Sho Hatsuyama

Sho Hatsuyama (初山 翔, Hatsuyama Shō, born August 17, 1988) is a Japanese former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2011 and 2019 for the Utsunomiya Blitzen, Bridgestone–Anchor and Nippo–Vini Fantini–Faizanè teams.

His first victory in a road race as a professional was in the 2013 Tour de Okinawa, which he won after the first-place finisher was demoted due to rule violations.

[3] In October 2015, he won the ninth stage of the Tour de Singkarak.

[4] He became the Japanese road race champion in June 2016.

[5] In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.