Ryo Chikatani

Ryo Chikatani (近谷 涼, Chikatani Ryō, born 17 April 1992) is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling.^[2] He won the silver medal in the team pursuit at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships.^[3][4] He is a Keirin racer since 2022.^[5]

Ryo Chikatani

Personal information
Full name	Ryo Chikatani Japanese: 近谷 涼
Born	(1992-04-17) 17 April 1992 (age 32) Imizu, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Team information
Disciplines	Track Road
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2014	Sanwa Shutter
Professional teams
2015–2016	Matrix Powertag
2017–2022	Bridgestone–Anchor[1]
Medal record Representing  Japan Men's track cycling Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Individual pursuit 2014 Incheon Team pursuit 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team pursuit Asian Championships 2018 Nilai Individual pursuit 2018 Nilai Team pursuit 2020 Jincheon Team pursuit 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima Team pursuit 2016 Izu Team pursuit 2019 Jakarta Team pursuit 2015 Nakhon Ratchasima Individual pursuit 2017 New Delhi Team pursuit

Major results

Track

2014

3rd Team pursuit, Asian Games

2015

Asian Championships

2nd Team pursuit

3rd Individual pursuit

2016

1st Individual pursuit, National Championships

2nd Team pursuit, Asian Championships

2017

National Championships

1st Individual pursuit

1st Madison

UCI World Cup

2nd Team pursuit, Santiago

2nd Team pursuit, Asian Championships

2018

Asian Championships

1st Individual pursuit

1st Team pursuit (with Shunsuke Imamura, Shogo Ichimaru & Keitaro Sawada)

National Championships

1st Team pursuit

1st Madison

2nd Individual pursuit

Asian Games

2nd Individual pursuit

3rd Team pursuit

2019

National Championships

1st Team pursuit

2nd Madison

2nd Individual pursuit

3rd Points race

2nd Team pursuit, Asian Championships

2020

1st Team pursuit, Asian Championships (with Kazushige Kuboki, Shunsuke Imamura, Keitaro Sawada & Eiya Hashimoto)

1st Team pursuit, National Championships

Road

2018

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

References

1. "Team Bridgestone Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
2. "Team Bridgestone Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
3. "2016 Asia Cycling Championships: Entries list track cycling men" (PDF). cycling-championships.asi. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
4. "Ryo Chikatani". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
5. 近谷涼選手 退団のお知らせ (in Japanese). Team Bridgestone Cycling. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2023.

External links

• Ryo Chikatani at ProCyclingStats
• Ryo Chikatani at Cycling Archives (archived)