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Kyushu’s sprint specialists
A community-based team founded in Oita in 2021.
From 2023, it began its challenge of moving from Kyushu to the world as a UCI Continental Team.
Originally built around sprinter-type riders who also compete successfully on the track, the team has in recent years strengthened its roster with all-rounders to broaden its capabilities across different race types.
Overall ace Keisuke Aso stands out for his tactical race craft.
The team’s winning pattern is a sprint from a small, reduced group, supported by veterans Kota Sumiyoshi and Taku Takemura.
For this speed-oriented team, criteriums and sprint stages are ideal opportunities.
At Mynavi Tour de Kyushu, the Sasebo Criterium will likely be a major target.
Fans will want to see sprinter brothers Shiki and Saya Kuroeda, the team’s founders, take on the world’s best riders on home soil in Kyushu.
Shiki has achieved numerous top finishes in domestic criteriums this season and placed in the top 10 at the Tour of Taiwan.
He also regularly appears in special jerseys at Kyushu races and is sure to attract attention again this year.
【Team Introduction Contributor: Yufta Omata】