# Ryota Nishizono > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ryota_Nishizono > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ryota_Nishizono.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryota_Nishizono > Source revision: 1319939970 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Japanese cyclist Ryota Nishizono Nishizono at the 2015 Tour de Bretagne Personal information Full name Ryota Nishizono Japanese: 西薗 良太 Born (1987-09-01) 1 September 1987 (age 38) Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) Team information Discipline Road Role Rider Professional teams 2011 Shimano Racing Team 2012 Bridgestone–Anchor 2013 Champion System 2015–2017 Bridgestone–Anchor Major wins One-day races and Classics National Time Trial Championships (2012, 2016, 2017) **Ryota Nishizono** (西薗 良太, *Nishizono Ryōta*; born 1 September 1987) is a Japanese former professional [racing cyclist](/source/Racing_cyclist). ## Career Born in [Kirishima, Kagoshima](/source/Kirishima%2C_Kagoshima), Nishizono attended [Tokyo University](/source/Tokyo_University), Japan's most elite university. While there in 2009, he won the Inter-College Championships.[1] After graduation, he first joined [Shimano Racing Team](/source/Shimano_Racing_Team), for which he won the first stage of the [Tour de Hokkaido](/source/Tour_de_Hokkaido) in 2011.[2] He moved to [Bridgestone–Anchor](/source/Team_Bridgestone_Cycling) in 2012[3] and won the men's time trial at the [Japanese National Road Race Championships](/source/Japanese_National_Road_Race_Championships).[4] For the 2013 season, he signed with [UCI Professional Continental team](/source/UCI_Professional_Continental_team) [Champion System](/source/Champion_System).[4] In December 2013, Nishizono announced his retirement as a professional cyclist.[5] He came out of retirement to join [Bridgestone–Anchor](/source/Team_Bridgestone_Cycling) for the 2015 season.[6] In 2016 he regained his national time trial title.[7] In 2017 he announced to retire again by the end of season.[8] ## Major results **2011** - National Road Championships - 3rd [Time trial](/source/Japanese_National_Time_Trial_Championships) - 4th [Road race](/source/Japanese_National_Road_Race_Championships) - 8th Overall [Tour de Hokkaido](/source/Tour_de_Hokkaido) - 1st Stage 1 **2012** - 1st [Time trial](/source/Japanese_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships - 2nd Overall [Tour de Hokkaido](/source/Tour_de_Hokkaido) **2013** - 2nd [Time trial](/source/Japanese_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships - 6th Overall [Tour of Japan](/source/Tour_of_Japan) **2015** - 3rd [Time trial](/source/Japanese_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships - 5th Overall [Tour de Hokkaido](/source/Tour_de_Hokkaido) **2016** - National Road Championships - 1st [Time trial](/source/Japanese_National_Time_Trial_Championships) - 2nd [Road race](/source/Japanese_National_Road_Race_Championships) - 7th [Tour de Okinawa](/source/Tour_de_Okinawa) **2017** - 1st [Time trial](/source/Japanese_National_Time_Trial_Championships), National Road Championships - [Asian Road Championships](/source/2017_Asian_Road_Cycling_Championships) - 2nd Team time trial - 7th Individual time trial - 2nd Overall [Tour de Hokkaido](/source/Tour_de_Hokkaido) - 4th Overall [Tour de Kumano](/source/Tour_de_Kumano) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Interview_1-0)** Hideaki, Takagi. ["Nishizono Ryōta intabyū"](http://www.cyclowired.jp/?q=node/26964). *Cyclowired* (in Japanese). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [シマノ西薗良太、畑中勇介がワン・ツー！](http://www.cyclowired.jp/?q=node/68296). *Cyclowired* (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 May 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Ayano, Makoto. ["メンバー大刷新のブリヂストン・アンカー"](http://www.cyclowired.jp/?q=node/74398). *Cyclowired*. Retrieved 26 May 2013. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Tsuji_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Tsuji_4-1) Tsuji, Kei. ["全日本TTチャンピオンの西薗良太がチャンピオンシステムと契約"](http://www.cyclowired.jp/?q=node/96424). *Cyclowired*. Retrieved 26 May 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [西薗良太が引退を発表](http://www.cyclowired.jp/?q=node/124097). *Cyclowired* (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 December 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Cyclo_6-0)** ["西薗良太が現役復帰"](http://www.cyclowired.jp/news/node/155188). *Cyclowired* (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 March 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["西薗良太念願のタイトル奪還 與那嶺恵理圧倒の連覇"](http://www.cyclowired.jp/news/node/202802). *Cyclowired* (in Japanese). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [西薗良太が2度目の引退を発表 30歳を区切りに「家族との時間を大切にしたい」](https://cyclist.sanspo.com/365013) (in Japanese). sanspo.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2018. ## External links - [Official website](http://nishizonoryota.com/) - [Ryota Nishizono](https://www.uci.org/rider-details/76332) at [UCI](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale) - [Ryota Nishizono](https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/139084) at ProCyclingStats - [Ryota Nishizono](https://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider.asp?riderid=15677) at Cycling Quotient - [Ryota Nishizono](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/3000552633) at InterSportStats - [Ryota Nishizono](https://www.uci.org/rider-details/76332) at [UCI](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale) Authority control databases International VIAF National Japan --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ryota Nishizono](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryota_Nishizono) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryota_Nishizono?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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