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Japanese cyclist (born 1969)
Yoshiyuki Abe
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Yoshiyuki AbeJapanese: 阿部良之 |
| Born | (1969-08-15) August 15, 1969 (age 55)Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2012–2016 | Bici Corsa Avel |
| 2017–2019 | Abenova |
| Professional teams | |
| 1996 | Panaria–Vinavil |
| 1997 | Mapei–GB |
| 1998–2000 | Shimano |
| 2001 | Team Colpack–Astro |
| 2002–2004 | Shimano Racing |
| 2005–2008 | Shimano–Memory Corp |
| 2009 | Shimano Racing Team |
| 2010–2011 | Matrix Powertag |
| Major wins | |
| Japanese National Road Race Championships (1997, 2000)Japanese National Time Trial Championships (1999, 2000)Japan Cup (1997) | |
Medal record Representing  Japan Men's road bicycle racing Asian Games  2006 Doha Team Time Trial |
Yoshiyuki Abe (阿部良之, Abe Yoshiyuki, born August 15, 1969 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese racing cyclist, who last rode for Japanese amateur team Abenova. He turned professional with Shimano Racing, the team operated by Shimano, after graduating from Osaka Institute of Technology, but soon transferred to Italian teams.[1] He won the Japan Cup in 1997 and is still the only Japanese to win that important race.[2] He became Japanese national champion in the road race in 1997 and 2000, and in the individual time trial in 1999 and 2000. Abe represented Japan in the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 2006 Asian Games in the team time trial.
- ^ Abe, Yoshiyuki (16 April 2010). "Abe Yoshiyuki: 40-sai, shintenchi de no gen'eki sokkō". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 November 2010.
- ^ Tsuji, Kei (22 October 2008). "Chōkyū ni shōkakushita Japan Kappu". Cycling Time (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 November 2010.