Yusuke Hatanaka

Yusuke Hatanaka is the kind of guy who probably doesn't get recognized at the grocery store, and honestly? That feels right for cycling. Born in Tokyo in the summer of 1985, he came up in a sport that rewards obsession over spectacle — early mornings, brutal climbs, the kind of loneliness that only makes sense to someone who's ever chased a finish line on two wheels. At 179 cm he's got the build for it, and there's something genuinely compelling about a Tokyo kid choosing this life when the city offers a thousand flashier paths. He raced professionally from 2008 to 2024, starting out in France as a junior and later winning a stage of the Jelajah Malaysia, and now coaches Kinan — years of grinding out races that most people will never watch. I have a soft spot for athletes like that. The ones who keep showing up for a sport because they love it, not because it loves them back loudly. That kind of quiet commitment is harder than it looks.

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Yusuke Hatanaka (born June 21, 1985, in Tokyo) is a Japanese former racing cyclist who competed as a professional from 2008 to 2024 and now coaches the Kinan Racing Team. Raised around Hachioji, he began racing in France as a junior.

Name (English)

Yusuke Hatanaka

Name (Japanese)

畑中勇介

Reading

はたなか ゆうすけ

Born

June 21, 1985 (age 41)

Origin

Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan

Height

179cm

Occupation

Cyclist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%95%91%E4%B8%AD%E5%8B%87%E4%BB%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q730351

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Cyclist

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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