lmm
Cruising
- Oct 18, 2019
- 25
- 32
Hi all,
I'm looking to put together a group to do the Randonneurs Tokyo Flèche https://randonneurs.tokyo/?p=9967 . I have interest from a work colleague, so we'd be looking for 1-3 others to join.
We're required to ride a planned route of at least 360km over 24 hours, finishing at Isawaonsen. I would propose to start somewhere west of Tokyo (i.e. on the Tama river) and aim for as flat a route as possible which means heading along the coast (likely cutting across the Izu peninsula) before riding up the Fujikawa. If climbing can be avoided by taking a longer route around the Izu peninsula we'll have the ks to spare to do that; if not I'll look for some simple and flat route to get up to 360 (e.g. up the Tama to Hachioji and then down the Sagami). I'd propose to start at around 20:00 on the 10th (Friday) so as to finish at about 20:00 on the Saturday, after which people can either rinko home or stay overnight according to taste. Open to discussion on all of those points (my experience is that for a 24 hour ride it's best to do the overnight at the start rather than the end, but I could be persuaded), but I'm not going to be up to a huge amount of climbing.
That tickle anyone's fancy? Applications are already open (deadline is the 26th but might be sooner if they fill up), so I'm aiming to put one together by next Wednesday or so.
Mickey
I'm looking to put together a group to do the Randonneurs Tokyo Flèche https://randonneurs.tokyo/?p=9967 . I have interest from a work colleague, so we'd be looking for 1-3 others to join.
We're required to ride a planned route of at least 360km over 24 hours, finishing at Isawaonsen. I would propose to start somewhere west of Tokyo (i.e. on the Tama river) and aim for as flat a route as possible which means heading along the coast (likely cutting across the Izu peninsula) before riding up the Fujikawa. If climbing can be avoided by taking a longer route around the Izu peninsula we'll have the ks to spare to do that; if not I'll look for some simple and flat route to get up to 360 (e.g. up the Tama to Hachioji and then down the Sagami). I'd propose to start at around 20:00 on the 10th (Friday) so as to finish at about 20:00 on the Saturday, after which people can either rinko home or stay overnight according to taste. Open to discussion on all of those points (my experience is that for a 24 hour ride it's best to do the overnight at the start rather than the end, but I could be persuaded), but I'm not going to be up to a huge amount of climbing.
That tickle anyone's fancy? Applications are already open (deadline is the 26th but might be sooner if they fill up), so I'm aiming to put one together by next Wednesday or so.
Mickey