Nariyuki Masuda
Japanese cyclist
Nariyuki Masuda (増田 成幸, Nariyuki Masuda; born 23 October 1983) is a Japanese professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Astemo Utsunomiya Blitzen.
Career
Born in Sendai, Masuda attended Nihon University. While there, he started riding for Team Miyata, as well as provided the power for the university's human-powered aircraft.
In October 2012, it was announced that he had been signed by the Cannondale team, for the 2013 season. He remained with the team for one year, before rejoining Utsunomiya Blitzen for the 2014 season.
In 2017 he was diagnosed with Graves' disease and could not race for most of the season.
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