Junya Sano

Junya Sano (佐野 淳哉, Sano Jun'ya, born January 9, 1982) is a Japanese road bicycle racer, who currently rides for Japanese amateur team Levante Fuji Shizuoka.

Junya Sano
Personal information
Full name
Born (1982-01-09) January 9, 1982
Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Team information
Current teamLevante Fuji Shizuoka
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeAll-rounder
Amateur teams
2014Nasu Blasen
2020–Levante Fuji Shizuoka
Professional teams
2005Bridgestone Anchor
2006–2007Cycle Racing Team Vang
2008Nippo–Endeka
2009Nippo–Colnago
2010Team Nippo
2011–2012D'Angelo & Antenucci–Nippo
2013Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
2015Nasu Blasen
2016–2019Matrix Powertag

Career

Born in Shimizu, Shizuoka, 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, inn Borneo, 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 the general classification of the Vuelta Ciclista a León, 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 Japanese National Time Trial 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 competed with Nasu Blasen. In June 2014, he won the Japanese National Road Race Championships for the first time.[3]

Major results
2008
4th Road race, National Road Championships
2009
Asian Road Championships
5th Road race
6th Individual time trial
5th 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 León
3rd Overall Tour de Okinawa
4th Road race, National Road Championships
5th Kumamoto International Road Race
7th Overall Tour of Japan
10th Overall Tour de Kumano
1st Stage 2
2011
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Taiwan
3rd Overall Tour de Okinawa
3rd Japan Cup
4th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
1st Stage 3
2012
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
7th Overall Tour de Kumano
7th Tour de Okinawa
9th Overall Tour of Japan
2014
National Road Championships
1st Road race
2nd Time trial
8th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
2015
5th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
2016
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2017
1st Tour de Okinawa
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2018
1st Stage 3 Tour de Kumano
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2019
5th Overall Ronda Pilipinas
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References
  1. "Ame no naka no TT Zen Nihon Senshuken". Cyclowired. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. "Japanese TT championship runner-up Sano to Farense Vini team". VeloNation. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. Ayano, Makoto. "優勝候補たちの咬み合わない意志 ラスト3kmの壮絶バトルを制した佐野淳哉が再起の大勝利". Cyclowired (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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