4 people including Yukiya Arashiro as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics bicycle road November 4th 11:11
Four people, including Yukiya Arashiro, who will participate in three consecutive tournaments, have been nominated for the Japan national team for the Tokyo Olympics bicycle road event.
On the 4th, the Japan Cycling Federation announced four male and female tentative athletes after the race to be selected for the Olympic team in the road event was completed.
The representatives are Shinshiro, who will be participating in the London Olympics for the third time in a row, Nariyuki Masuda, who will be the first to participate, and Eri Yonamine and Hiromi Kaneko, who will be the first to participate in the women's two tournaments.
All four athletes will participate in individual road races, and Yonamine will also participate in individual road time trials in which time is competed.
Shinshiro said, "I think it is destined to welcome the Olympic Games held in my country when I am an active athlete. I am grateful for the environment in which the world can continue to compete in difficult situations, and I am prepared and prepared for the best. It's just a performance. Please look forward to it. "
The Tokyo Olympics will be postponed for one year due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection and will start on July 23, next year. The Japan Cycling Federation is aiming for men to be within 20th place and women to be within 10th place.
Yukiya Arashiro Towing the road event in Japan
Yukiya Arashiro is 36 years old from Okinawa prefecture.
The Olympic Games will be the third consecutive participation since the London Olympic Games.
In 2009, he completed the world's best bicycle road race, the Tour de France, for the first time as a Japanese player, and at the 2010 World Championship, he was the highest Japanese player in 9th place, and is a top player who has been leading the road event in Japan.
Nariyuki Masuda 2nd Japanese player in the world ranking
Nariyuki Masuda is 37 years old from Aomori prefecture.
He is one of Japan's top-level talents, having won the All Japan Championship last year and the Individual Time Trial.
By finishing 20th in the international competition held in Spain last month, which is the selection race for the Olympics, he became the second Japanese player in the world ranking and was appointed as the first Olympic representative.
Eri Yonamine wins the All Japan Championship for the third time in a row
Eri Yonamine is 29 years old from Osaka prefecture.
This will be the second consecutive participation in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
He has won the All Japan Championship for the third time in a row, and is the top player in the women's bicycle road event, having ranked 21st, the highest among Japanese athletes in this world championship.
As of November 2020, the world ranking is the highest among Japanese athletes, and we plan to participate in individual road time trials at the Olympic Games.
Hiromi Kaneko 2nd in All Japan Championship for 2 consecutive years
Hiromi Kaneko is 40 years old from Miyagi prefecture.
In the All Japan Championship, it is the first Olympics to be a talented person along with Eri Yonamine, who was also selected as the representative, second place for two consecutive years.
Kaneko said, "I am grateful to all the people who have prepared an environment where I can run so far. The world is still in a difficult situation, but I have been given the opportunity. We will continue to train hard so that we can run the next race. "