Current team Retired 1991–1992 Bleiker Movies Nasu: Summer in Andalusia 1990 Frank-Toyo Role Cyclist | 1987–1989 Hitachi Name Masatoshi Ichikawa Discipline Road 1993 Navigare-Blue Storm | |
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Born January 11, 1961 (age 63)
Japan ( 1961-01-11 ) | ||
Masatoshi Ichikawa (市川 雅敏, Ichikawa Masatoshi, born 11 January 1961, in Tokyo) was a pioneering Japanese professional racing cyclist. He was the first Japanese to ride professionally in Europe, 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, finishing 50th in the Giro d'Italia in 1990.
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