Taiji Nishitani

Taiji Nishitani
	Taiji Nishitani (2008)
To person
Date of birth	1st February 1981
nation	Japan
discipline	Road cycling
Most important successes
	Asian Games 2006 - one's pursuit Asian cycling championships 2012 - road racing
	Last updated: July 4th, 2016

Taiji Nishitani ( Japanese 西谷泰治 , Nishitani Taiji ; born February 1, 1981 ) is a former Japanese cyclist .

Taiji Nishitani won two stages in the Hokkaido Tour in 2003 . At the Tour of South China Sea 2005 he was once stage second and once third. In the overall standings, he finished fourth. He has been driving for the Aisan Racing Team since 2006 . That year he won a stage in the Hokkaido Tour and was once stage runner-up. So he was able to win the overall ranking of the tour. At the Asian Games in Doha , Nishitani won the silver medal in the single pursuit on the track.

In 2009, Nishitani became the Japanese road racing champion . In 2012 he won the bronze medal in road racing at the Asian Cycling Championships in Kuala Lumpur .

He ended his career at the end of the 2014 season.