Daisuke Imanaka

Daisuke Imanaka (今中 大介, Imanaka Daisuke, born 24 July 1963, in Hiroshima, Hiroshima) was a pioneering Japanese professional racing cyclist. Following the lead of Masatoshi Ichikawa, he rode professionally in Europe for the Italian Team Polti and in 1995 became the second Japanese to compete in the Giro d'Italia (after Ichikawa).[1] In 1996, he became the second Japanese to start the Tour de France (after Kisso Kawamuro).[2] On both occasions, he had to retire before finishing the race. His major victories include three wins in the Tour de Hokkaido. He is now a frequent commentator on broadcasts of cycling races in Japan and also serves as technical adviser for Team Ukyo.[3]

Daisuke Imanaka
Personal information
Born (1963-07-24) July 24, 1963
Japan
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Professional teams
1994Polti - Vaporetto
1995Polti - Granarolo - Santini
1996–1997Polti

Major results
1990
1st Tour de Hokkaido
1991
1st Tour de Hokkaido
1993
1st Tour de Hokkaido
1996
2nd Tour de Okinawa
gollark: "We invented"?
gollark: They COULD be lying.
gollark: I see.
gollark: "Provably" means "X is definitely Y and I can prove it".
gollark: Well, sure, but "most likely to" isn't the same as "definitely".

References
  1. Quénet, Jean-François. "Arashiro makes Giro d'Italia debut". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. Quénet, Jean-François. "Tour de France likely for two Japanese riders". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. Hideaki, Takagi. "チーム右京2014年体制". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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