Junya Sano
Personal information | |
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Full name | Junya Sano |
Born | Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan |
January 9, 1982
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Weight | 76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st) |
Team information | |
Current team | Nasu Blasen |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Rider type | All-rounder / Hillclimber |
Professional team(s) | |
2005 | Bridgestone Anchor |
2006 | Cycle Racing Team Vang |
2007 | Nippo-Meitan Honpo-Asada |
2008 | Nippo-Endeka |
2009 | Nippo-Colnago |
2010 | Team Nippo |
2011 | D'Angelo & Antenucci–Nippo |
2012 | Team Nippo |
2013 | Vini Fantini–Selle Italia |
2014– | Nasu Blasen |
Infobox last updated on 26 February 2014 |
Junya Sano (佐野 淳哉 Sano Jun'ya?, born January 9, 1982, in Shimizu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese road bicycle racer currently riding for the UCI Continental team Nasu Blasen.
Career
Junya Sano begin his career in 2005 with the Japanese continental team Bridgestone Anchor. In the 2008 season, he changed over to Team Nippo-Endeka, based in San Marino, with which he placed fourth at the Japanese National Road Race Championships. The following year, for the 28th Asian Cycling Championships held in Tenggarong, on Borneo island (Indonesia), Sano ranked sixth in the individual time trial and fifth in the road race.
In 2010, Sano rode with Team Nippo, ranking seventh in the general classification of the Tour of Japan; third in general classification of the Vuelta Ciclista a Leon, in Spain; third overall in the Tour de Kumano and second overall in the Tour de Hokkaido, both in Japan.
In 2012, he finished second in the time trial event at the Japanese National Road Race Championships.[1] Four months later, he was third in the Tour de Guadeloupe general classification. He joined Vini Fantini–Selle Italia for the 2013 season.[2]
For the 2014 season, Sano is competing with Nasu Blasen. In June 2014, he won the National Road Race Championships for the first time.[3]
Achievements
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- 2008
- 4th National Road Race Championships
- 2009
- Asian Championships
- 5th Road race
- 6th Individual time trial
- 5th Overall Kumamoto International Road Race
- 6th Overall Tour de Okinawa
- 8th Overall Tour of Japan
- 2010
- 2nd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista a Leon
- 3rd Overall Tour de Okinawa
- 4th National Road Race Championships
- 5th Overall Kumamoto International Road Race
- 7th Overall Tour of Japan
- 10th Overall Tour de Kumano
- 1st Stage 2
- 2011
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de Taiwan
- 3rd Overall Tour de Okinawa
- 3rd Japan Cup
- 4th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
- 1st Stage 3
- 2012
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 3rd Overall Tour de la Guadeloupe
- 7th Overall Tour de Kumano
- 7th Tour de Okinawa
- 9th Overall Tour of Japan
- 2014
- 1st National Road Race Championships
- 2nd National Time Trial Championships
- 8th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
References
External links
- Junya Sano at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).