The young Japanese talent Koishi Yuma who won the U23 race at the Asian Championships and was part of the Japanese U23 team in Richmond, completes the 2016 roster of Nippo-Vini Fantini.

He is the fourth and last new name of the #OrangeBlue roster. The team have added two new European names (Italian Gianfranco Zilioli and Slovenian Grega Bole) and two Japanese riders, Kuboki and Koishi Yuma.

Koishi Yuma is the Japanese time trial champion in the U23 category but he is a complete rider who also won U23 Asian Championships. He is a key rider of the Japanese U23 team. aAter two years in the Continental category he is ready for the orofessional experience in which he will have the chance to ride European races.

Hiroshi Daimon, the Japanese team manager of the team, is pleased to add a new Japanese rider: “Next season will be a year of growth for the team and we are happy to have confirmed two of the Japanese riders who were with us in 2015. Furthermore, we have added the national road champion Kuboki and the U23 ITT champion Koishi. For him, it is a comeback. We launched him in 2014 with team Nipo-Vini Fantini in the continental category. We think he is now ready to be professional.”