Miyataka Shimizu (清水 都貴, Shimizu Miyataka) (born November 23, 1981) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist.

Miyataka Shimizu
Personal information
Full name
Born (1981-11-23) November 23, 1981 (age 42)
Japan
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2004–2005Team Bridgestone Anchor
2006Cycle Racing Team Vang
2007Nippo Corporation
2008–2009Meitan Honpo–GDR
2010–2014Bridgestone–Anchor
Major wins
Vuelta a León (2007)
Tour de Kumano (2008)
Paris–Corrèze (2008)
Tour de Hokkaido (2010)

Career

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Shimizu was born in Saitama Prefecture. After beginning cycling at Hatoyama High School, he attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya before becoming a professional in 2004. Shimizu was in general considered an all-rounder. His victory at Paris–Corrèze in 2008, the first of a UCI category 1 stage race by a Japanese, has been termed "epoch making."[1][2] In 2014, he was chosen to represent Japan at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the men's road race.[3][4] He announced he would retire at the end of the 2014 season.[2]

Major results

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2005
3rd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
2007
1st   Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
1st Stage 1
2008
1st   Overall Tour de Kumano
1st Stages 2 & 3
1st   Overall Paris–Corrèze
1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Tour de Okinawa
2009
3rd Kumamoto International Road Race
2010
1st   Overall Tour de Martinique
1st Stage 7
1st   Overall Tour de Hokkaido
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 2 Tour de Taiwan
2011
2nd Overall Tour of Thailand
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2012
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2013
1st   Mountains classification Tour Alsace
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
1st   Combination classification
1st   Mountains classification
2014
3rd Overall Tour International de Constantine
3rd Circuit International d'Alger
8th Overall Tour International de Sétif

References

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  1. ^ Ayano, Makoto (August 10, 2008). "Shimizu Miyataka ga sōgō yūshō!" (in Japanese). Cycling Time. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Miyazawa Takashi, Nishitani Taiji, Shimizu Miyataka, Mori Kazuhiro: Nihon no toppu rēsā ga intai o hyōmei". Cyclowired. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  3. ^ Isobe, So. ロード世界選代表メンバー決定. Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Results: 2014 UCI World Road Championships, elite men". VeloNews. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
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