Yoshiyuki Abe

Yoshiyuki Abe
Born	Template:Birth year and age Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Racing cyclist
Years active	1990s–2000s
Known for	Winner of the 1997 Japan Cup; multiple Japanese national championships; bronze medalist at 2006 Asian Games

is a Japanese racing cyclist who most recently competed with the amateur squad Abenova. After completing his studies at the Osaka Institute of Technology, he began his professional career with Shimano Racing, a team managed by Shimano, before transitioning to Italian cycling teams. In 1997, he secured victory at the Japan Cup, remaining the sole Japanese cyclist to have won this event. Abe also earned multiple national championships in Japan, capturing the road race titles in 1997 and 2000, as well as the individual time trial championships in 1999 and 2000. He represented Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the team time trial during the 2006 Asian Games.

Major results

1996

Winner of Stage 6 at the Tour de Pologne

1997

Champion of the Road race at the National Road Championships

Victorious at the Japan Cup

1998

Placed 7th in the Time trial at the Asian Games

1999

Winner of the Time trial at the National Road Championships

2000

National Road Championships titles:

1st place in Road race

1st place in Time trial

2001

Runner-up in Time trial at National Road Championships

2002

Finished 4th Overall in the Tour of China

2003

Claimed Overall victory at the Tour of China

2004

Second place in Time trial at National Road Championships

2006

Earned bronze in Team time trial at the Asian Games

Achieved 3rd Overall in Tour of Hainan

Secured 5th Overall position in Tour de Korea

2007

Ranked 9th Overall in Jelajah Malaysia

2008

Finished 10th Overall in Tour de Taiwan

2009

Placed 10th in Time trial at National Road Championships

External links

• Official website of Team Matrix Powertag (Japanese)