Miyataka Shimizu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Japanese professional cyclist
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Place of Birth: Saitama Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan
About Miyataka Shimizu
- Miyataka Shimizu (?? ??, Shimizu Miyataka) (born November 23, 1981 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist.
- After beginning cycling at Hatoyama High School, he attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya before becoming a professional in 2004.
- Shimizu is in general considered an all-rounder.
- His victory at Paris–Corrèze in 2008, the first of a UCI category 1 stage race by a Japanese, has been termed "epoch making." In 2014, he was chosen to represent Japan at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the men's road race.
- He announced he would retire at the end of the 2014 season.
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