is a Japanese former professional

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, who currently works as a

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for UCI Continental team .

Career

Born in

Izu Izu may refer to: Places *Izu Province, a part of modern-day Shizuoka prefecture in Japan **Izu, Shizuoka, a city in Shizuoka prefecture **Izu Peninsula, near Tokyo **Izu Islands, located off the Izu Peninsula People with the surname

*, Japane ...

Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...

, Nodera graduated from

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and became a professional in 1998 with Shimano Racing, the team operated by

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. He joined the Italian team Colpack–Astro in 2001 and became only the second Japanese to complete the Giro d'Italia, after Masatoshi Ichikawa in 1990. Returning to Shimano, he continued to ride in both Europe and Asia, becoming Japanese national champion in 2005 and 2008. He retired in 2010, finishing third in his last race, the

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. With that result, he finished on the podium for eight straight years in the national championship. He then became the team manager for .

Major results

;2003 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

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: 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;2004 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2005 : 1st MaillotJapón

Road race, National Road Championships ;2006 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;2007 : 2nd Road race, National Road Championships ;2008 : 1st MaillotJapón

Road race, National Road Championships ;2009 : 1st

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: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships ;2010 : 3rd Road race, National Road Championships

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

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Shimano Racing Official site
(Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nodera, Hidenori 1975 births Living people Japanese male cyclists Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture