Daisuke Imanaka

Daisuke Imanaka (今中 大介, Imanaka Daisuke; born 24 July 1963, in Hiroshima, Hiroshima) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, who helped to pioneer professional cycling in Japan. 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 (age 62) Hiroshima, Japan
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Professional team
1994–1997	Team Polti–Vaporetto

Major results

1990

1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido

1991

1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido

1993

1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido

1994

9th Japan Cup Cycle Road Race

1996

2nd Tour de Okinawa

3rd Overall Tour of Japan

1997

4th Japan Cup Cycle Road Race