(born November 23, 1981) is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist.
Career
Shimizu was born in Saitama Prefecture. After beginning cycling at Hatoyama High School, he attended the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya before becoming a professional in 2004. Shimizu was in general considered an all-rounder. His victory at ParisâÂÂCorrèze in 2008, the first of a UCI category 1 stage race by a Japanese, has been termed "epoch making." In 2014, he was chosen to represent Japan at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in the men's road race. He announced he would retire at the end of the 2014 season.
Major results
2005
3rd Overall Tour de Hokkaido
2007
1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
:1st Stage 1
2008
1st Overall Tour de Kumano
:1st Stages 2 & 3
1st Overall ParisâÂÂCorrèze
:1st Stage 1
2nd Overall Tour de Okinawa
2009
3rd Kumamoto International Road Race
2010
1st Overall Tour de Martinique
:1st Stage 7
1st Overall Tour de Hokkaido
:1st Stage 2
1st Stage 2 Tour de Taiwan
2011
2nd Overall Tour of Thailand
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2012
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2013
1st Mountains classification Tour Alsace
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
:1st Combination classification
:1st Mountains classification
2014
3rd Overall Tour International de Constantine
3rd Circuit International d'Alger
8th Overall Tour International de Sétif
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