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Daisuke Imanaka (今中 大介 Imanaka Daisuke born 24 July 1963 in Hiroshima Hiroshima) was a pioneering Japanese professional racing cyclist. Following the lead of Masatoshi Ichikawa he rode professionally in Europe for the Italian Team Polti and in 1995 became the second Japanese to compete in the Giro d’Italia (after Ichikawa). In 1996 he became the second Japanese to start the Tour de France (after Kisso Kawamuro). On both occasions he had to retire before finishing the race.