Shinichi Fukushima
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Shinichi Fukushima |
| Born |
September 13, 1971 Nagano Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Vini Fantini-Nippo |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1996–2002 2002 2003–2005 2006 2007 2008–2009 2010 2011–2012 2013 |
Team Bridgestone Anchor Marlux ville de Charleroi-TT2 Team Bridgestone Anchor Cycle Racing Team Vang Nippo Corporation Meitan Honpo-GDR Guemsan Ginseng Asia Terengganu Pro Cycling Team Team Nippo-De Rosa |
| Major wins | |
|
National Road Race Championships (2003) Tour of Japan (2004) National Time Trial Championships (2010) | |
|
Infobox last updated on 5 December 2013 | |
Shinichi Fukushima (福島 晋一 Fukushima Shin'ichi) (born September 13, 1971, in Nagano Prefecture) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, currently riding for Vini Fantini-Nippo.
Biography
Fukushima started cycling at Shinshu University and practised road racing in the Netherlands before becoming professional with Team Bridgestone Anchor in 1996. He has competed around the world, winning races in both Asia and Europe. He became national champion in 2003 and became the first and still only Japanese to win the overall classification at the Tour of Japan in 2004.[1] He won the overall at the 2005 Tour of Siam and became only the third Asian to win a stage at the Tour de Langkawi in 2007,[2] where he also won the blue jersey as the best Asian rider in 2008.[3] With his brother Koji Fukushima, who is also a professional cyclist, he has been involved in the development of young riders, in part by starting the development team Bonne Chance, with the help of Daihatsu, where their father works.[4] In 2010, at the age of 38 and even after suffering a tire puncture, Fukushima won the Japanese National Road Racing Time Trial Championship with a course record.[5]
In October 2013, Fukushima announced that he will retire at the end of the season.[6]
Career highlights
- 1999
- 3rd Tour de Okinawa
- 2001
- 2nd Prix d'Armorique
- 2002
- 3rd Overall Circuit de Saône-et-Loire
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of Japan
- 2nd Men's Madison Asian Games
- 2003
- 1st
National Road Race Championships - 1st Stage 4 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2004
- 1st GP Saint-Etienne Loire
- 3rd Overall Circuit des Ardennes
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st
Overall Tour of Japan - 1st Stage 2 Tour of Serbia
- 2nd Overall Tour of China
- 2nd Tour de Okinawa
- 2005
- 1st Overall Tour of Siam
- 1st Stage 3
- 2006
- 2nd Overall Tour of Siam
- 1st Stage 1
- 3rd Flèche Hesbignonne Cras Avernas
- 1st Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista a León
- 3rd Châteauroux Classic
- 2nd Asian Road Cycling Championships
- 2007
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Langkawi
- 2nd Overall Tour de Korea
- 1st Stage 1
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Japan
- 2009
- 3rd Overall Tour de Okinawa
- 2nd Kumamoto International Road Race
- 2010
- 3rd Overall Tour de Kumano
- 1st National Time Trial Championships
- 1st Overall Tour de Okinawa
- 1st Stage 2
- 2011
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Taiwan
- 1st Overall Tour de Brunei
- 1st Stages 8 and 10, Tour d'Indonesia
- 2012
- 1st Stages 1 & 6 Jelajah Malaysia
References
- ↑ "14th Tour of Japan". Tour of Japan official site. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ↑ "Langkawi 7: Fukushims Breaks Through". BikeRadar.com. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ↑ "Le Tour de Langkawi 2008 – Final G.C. & Photo Gallery". Daily Peloton (18 February 2008). Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ↑ "Brothers in Arm Warmers". CyclingNews.com. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ↑ Tsuji, Kei (13 June 2010). "Panku o kokufukushite no kōsu rekōdo". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ↑ "福島晋一が今季限りの引退を表明". Cyclowired. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
External links
- Shinichi Fukushima profile at Cycling Archives
- Official site (Japanese)
- Bonne Chance Iida official site (Japanese)