| Fullname | Taiji Nishitani |
|---|---|
| Birth date | February 1, 1981 (age 45) |
| Birth place | Japan |
| Discipline |
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| Role |
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| Amateuryears 1 | 2003–2005 |
| Amateurteam 1 | Aisan |
| Proyears 1 | 2006–2014 |
| Manageyears 1 | 2015– |
| Manageteam 1 | [1][2] |
| Majorwins | Tour de Hokkaido (2006) National Road Race Championships (2009) |
Taiji Nishitani (西谷泰治, Nishitani Taiji, born 1 February 1981, in Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist who competed professionally between 2006 and 2014, entirely for the . He was the winner of the Japanese National Road Race Championships in 2009. He retired at the end of the 2014 season, and now works as a directeur sportif for the .[3]
He joined soon after graduating from Nihon University and had success on the UCI Asia Tour. He was the third Japanese to win a stage at the HC classified Tour de Langkawi.[4] In addition to road races, Nishitani also represented Japan in international track cycling competitions, riding in such events as the scratch race, Madison, and omnium.
Major results
- 2003
- Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Prologue & Stage 2
- 2004
- Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Prologue, Stages 2 & 3
- 2006
- 1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 3
- 2007
- Tour of South China Sea
- 1st Stages 6 & 8
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2008
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de East Java
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Hokkaido
- 2009
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 1st Stage 6 Jelajah Malaysia
- 1st Stage 3b Tour de Singkarak
- 2010
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Langkawi
- 1st Prologue Tour de Hokkaido
- 2011
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de Taiwan
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Kumano
- 2012
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Japan
- 1st Stage 4 Tour of China I
- 2013
- Tour of Japan
- 1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 6
- 7th Overall Tour de Korea
- 8th Overall Tour de East Java
- 1st Points classification
- 9th Japan Cup
- 2014
- 1st Stage 6 Tour of Thailand
References
- ^ "Miyazawa Takashi, Nishitani Taiji, Shimizu Miyataka, Mori Kazuhiro: Nihon no toppu rēsā ga intai o hyōmei". Cyclowired. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "8名で戦うアジアツアー 愛三工業がこだわる日本人選手によるUCIポイント獲得" (in Japanese). Cyclowired. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Aisan Racing Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived 23 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Nishitani wins at Langkawi, Erler keeps lead". Velo News. Retrieved 31 May 2012.