Akira Kakinuma
Akira Kakinuma ( Japanese 柿沼 章 , Kakinuma Akira ; born April 24, 1972 ) is a sports director in cycling and former Japanese road cyclist .
Akira Kakinuma was Japanese time trial champion in 2001 and he finished third overall at the Tour de Korea . The next year he drove for the Giant Asia Racing Team , where he finished third in the national time trial championship. From 2005 Kakinuma drove for the Continental Team Miyata-Subaru and from 2008 he drove for the Japanese team Bridgestone Anchor .
At the end of the 2011 season he ended his career as a cyclist and became Sports Director at Utsunomiya Blitzen .
successes
- 2001
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Japanese champion - individual time trial
Teams
- 2002 Giant Asia Racing Team
- 2005 Miyata-Subaru
- 2006 Miyata-Subaru
- 2007 Miyata Subaru
- 2008 Team Bridgestone Anchor
- 2009 Blitzen Utsunomiya Pro Racing
- 2010 Utsunomiya Blitzen
- 2011 Utsunomiya Blitzen
Web links
- Akira Kakinuma in the Radsportseiten.net database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kakinuma, Akira |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 柿沼 章 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese road cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 24, 1972 |