Junya Sano

Junya Sano
Personal information
Full name	Junya Sano; Japanese: 佐野淳哉;
Born	January 9, 1982 (age 42); Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb; 12.0 st)
Team information
Current team	Matrix Powertag
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Amateur teams
2014	Nasu Blasen
2020–2022	Levante Fuji Shizuoka
Professional teams
2005	Bridgestone Anchor
2006–2007	Cycle Racing Team Vang
2008	Nippo–Endeka
2009	Nippo–Colnago
2010	Team Nippo
2011–2012	D'Angelo & Antenucci–Nippo
2013	Vini Fantini–Selle Italia
2015	Nasu Blasen
2016–2019	Matrix Powertag
2023–	Matrix Powertag

Junya Sano (佐野淳哉, Sano Jun'ya, born January 9, 1982) is a Japanese road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the cycling team Matrix Powertag.

Career

Born in Shimizu, Shizuoka, Sano begin his career in 2005 with the Japanese continental team Bridgestone Anchor. In the 2008 season, he changed over to Team Nippo–Endeka, based in San Marino, with which he placed fourth at the Japanese National Road Race Championships. The following year, for the 28th Asian Cycling Championships held in Tenggarong, inn Borneo, Indonesia, Sano ranked sixth in the individual time trial and fifth in the road race.

In 2010, Sano rode with Team Nippo, ranking seventh in the general classification of the Tour of Japan, third in the general classification of the Vuelta Ciclista a León, in Spain, third overall in the Tour de Kumano and second overall in the Tour de Hokkaido, both in Japan.

In 2012, he finished second in the Japanese National Time Trial Championships.^[1] Four months later, he was third in the Tour de Guadeloupe general classification. He joined Vini Fantini–Selle Italia for the 2013 season.^[2]

For the 2014 season, Sano competed with Nasu Blasen. In June 2014, he won the Japanese National Road Race Championships for the first time.^[3]