Masatoshi Ichikawa (市川 雅敏, Ichikawa Masatoshi, born 11 January 1961) was a pioneering Japanese professional racing cyclist. He was the first Japanese to ride professionally in Europe,[1] riding for such teams as the Belgian team Hitachi and the Swiss team Bleiker in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was also the first to complete a Grand Tour event,[2] finishing 50th in the 1990 Giro d'Italia.[3]

Masatoshi Ichikawa
Personal information
Born (1961-01-11) January 11, 1961 (age 63)
Tokyo, Japan
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
1987–1989Hitachi
1990Frank–Toyo
1991–1992Bleiker
1993Navigare–Blue Storm
1994Inoac-Deki

Major results edit

1992
6th Giro di Toscana
7th Japan Cup

General classification results timeline edit

Race 1990
  Vuelta a España
  Giro d'Italia 50
  Tour de France

References edit

  1. ^ "Chīmu BCF". All Japan Businessman Cycling Federation. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Hatsu no gurando tsūru o hashiri Doi Yukihiro". Cyclingtime. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ Quénet, Jean-François (8 May 2010). "Arashiro makes Giro d'Italia debut". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

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