We will introduce the guest riders who will be livening up the event on the course on the day of the competition.
Yoshiko Sugiura, a gold medalist at this year’s Paris Paralympics and Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, and who also won the Arc en Ciel at the World Championships, will be appearing.
Sugiura has also belonged to VC FUKUOKA. This time, she will be enjoying cycling with everyone as a guest rider on the 60km course.
She will also be appearing in a talk show to be held at the stage event.
As an athlete who is active on the world stage, you may be able to hear some interesting stories.
Details such as the time of this talk show will be announced at a later date. Stay tuned!
Profile of Yoshiko Sugiura
| 1970 | Born in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture (formerly Daito Town) |
| 1995 | Graduated from Kitasato University School of Pharmacy and obtained a pharmacist license |
| 2013 | Qualified as a sports pharmacist |
| 2016 | Higher brain dysfunction due to subarachnoid hemorrhage, skull, clavicle, rib and scapula fractures, and semicircular canal damage |
| 2017 | Designated as a paracycling training athlete |
| 2018 | Gold medal in the road race at the Paracycling World Championships Received the UCI Award |
| 2021 | Gold medal in the road time trial at the Tokyo Paralympics Gold medal in the road race at the Tokyo Paralympics |
| 2022 | Gold medal in the road race at the Paracycling World Championships |
| 2023 | Gold medal in the 3km IP track race at the Cycling World Championships Gold medal in the 500m TT track race at the Cycling World Championships |
| 2024 | Gold medal in the road race at the Paris Paralympics |
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