Masatoshi Ichikawa
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Tokyo, Japan | January 11, 1961
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1987–1989 | Hitachi |
1990 | Frank–Toyo |
1991–1992 | Bleiker |
1993 | Navigare–Blue Storm |
1994 | Inoac-Deki |
Masatoshi Ichikawa (市川 雅敏, Ichikawa Masatoshi, born 11 January 1961) was a pioneering Japanese professional racing cyclist. He was the first Japanese to ride professionally in Europe,[1] riding for such teams as the Belgian team Hitachi and the Swiss team Bleiker in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was also the first to complete a Grand Tour event,[2] finishing 50th in the 1990 Giro d'Italia.[3]
Major results
[edit]- 1992
- 6th Giro di Toscana
- 7th Japan Cup
General classification results timeline
[edit]Race | 1990 |
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Vuelta a España | — |
Giro d'Italia | 50 |
Tour de France | — |
References
[edit]- ^ "Chīmu BCF". All Japan Businessman Cycling Federation.
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(help) - ^ "Hatsu no gurando tsūru o hashiri Doi Yukihiro". Cyclingtime. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ Quénet, Jean-François (8 May 2010). "Arashiro makes Giro d'Italia debut". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
External links
[edit]- Masatoshi Ichikawa at Cycling Archives (archive)