シマノレーシングチーム
大阪・堺の自転車部品メーカー、シマノが持つ歴史ある名門。26歳の入部正太朗選手がキャプテンを務め、若手育成を掲げるデベロップメントチーム。今季はチームメンバーを10名へと拡大したことから若い選手たちの競争意識が向上し、チームの成績にも良い影響がみえはじめている。平均年齢22.6歳の若いチームは可能性のある走りでレースをかき回す。初日の堺ステージはチームのお膝元でもあり、多くの地元ファンが彼らの走りに注目する。
A Bike Product Maker in Osaka and Sakai, a traditional team of Shimano. The captain is Shotaro Iribe who entered at the age of 26, and is a team that sets goals to cultivate excellent athletes as a development team. This season, they have increased the number of members to 10, and by doing so they have increased the motivation of the young riders. It is already projecting good results to the team. Their team with the average age being 22.6 years old is sure to spice up the race. The first day stage the Sakai stage is where they can show their best results, and many fans from their hometown are coming to see them.