Hello
I just joined earlier today and I`m still checking out all the great information here, so if this is old news, sumimasen.
I lived in Kyushu for 8 years and one of my favorite places is Amami island in Kagoshima. It`s nearly the size of Okinawa but with only 70,000 people. I`ve just found a brochure for Japan`s Longest One-day Cycling Event, on Amami, December 14, 2008.
http://www.powersports.co.jp/cycle/08_challenge_amami/index.htm
The above site seems Japanese-only. There are 3 courses: 50km, 90km and the biggy is 240km, about half of which will be gorgeous coastline and the other half likely rugged jungly mountain. I am in the process of buying/building a new bike and this seems THE perfect event to inaugurate it. Amami is beautiful and extremely laid back, like Okinawa minus the million people and their cars. I`m guessing 15-20 degrees centigrade and sunny....
Is anyone else planning to go? Anyone else interested? Entry deadling is November 28.
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I just joined earlier today and I`m still checking out all the great information here, so if this is old news, sumimasen.
I lived in Kyushu for 8 years and one of my favorite places is Amami island in Kagoshima. It`s nearly the size of Okinawa but with only 70,000 people. I`ve just found a brochure for Japan`s Longest One-day Cycling Event, on Amami, December 14, 2008.
http://www.powersports.co.jp/cycle/08_challenge_amami/index.htm
The above site seems Japanese-only. There are 3 courses: 50km, 90km and the biggy is 240km, about half of which will be gorgeous coastline and the other half likely rugged jungly mountain. I am in the process of buying/building a new bike and this seems THE perfect event to inaugurate it. Amami is beautiful and extremely laid back, like Okinawa minus the million people and their cars. I`m guessing 15-20 degrees centigrade and sunny....
Is anyone else planning to go? Anyone else interested? Entry deadling is November 28.
d