Genki Yamamoto

For the Japanese kickboxer, see Genki Yamamoto (kickboxer).

Genki Yamamoto (山本 元喜, Yamamoto Genki; born 19 November 1991) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Kinan Racing Team.^[2]

Genki Yamamoto

Genki Yamamoto at the 2015 Scheldeprijs.
Personal information
Full name	Genki Yamamoto Japanese: 山本 元喜
Born	(1991-11-19) 19 November 1991 (age 33) Heguri, Nara, Japan
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Team information
Current team	Kinan Racing Team
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Puncheur
Amateur teams
2010–2013	NIFS in Kanoya
2014	Ikaruga AsTifo
Professional teams
2014–2016	Vini Fantini–Nippo
2017–	Kinan Cycling Team[1]
Major wins
One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2018)
Medal record Representing  Japan Men's road bicycle racing Asian Under-23 Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur Time trial Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen Road race

Career

Yamamoto won the third stage of the Tour de Hokkaido twice while still a student at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, first in 2010^[3] and again in 2013.^[4] He won the Under-23 Japanese National Road Race Championships twice in a row in 2010 and 2011.^[5] He joined Vini Fantini–Nippo in 2014^[6] and stayed on as it became a Professional Continental team starting in the 2015 season.^[7] He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia.^[8] He transferred to the Kinan Cycling Team for the 2017 season.^[9]

Major results

2009

2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships

Asian Junior Road Championships

7th Time trial

8th Road race

2010

1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido

2011

1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships

3rd Road race, Summer Universiade

3rd Japan Cup Open Road Race

6th Overall Tour de Hokkaido

2012

2nd Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships

6th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships

8th Overall Tour de Singkarak

2013

National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Time trial

3rd Road race

1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido

4th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships

2014

National Road Championships

3rd Time trial

3rd Road race

2015

6th Time trial, National Road Championships

6th Overall Tour de Korea

2017

5th Overall Tour de Flores

7th Overall Tour de Kumano

2018

1st Road race, National Road Championships

5th Overall Tour de Ijen

2019

5th Overall Tour de Hokkaido

5th Overall Tour de Siak

7th Oita Urban Classic

2022

2nd Tour de Okinawa

10th Overall Tour of Japan

2023

1st Stage 2 Tour de Kumano

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

10th Mine Akiyoshi-dai Karst International Road Race

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour	2016
Giro d'Italia	151
Tour de France	—
Vuelta a España	—

Legend

—	Did not compete
DNF	Did not finish