Masatoshi Ichikawa

Masatoshi Ichikawa (市川 雅敏, Ichikawa Masatoshi; born 11 January 1961) was a pioneering Japanese professional racing cyclist. He was the first Japanese to ride professionally in Europe,^[1] riding for such teams as the Belgian team Hitachi and the Swiss team Bleiker in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was also the first to complete a Grand Tour event,^[2] finishing 50th in the 1990 Giro d'Italia.^[3]

Masatoshi Ichikawa

Personal information
Born	(1961-01-11) January 11, 1961 (age 64) Tokyo, Japan
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1987–1989	Hitachi
1990	Frank–Toyo
1991–1992	Bleiker
1993	Navigare–Blue Storm
1994	Inoac-Deki

Major results

1992

6th Giro di Toscana

7th Japan Cup

General classification results timeline

Race	1990
Vuelta a España	—
Giro d'Italia	50
Tour de France	—