about cycling races

[Seb SERRIERE]

Hi guys, I'm new comer in that forum. I'm a disabled cyclist who come every year in Japan. I'm in national team since 10 years,made two time Paralympics, finished 3rd in last world championship (road race). I have UCI licence too and I make races with people without disabled. In my next travel, I will like to join races. When is the good period for road races around Tokyo?

 

[Phil]

Welcome to TCC. Congrats on those fantastic results and achievements!

In general, most of the races are clustered around spring (April, May) and fall (Oct-Dec), with quiet spells in August and over the winter. There are very few road races, but a decent number of short criteriums, "enduro" events on auto-racing circuits, and hill climb time trials.

JCRC are the main "official" governing body for amateur racing:
http://www.jcrc-net.jp/

There are other events/races organized independently. I've done a fair few run by R&I, an events company, including a road-circuit race coming up in January:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/randi/event_index.html

Note, however, that this is information from a low-ranked racing duffer. Edogawakikkoman and sebici and others on this board probably have better info about the more serious/higher-level races that you'd be interested in.

 

[Seb SERRIERE]

Thanks for the informations!! I will try to join races for 2009! Last august I made the walk to th etop of Mt Fuji and people told me there is a road race which finish at the station 5. It must be cool and dificult too! Anyway, I will be happy to try races in Japan!!!There was never a big disabled championhip there so I will try normal races^^