Yoshiyuki Abe

Yoshiyuki Abe (阿部良之, Abe Yoshiyuki, born August 15, 1969 in Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese racing cyclist, who last rode for Japanese amateur team Abenova. He turned professional with Shimano Racing, the team operated by Shimano, after graduating from Osaka Institute of Technology, but soon transferred to Italian teams.[1] He won the Japan Cup in 1997 and is still the only Japanese to win that important race.[2] He became Japanese national champion in the road race in 1997 and 2000, and in the individual time trial in 1999 and 2000. Abe represented Japan in the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the 2006 Asian Games in the team time trial.

Yoshiyuki Abe

Personal information
Full name	Yoshiyuki Abe Japanese: 阿部良之
Born	(1969-08-15) August 15, 1969 Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2012–2016	Bici Corsa Avel
2017–2019	Abenova
Professional teams
1996	Panaria–Vinavil
1997	Mapei–GB
1998–2000	Shimano
2001	Team Colpack–Astro
2002–2004	Shimano Racing
2005–2008	Shimano–Memory Corp
2009	Shimano Racing Team
2010–2011	Matrix Powertag
Major wins
Japanese National Road Race Championships (1997, 2000) Japanese National Time Trial Championships (1999, 2000) Japan Cup (1997)
Medal record Representing  Japan Men's road bicycle racing Asian Games 2006 Doha Team Time Trial