Yūta Wakimoto

Yuta Wakimoto is the kind of athlete who doesn't exist to be famous — he exists to win. Born in Fukui, not exactly the flashiest corner of Japan, he came up through a science and tech high school before committing himself fully to keirin, which is already a pretty committed lifestyle choice. At 181cm he's tall for a track racer, which means more frame to throw at the wind and, ideally, more power when the final sprint opens up. Keirin is brutal in the way that really appeals to me — nine riders, a pacer motorcycle, then pure chaos for the last few hundred meters. You can have perfect tactics for the whole race and still get boxed out in the final straight. Surviving that world long enough to matter takes a stubbornness that I think a late-March Aries probably has in abundance. I don't know much about his personal life, which feels about right for a guy who seems like the type to let the race time speak for itself.

Yūta Wakimoto is a Japanese professional keirin and track cyclist born on March 21, 1989, in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture. He stands 181 cm tall and attended Fukui Prefectural Science and Technology High School. He competes in keirin, the regulated Japanese form of track cycling, and track cycling events.

Name (English)

Yūta Wakimoto

Name (Japanese)

脇本雄太

Reading

わきもと ゆうた

Born

March 21, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake (巳)

Origin

Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

Height

181cm

Occupation

Keirin Cyclist / Track Cyclist

High school

Fukui Prefectural Science and Technology High School

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%84%87%E6%9C%AC%E9%9B%84%E5%A4%AA

Tags

• From Fukui Prefecture
• Keirin Cyclist
• Track Cyclist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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