Fumy Beppu, professional cyclist *Interview! Click here!*
Fumiyuki (Fumy) Beppu was first introduced to the sport of cycling in 1990, at a tender age of 7, after a family friend had made the 20km journey to visit his home by mountain bike.
Upon graduating from high school, he was given the opportunity to ride in a top Japanese team "Bridgestone Anchor". In order to prepare Fumy for European races, the team had sent him to ride with the top level French amateur club "Velo Club Marseilles". In the subsequent three year period, Fumy continued to race in Europe in top U23 events and would finish 13th in Paris-Roubaix Espoirs at the age of 19.
In his third year with the French team, Fumy continued to amass many high placings. It wasn't until late in August, when he finally won his first international race when he took the first stage of Giro della Valle d'Aosta. Fumy was then selected to participate in the World Championships (U23) for his third consecutive year.
(Results: 2002 Belgium - 43rd with main group, 2003 Canada - 24th. 2004 Italy, mechanical problems during the race, but finished 29th)
For 2005, Fumy is a member of the UCI Pro Tour professional cycling team "Discovery Channel".
For more information please click on his Official Web Site & Blog "Lief is Live!" http://www.fumy.jp/profile/ and Official Fan Club "amical velo" http://www.bluefort.co.jp/fan/
Reference:
http://www.fumy.jp/
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