is a Japanese former professional racing cyclist, who currently works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team .
Career Born in Izu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Nodera graduated from Hosei University and became a professional in 1998 with Shimano Racing, the team operated by Shimano. He joined the Italian team Colpack–Astro in 2001 and became only the second Japanese to complete the Giro d'Italia, after Masatoshi Ichikawa in 1990. Returning to Shimano, he continued to ride in both Europe and Asia, becoming Japanese national champion in 2005 and 2008. He retired in 2010, finishing third in his last race, the Japanese National Road Race Championships. With that result, he finished on the podium for eight straight years in the national championship. He then became the team manager for .
Major results
2003 1st Overall Jelajah Malaysia 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2004 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 2005 1st Road race, National Road Championships 2006 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2007 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2008 1st Road race, National Road Championships 2009 1st Challenge Cycle Road Race 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 2010 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
Grand Tour 2001 2002 Giro d'Italia DNF 139 Tour de France—— Vuelta a España——
+ LegendDSQ DisqualifiedDNF Did not finish
References
External links
(Japanese)