is a Japanese former professional

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and

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, active in cycling between 1996 and 2018.

Biography

Born in

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, Fukushima started cycling at

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and practised road racing in the

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before becoming professional with Team Bridgestone Anchor in 1996. He has competed around the world, winning races in both Asia and Europe. He became national champion in 2003 and became the first and still only Japanese to win the overall classification at the

Tour of Japan The Tour of Japan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Japan since 1996 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race. History Tour of Japan was formed a ...

in 2004. He won the overall at the 2005 Tour of Siam and became only the third Asian to win a stage at the

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a multiple stage bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily in February. It usually con ...

in 2007, where he also won the blue jersey as the best Asian rider in 2008. With his brother

Koji Fukushima is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist. He retired at the end of the 2008 season. His brother, Shinichi Fukushima, is also a professional cyclist. Career highlights # 2003: 3rd in General Classification GP Chantal Biya (Cameroon) # ...

, also a professional cyclist, he has been involved in the development of young riders, in part by starting the development team Bonne Chance, with the help of

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, where their father works. In 2010, at the age of 38 and even after suffering a tire puncture, Fukushima won the Japanese National Road Racing Time Trial Championship with a course record. In October 2013, Fukushima announced that he would retire at the end of the season.

Major results

;1999 : 3rd

Tour de Okinawa The is an annual professional road bicycle racing Classic cycle races, classic one-day race held in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It was first started in 1989 as an amateur race, but became professional in 1999. It became part of the UCI Asia Tour i ...

;2001 : 2nd Prix d'Armorique ;2002 : 1st Stage 5

: 2nd Men's Madison

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

: 3rd Overall Circuit de Saône-et-Loire ;2003 : 1st MaillotJapón

Road race, National Road Championships : 1st Stage 4

Tour de Hokkaido The Tour de Hokkaido is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Hokkaido, Japan since 1987 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It is rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race. The event for 2018 was ...

;2004 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

: 1st GP Saint-Etienne Loire : 1st Stage 2

Tour of Serbia Tour de Serbie is a road bicycle race held annually in Serbia. First held in 1939, since 2005 it has been ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2 ...

: 2nd Overall

Tour of China The Tour of China is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in China since 1995. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits ...

: 2nd

: 3rd Overall Circuit des Ardennes ::1st Stage 1 ;2005 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour of Siam ::1st Stage 3 ;2006 : 1st Stage 1

Vuelta Ciclista a León Vuelta Ciclista a León, also known as La Vuelta León, is a former road bicycle race held annually in the province of León in Spain. From 2005 until 2013 it was organised as a 2.2 event on the professional UCI Europe Tour. The other editions w ...

: 2nd Road race, Asian Road Championships : 2nd Overall Tour of Siam ::1st Stage 1 : 3rd Flèche Hesbignonne Cras Avernas : 3rd

Châteauroux Classic The Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux was a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Indre, France, starting and finishing in Châteauroux. It was created in 2004 and since 2005 the race had been organi ...

;2007 : 1st Stage 7

: 2nd Overall

Tour de Korea The Tour de Korea is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in South Korea since 2000 as part of the UCI Asia Tour. It was rated by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category race between 2005 and 2013, then promot ...

::1st Stage 1 ;2008 : 1st Stage 3

;2009 : 2nd

Kumamoto International Road Race The Kumamoto International Road Race was a professional cycling race held annually in Japan. It was part of UCI Asia Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cy ...

: 3rd Overall

;2010 : 1st MaillotJapón

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, National Road Championships : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall

::1st Stage 2 : 3rd Overall

Tour de Kumano The is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Mie Prefecture, Japan, named after Kumano. It was first created in 2006 as the amateur level, later moved up to the professional level in 2008 when included into the UCI Asia T ...

;2011 : 1st Jersey yellow

Overall Tour de Brunei :

Tour d'Indonesia The Tour de Indonesia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Java, Indonesia since 2004. The race is sanctioned by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.1 category race as part of the UCI Asia Tour. History Several ...

::1st Stages 8 & 10 : 1st Stage 5

Tour de Taiwan The Tour de Taiwan is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Taiwan since 1978, and has been part of the UCI Asia Tour since 2005. It has been classed a 2.1 category race for the first time in 2012. History The Tour de Taiw ...

;2012 :

Jelajah Malaysia The Jelajah Malaysia is an annual professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Malaysia since 1963. The race is part of the UCI Asia Tour and was classified by the International Cycling Union (UCI) as a 2.2 category races. The race exists o ...

::1st Stages 1 & 6

References

External links

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Official site
(Japanese)
Bonne Chance Iida official site
(Japanese) {{DEFAULTSORT:Fukushima, Shinichi 1971 births Living people Japanese male cyclists Sportspeople from Nagano Prefecture Asian Games medalists in cycling Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan