Kazushige Kuboki (窪木 一茂, Kuboki Kazushige, born 6 June 1989) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling.[2] He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[3] In June 2015, he won the Japanese National Road Race Championships.[4] He also competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[5] In October 2015, he announced that he would ride for Nippo–Vini Fantini in 2016.[6]

Kazushige Kuboki
Kuboki in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Born (1989-06-06) 6 June 1989 (age 34)
Furudono, Fukushima, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Bridgestone Cycling
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Professional teams
2012–2013Matrix Powertag
2014–2015Team Ukyo
2016–2017Nippo–Vini Fantini
2018–Team Bridgestone Cycling[1]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2015)
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Scratch
Silver medal – second place 2023 Glasgow Scratch
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Omnium
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team pursuit
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Jincheon Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2022 New Delhi Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2022 New Delhi Madison
Silver medal – second place 2013 New Delhi Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2016 Izu Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2019 Jakarta Team pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Jincheon Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Individual pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Madison
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Nakhon Ratchasima Team pursuit
Bronze medal – third place 2013 New Delhi Omnium
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Jakarta Madison

Major results edit

Road edit

Source: [7]

2007
1st Stage 9 Tour de l'Abitibi
3rd   Time trial, Asian Junior Road Championships
2012
3rd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
5th Time trial, National Road Championships
2013
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Overall Jelajah Malaysia
2014
4th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
1st   Points classification
9th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
2015
National Road Championships
1st   Road race
4th Time trial
9th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
2016
8th Overall Tour of China II
2018
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
2019
1st Stage 8 Tour of Japan
2022
1st Stage 1 Tour de Kumano
2023
1st Stage 8 Tour of Japan

Track edit

2011
Asian Championships
3rd   Individual pursuit
3rd   Team pursuit
3rd   Madison
2012
1st   Points race, National Championships
2013
Asian Championships
2nd   Team pursuit
3rd   Omnium
2014
1st   Omnium, National Championships
3rd   Team pursuit, Asian Games
2015
2nd   Team pursuit, Asian Championships
2016
2nd   Team pursuit, Asian Championships
2018
National Championships
1st   Team pursuit
1st   Individual pursuit
1st   Points race
1st   Madison (with Ryo Chikatani)
2019
National Championships
1st   Team pursuit
1st   Individual pursuit
1st   Points race
1st   Madison (with Eiya Hashimoto)
Asian Championships
2nd   Team pursuit
3rd   Madison (with Eiya Hashimoto)
2020
Asian Championships
1st   Team pursuit
2nd   Madison (with Eiya Hashimoto)
2021
2nd Scratch, UCI Champions League, London I
UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup, Hong Kong
3rd   Scratch
3rd   Team pursuit
2022
Asian Championships
1st   Team pursuit
1st   Madison (with Shunsuke Imamura)
National Championships
1st   Team pursuit
1st   Individual pursuit
1st   Omnium
1st   Madison (with Shunsuke Imamura)
2nd Scratch
3rd Points race
2nd   Scratch, UCI World Championships
2nd Madison, UCI Nations Cup, Glasgow (with Shunsuke Imamura)
2023
2nd   Scratch, UCI World Championships

References edit

  1. ^ "Team Bridgestone Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Team Bridgestone Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Entry List: Men" (PDF). UCI. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  4. ^ Ayano, Makoto. "チーム力で勝負したUKYOのワン・ツーフィニッシュ". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Profile". Incheon 2014 official website. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  6. ^ "全日本王者、窪木一茂がNIPPOヴィーニファンティーニ・デローザへ移籍". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Kazushige Kuboki". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 22 April 2023.

External links edit