Yuta Wakimoto

Yuta Wakimoto (脇本 雄太, Wakimoto Yūta, born 21 March 1989) is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling.[1] He competed in the keirin event at the 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.[2] He is also a professional keirin cyclist.[3]

Yuta Wakimoto
Wakimoto in 2018
Personal information
Born (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989
Fukui, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Team information
Current teamTeam Bridgestone Cycling
Disciplines
RoleRider
Rider typeKeirin (track)
Professional team
2021–Team Bridgestone Cycling
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2020 BerlinKeirin
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 AstanaKeirin
Gold medal – first place2017 New DelhiKeirin
Gold medal – first place2019 JakartaKeirin
Gold medal – first place2020 JincheonKeirin
Silver medal – second place2014 Astana1 km time trial
Bronze medal – third place2017 New DelhiSprint

He has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

References
  1. "Team Bridgestone Cycling". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. "2014 Track Cycling World Championships: Entries list". tissottiming.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. "Wakimoto Kenta". Keirin.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. "Six Japanese cyclists selected for Tokyo 2020". www.insidethegames.biz. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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