is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team .
Career
Yamamoto won the third stage of the Tour de Hokkaido twice while still a student at the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, first in 2010 and again in 2013. He won the Under-23 Japanese National Road Race Championships twice in a row in 2010 and 2011. He joined in 2014 and stayed on as it became a Professional Continental team starting in the 2015 season. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Giro d'Italia. He transferred to the for the 2017 season.
Major results
2009
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
Asian Junior Road Championships
:7th Time trial
:8th Road race
2010
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
2011
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
3rd Road race, Summer Universiade
3rd Japan Cup Open Road Race
6th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
2012
2nd Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships
6th Time trial, National Under-23 Road Championships
8th Overall Tour de Singkarak
2013
National Under-23 Road Championships
:1st Time trial
:3rd Road race
1st Stage 3 Tour de Hokkaido
4th Time trial, Asian Under-23 Road Championships
2014
National Road Championships
:3rd Time trial
:3rd Road race
2015
6th Time trial, National Road Championships
6th Overall Tour de Korea
2017
5th Overall Tour de Flores
7th Overall Tour de Kumano
2018
1st Road race, National Road Championships
5th Overall Tour de Ijen
2019
5th Overall Tour de Hokkaido
5th Overall Tour de Siak
7th Oita Urban Classic
2022
2nd Tour de Okinawa
10th Overall Tour of Japan
2023
1st Stage 2 Tour de Kumano
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
10th Mine Akiyoshi-dai Karst International Road Race
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
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