Miyataka Shimizu

Miyataka Shimizu (清水 都貴) (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 Paris–Corrèze 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 Jersey yellow.svg Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León
 * 1st Stage 1


 * 2008
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Kumano
 * 1st Stages 2 & 3
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Paris–Corrèze
 * 1st Stage 1
 * 2nd Overall Tour de Okinawa


 * 2009
 * 3rd Kumamoto International Road Race


 * 2010
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg Overall Tour de Martinique
 * 1st Stage 7
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg 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 Jersey red.svg Mountains classification Tour Alsace
 * 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 3rd Overall Tour de Guadeloupe
 * 1st Jersey blue.svg Combination classification
 * 1st Jersey polkadot.svg Mountains classification


 * 2014
 * 3rd Overall Tour International de Constantine
 * 3rd Circuit International d'Alger
 * 8th Overall Tour International de Sétif