Taiji Nishitani

Taiji Nishitani

File:Taiji Nishitani, Mendrisio 2009 - Men Elite.jpg
Personal information
Born	(1981-02-01) February 1, 1981 Japan
Team information
Current team	Aisan Racing Team
Discipline	Road and Track
Professional team(s)
2003–	Aisan Racing Team
Major wins
Tour de Hokkaido (2006) National Road Race Championships (2009)
Infobox last updated on 6 April 2014

Taiji Nishitani (西谷泰治, Nishitani Taiji, born 1 February 1981, in Hiroshima Prefecture) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist who currently rides for the Aisan Racing Team. He joined Aisan soon after graduating from Nihon University and has had success on the UCI Asia Tour. He was the third Japanese to win a stage at the HC classified Tour de Langkawi. In addition to road races, Nishitani has also represented Japan in international track cycling competitions, riding in such events as the scratch race, Madison, and omnium. He was the national road champion in 2009. He retired at the end of the 2014 season, and became the technical director for Aisan.

Career highlights

2003

Tour de Hokkaido

1st Prologue & Stage 2

2004

Tour de Hokkaido

1st Prologue, Stages 2 & 3

2006

1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido

1st Stage 3

2007

Tour of South China Sea

1st Stages 6 & 8

1st Stage 2 Tour de Hokkaido

2008

1st Stage 3 Tour of East Java

1st Stage 6 Tour de Hokkaido

2009

1st National Road Race Championships

1st Stage 6 Jelajah Malaysia

1st Stage 3b Tour de Singkarak

2010

1st Stage 4 Tour de Langkawi

1st Prologue Tour de Hokkaido

2011

1st Stage 8 Tour de Taiwan

1st Stage 3 Tour de Kumano

2012

1st Stage 6 Tour of Japan

1st Stage 4 Tour of China I

2013

Tour of Japan

1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 6

7th Overall Tour de Korea

8th Overall Tour de East Java

1st Points classification

9th Japan Cup

2014

1st Stage 6 Tour of Thailand

External links

• Taiji Nishitani at Cycling Archives