Yuhi Todome
Hometown
Tokyo, Japan
Date of birth
18 June 2002
Languages
Japanese and English
Nicknames
None
Yuhi Todome grew up watching the Tour de France from his home city of Tokyo, Japan. Last year, he took a big step towards realizing his dream of riding the race himself, as he turned pro with EF Education-EasyPost.
Yuhi raced hard from the start to the end of the year, helping his teammates in some of the biggest one-day classics and week-long stage races, before ending his season at home at the Japan Cup.
Yuhi is a talented climber, who spent two seasons racing for our development team. He is a former U23 time trial national champion, who in 2022 won the King of the Mountains competition at the Tour de Hokkaido while helping a teammate win the race overall.
Always quick with a laugh and a smile, Yuhi brings his positive attitude to our team as well as an eagerness to learn. This year, he wants to continue being a great teammate and keep working hard to discover his full potential.
No matter what, Yuhi always does his best and tries to make his friends and family proud. He took a big risk to try to become a bike racer, taking a leave of absence from law school, and now he wants to make it count.
Questions & Answers
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Why?
The ability to go anywhere in an instant. The distance between Japan and Spain is too far.
When a race gets tough, what do you tell yourself?
Never give up!
What’s the first thing you do when you get home after being away at a race?
Eat sushiiiiiiii!
If you had to cook dinner for the team, what would be on the menu?
Udon.
What is your favorite word in your native language? What does it mean? What do you like about it?
力戦奮闘 It means "strengthening." Do your best and demonstrate your abilities, put your all into making an effort.