was the first major race to run on a closed course instead of from one city to another.- Winners of the Circuit des Ardennes :...
(France)- 1st Stage 1, 2nd Stage 3
- 1st
Overall Tour of JapanTour of JapanTour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
(Japan)- 2nd Stages 2 and 5
- 1st Stage 2 Tour of Serbia (Serbia)
- 2nd Stage 2 Troféu Joaquim AgostinhoTroféu Joaquim AgostinhoThe Grande Prémio Internacional de Torres Vedras - Troféu Joaquim Agostinho is a road bicycle racing stage race held annually in the Torres Vedras, Portugal. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Palmarès:...
(Portugal) - 2nd Overall Tour of China (China)
- 2nd Stage 3
- 2nd Tour de OkinawaTour de Okinawais a cycling competition that is part of the UCI Asia Tour and takes place on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005...
(Japan)
2005
- 1st Overall Tour of SiamTour of SiamThe Tour of Siam is a road cycling stage race held in Thailand and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over six stages.-Past winners:-References:* *...
(Thailand)- 1st Stage 3
2006
- 2nd Overall Tour of SiamTour of SiamThe Tour of Siam is a road cycling stage race held in Thailand and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race exists of only a men's competition over six stages.-Past winners:-References:* *...
(Thailand)- 1st Stage 1, 2nd Stage 6, 3rd Stage 7
- 3rd Flèche Hesbignonne Cras Avernas (Belgium)
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a LeónVuelta Ciclista a LeónVuelta Ciclista a León, also known as La Vuelta León, is a road bicycle race held annually in the province of León in Spain. It is currently organised as a 2.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:-External links:*...
(Spain) - 3rd Stage 1 Tour de Limousin (France)
- 3rd Châteauroux ClassicChâteauroux ClassicThe Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Indre, France, starting and finishing in Châteauroux...
(France) - 2nd Stages 2 and 4 Tour d'IndonesiaTour d'IndonesiaTour d'Indonesia is an annual road bicycle racing held in Indonesia. First staged in 2003, Tour d'Indonesia together with Tour de Singkarak and Tour de East Java is part of the Indonesian official tournament series of the Union Cycliste International...
(Indonesia) - 2nd Asian Cycling Championship2006 Asian Cycling ChampionshipsThe 2006 Asian Cycling Championships took place at the Velodrome DBKL, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 9 to 16 September 2006.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Medal table: -External links:*...
, Road
2007
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi (Malaysia)
- 2nd Overall Tour de KoreaTour de KoreaTour de Corée is a cycling competition in South Korea and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by the Korea Cycling Federation.- History :...
(Korea)- 1st Stage 1
2008
- 3rd Stage 7 Tour de TaiwanTour de TaiwanTour de Taiwan is a professional road bicycle racing event on the UCI Asia Tour. Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation Founder King Liu in 1978...
(Taiwan) - 1st Stage 3 Tour of JapanTour of JapanTour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
(Japan)
2009
- 3rd Overall Tour de OkinawaTour de Okinawais a cycling competition that is part of the UCI Asia Tour and takes place on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005...
(Japan)- 3rd Stage 2
- 2nd Kumamoto International Road Race (Japan)
2010
- 2nd Stage 7 Tour de TaiwanTour de TaiwanTour de Taiwan is a professional road bicycle racing event on the UCI Asia Tour. Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation Founder King Liu in 1978...
(Taiwan) - 2nd Stage 6 Tour of JapanTour of JapanTour of Japan is a cycling competition in Japan and part of the UCI Asia Tour and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun.- Past winners :- External links :* from the Cycling Website...
(Japan) - 3rd Overall Tour de Kumano (Japan)
- 1st Japanese National Road Race ChampionshipsJapanese National Road Race ChampionshipsThe Japanese National Road Race Championships are conducted every year under the auspices of the Japan Cycling Federation.-Men's Road Race:-Men's Time Trial:...
, Time Trial (Japan) - 1st Overall Tour de OkinawaTour de Okinawais a cycling competition that is part of the UCI Asia Tour and takes place on Okinawa Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour in 2005...
(Japan)- 1st Stage 2
2011
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de TaiwanTour de TaiwanTour de Taiwan is a professional road bicycle racing event on the UCI Asia Tour. Tour de Taiwan was established by Giant Sports Foundation Founder King Liu in 1978...
(Taiwan) - 1st Overall Tour de Brunei (Brunei)
- 2nd stage 5
- 1st Stages 8 and 10, 2nd stages 1, 4 and 9, 3rd stage 3 Tour d'IndonesiaTour d'IndonesiaTour d'Indonesia is an annual road bicycle racing held in Indonesia. First staged in 2003, Tour d'Indonesia together with Tour de Singkarak and Tour de East Java is part of the Indonesian official tournament series of the Union Cycliste International...
(Indonesia)
External links
- Official site (Japanese)
- Bonne Chance Iida official site (Japanese)