Takashi Miyazawa
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ese professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Team Saxo Bank-Sungard. Miyazawa had a varied early career, riding cyclocross at first, then participating on various teams in Japan, Italy, and France, and even riding independently at times. He once quit road cycling to participate in the keirin
school. Finally settling on road cycling with Bridgestone Anchor in 2005, Miyazawa quickly established himself as one of Japan's top sprinters, reaching the podium not only in Japan, but in Asia and Europe as well. He was Asian champion in 2007 and represented Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympics
. He was hired by the UCI Professional Continental team Amica Chips-Knauf in 2009 but returned to his Japanese team when Amica Chips floundered due to financial difficulties. Joining Team Nippo in 2010, he won the Japanese national championship that year. On 28 October 2010, it was announced that Miyazawa had signed to ride with the new Italian Pro Continental team, Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, for the 2011 season. On October 21, 2011, it was announced that Miyazawa signed a one-year contract with UCI World Tour team Saxo Bank for the 2012 season.
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of the liver.
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 Team Saxo Bank-Sungard. Miyazawa had a varied early career, riding cyclocross at first, then participating on various teams in Japan, Italy, and France, and even riding independently at times. He once quit road cycling to participate in the keirin
Keirin
is a track cycling event in which racing cyclists sprint for victory. Keirin originated in Japan in 1948; the first Olympic competitions in the sport occurred in 2000....
school. Finally settling on road cycling with Bridgestone Anchor in 2005, Miyazawa quickly established himself as one of Japan's top sprinters, reaching the podium not only in Japan, but in Asia and Europe as well. He was Asian champion in 2007 and represented Japan in the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
. He was hired by the UCI Professional Continental team Amica Chips-Knauf in 2009 but returned to his Japanese team when Amica Chips floundered due to financial difficulties. Joining Team Nippo in 2010, he won the Japanese national championship that year. On 28 October 2010, it was announced that Miyazawa had signed to ride with the new Italian Pro Continental team, Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, for the 2011 season. On October 21, 2011, it was announced that Miyazawa signed a one-year contract with UCI World Tour team Saxo Bank for the 2012 season.
Career highlights
2005- 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) - 2nd Stages 3 and 5 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)
2006
- 1st Stage 4, 2nd Stage 5 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) - 3rd Stage 1 Tour de Langkawi (Malaysia)
- 1st Stage 1, 2nd Stage 2 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) - 1st 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)
2007
- 2nd Stages 3 and 5, 3rd Stage 1 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) - 2nd Ronde van Overijssel (Netherlands)
- 1st Stage 1 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 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) - 2nd Circuito de GetxoCircuito de GetxoThe Circuito de Getxo is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in July in Getxo, Spain. Since 2005, the race is organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....
(Spain) - 3rd 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) - 1st Asian Cycling Championships2007 Asian Cycling ChampionshipsThe 2007 Asian Cycling Championships took place at the Bangkok and Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 3 to 10 September 2007.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Medal table:...
, Road - 2nd Stages 2 and 4, 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) - 1st 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)
2008
- 3rd Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi (Malaysia)
- 3rd Overall 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 1, 3rd Stage 8
- 3rd Asian Cycling Championships2008 Asian Cycling ChampionshipsThe 2008 Asian Cycling Championships took place at the Nara Keirin Velodrome, Nara, Japan from 10 to 17 April 2008.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Medal table: -External links:*...
, Road - 3rd Stage 2 Tour de Bretagne (France)
- 2nd Stage 7, 3rd Stage 1 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) - 86th Olympic Games, Men's Cycling Road RaceCycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road raceThe men's road race, a part of the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, took place on August 9 at the Urban Road Cycling Course in Beijing. It started at 11:00 China Standard Time , and was scheduled to last until 17:30 later that day...
(Japan) - 1st
Overall 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)- 2nd Stages 1 and 4
- 2nd Stage 5, 3rd Stages 3 and 8 Tour of HainanTour of HainanThe Tour of Hainan is a UCI stage bicycle race held on the island Hainan in China. The first race was held in 2006. The race consists of nine stages and it's part of the UCI Asia Tour. Since 2007 the Tour of Hainan is a UCI 2.1 race....
(China)
2009
- 2nd 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 Overall 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)- 1st Stages 1 and 5, 2nd Stages 2 and 4
- 2nd Stage 6 Vuelta Chihuahua InternacionalVuelta Chihuahua InternacionalVuelta Chihuahua Internacional is a stage race held annually in October in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The race is contested over 7 days. The state's diverse geography, including mountains, forests, and farmland attracts a competitive field of racers...
(Mexico) - 2nd Stage 1 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)
2010
- 1st Stages 3 and 4, 2nd 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) - 2nd Asian Cycling Championships2010 Asian Cycling ChampionshipsThe 2010 Asian Cycling Championships took place at the Zayed Velodrome in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates from 9 to 17 April 2010.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Medal table: -References:* * * * -External links:* *...
, Road - 3rd 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) - 2nd Overall Tour de Kumano (Japan)
- 1st Prologue, 2nd Stage 1
- 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 2 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) - 1st Kumamoto International Road Race (Japan)
- 2nd
Asian GamesCycling at the 2010 Asian GamesCycling at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, China. Road bicycle racing was held at the Triathlon Venue from November 20 to 23, while track cycling was contested at Guangzhou Velodrome from November 13 to 17 and mountain biking was contested at Dafushan Mountain Bike Course at November 18...
, Men's Road Race
2011
- 1st Izegem Koers
- 5th Paris-BrusselsParis-BrusselsParis–Brussels is a semi classic European bicycle race. It is one of the oldest races on the international calendar.-History:Paris–Brussels was first run on 12 August 1893 as an amateur event over a distance of 397 km, Belgian Andre Henry took the inaugural victory from compatriot Charles...
Personal life
In 2001, Miyazawa donated half his liver to his mother, who was suffering from cirrhosisCirrhosis
Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue and regenerative nodules , leading to loss of liver function...
of the liver.
External links
- Official site (Japanese)