Ryota Nishizono
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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. After graduation, he first joined Shimano Racing Team, for which he won the first stage of the Tour de Hokkaido in 2011. He moved to Bridgestone–Anchor in 2012 and won the men's time trial at the Japanese National Road Race Championships. For the 2013 season, he signed with UCI Professional Continental team Champion System.
In December 2013, Nishizono announced his retirement as a professional cyclist. He came out of retirement to join Bridgestone–Anchor for the 2015 season. In 2016 he regained his national time trial title. In 2017 he announced to retire again by the end of season.
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