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 Grand Tour 2016 Giro d'Italia 151 Tour de France— Vuelta a España—
+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish
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