Osamu Miyazaki
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Yamaha TZ250 similar to that which Miyazaki rode | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 23, 1966 Yamaguchi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Osamu Miyazaki (born 23 January 1966) is a Japanese former professional Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He was the first full-time rider in the championship from Japan. After winning his first race in the All Japan Road Race Championship at age 26, Miyazaki joined Aprilia and moved to Italy in 1996 to compete in the Grand Prix. After riding with Aprilla for three seasons, he raced with Yamaha, and helped them with the development of the TZ 250 and YZF-R6. In 2002, he won the Japanese Grand Prix. During his time with Aprilla and Yamaha, he had ridden with different teams, including Edo Racing and Motorex Daytona Yamaha. He left the Grand Prix circuit in 2004 to race in the All Japan Road Race Championship. He started his own team and 2008 and retired after the 2011 season.