Hidenori Nodera (野寺秀徳, Nodera Hidenori, born June 7, 1975) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team Shimano Racing.[2]

Career

Born in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Nodera graduated from Hosei University and became a professional in 1998 with Shimano Racing, the team operated by Shimano. He joined the Italian team Colpack–Astro in 2001 and became only the second Japanese to complete the Giro d'Italia, after Masatoshi Ichikawa in 1990.[3] Returning to Shimano, he continued to ride in both Europe and Asia, becoming Japanese national champion in 2005 and 2008. He retired in 2010, finishing third in his last race, the Japanese National Road Race Championships.[4] With that result, he finished on the podium for eight straight years in the national championship. He then became the team manager for Shimano Racing Team.[4]

Major results

2003
1st Overall Jelajah Malaysia
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2004
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2005
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2006
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2007
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2008
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2009
1st Challenge Cycle Road Race
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2010
3rd Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 2001 2002
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia DNF 139
A yellow jersey Tour de France — —
A red jersey Vuelta a España — —
Legend
DSQ Disqualified
DNF Did not finish

References

  1. ^ "Shimano Racing Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Shimano Racing Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ Miyamoto, Asaka (31 May 2010). "Dai-21 sutēji repōto" (in Japanese). J Sports. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  4. ^ a b Ayano, Makoto (28 June 2010). "Teppeki no kōsokuryoku o miseta Team Nippo". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2010.

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