Naoki Kojima

Naoki Kojima
Personal information
Born (2000-11-01) 1 November 2000 (age 24)
Team information
Current teamTeam Bridgestone Cycling
Disciplines
RoleRider
Professional team
2021–Team Bridgestone Cycling[1]
Medal record
Men's track cycling
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Madison
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 New Delhi Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2023 Nilai Points race
Gold medal – first place 2023 Nilai Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2024 New Delhi Team pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2024 New Delhi Points race
Bronze medal – third place 2022 New Delhi Points race

Naoki Kojima (兒島 直樹, Kojima Naoki, born 1 November 2000) is a Japanese track and road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Team Bridgestone Cycling.[2]

He began track cycling in middle school, and attended Nihon University until 2022.[3] He won two gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games, in addition to multiple titles at the national and Asian championships. He also competes in road racing, taking his first pro win on the opening stage of the 2023 Tour de Kyushu.[4]

Major results

Track

2021
3rd Team pursuit, Hong Kong, UCI Nations Cup
2024
UCI Nations Cup
2nd Team pursuit, Hong Kong
3rd Omnium, Hong Kong

Road

2018
3rd Road race, National Junior Championships
2021
1st Road race, National Under-23 Championships
2023 (1 pro win)
Tour de Kyushu
1st Points classification
1st Stage 1

References

  1. ^ "Team Bridgestone Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Naoki Kojima". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  3. ^ "日本で世界と渡り合う若手、兒島直樹はパリ五輪メダルを照準に定める" (in Japanese). Cyclesports.jp. 2 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Tour de Kyushu étapes et résultats 2023". eurosport.fr (in French).


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