WhiteGiant
Maximum Pace
- Nov 4, 2006
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This ride will be very similar to the “KT6” ride we did two weeks ago:
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=694
But with a slight difference…
Last time was a ‘Time-Trial’ kind of race, with everyone out to go as fast as possible, non-stop to the top.
This time however, some of the “Kusatsu” riders have expressed interest in doing O-Toge as well (namely the “Go-Go-Gals”, Nobu & Shinobu).
Therefore, what I propose is a “Social / Group” ride, and a last chance “Training opportunity” for all those going in the “Tour de Kusatsu” race the following week.
If your name is on this list, it will probably benefit you all to try O-Toge!
Sora
Thomas
Nobu
Shinobu
Sha
Ash
Pete
Mike
Yasuhiro
SHIBAGON
Juno
Charles
Aaron
Sergey
Okey
Arai
Kusatsu is: 13km at 6.5%.
O-Toge is: 16km at 8%.
O-Toge, is longer & steeper than Kusatsu, so if you can do this climb, “Kusatsu” will seem so much easier!
For the faster riders who want to try and break the 1hr:10min record:
TOM
Christoph
Thomas
Deej
Aaron
Ben
Lee
Mike
…etc….Go for it!!! Please come along too!
As organizer of what might turn out to be a large-group ride, I won’t be able to “race” this time, but will use it as a warm-up (might even try it in the “outer-ring”) for the race… and I’ll also be carrying a back-pack.
Meeting times & places:
Otsuki station at 9:30 (or earlier).
Roll out at 10:00am exactly!
4km from Otsuki, we’ll hit the turn-off / START!
Once everyone is safely back down at the bottom of the climb, we’ll turn onto Rte.509 (TOM’s suggestion), and do another short climb up & over to Rte.35. From there, we’ll have a great downhill to Uenohara before doubling back to Otsuki on Rte.20 to pick up our bags and return home on the train!
Here's the "half" map:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/japan/otsuki/944673340
Hope to see as many of the Kusatsu-riders as possible!
Travis
https://tokyocycle.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=694
But with a slight difference…
Last time was a ‘Time-Trial’ kind of race, with everyone out to go as fast as possible, non-stop to the top.
This time however, some of the “Kusatsu” riders have expressed interest in doing O-Toge as well (namely the “Go-Go-Gals”, Nobu & Shinobu).
Therefore, what I propose is a “Social / Group” ride, and a last chance “Training opportunity” for all those going in the “Tour de Kusatsu” race the following week.
If your name is on this list, it will probably benefit you all to try O-Toge!
Sora
Thomas
Nobu
Shinobu
Sha
Ash
Pete
Mike
Yasuhiro
SHIBAGON
Juno
Charles
Aaron
Sergey
Okey
Arai
Kusatsu is: 13km at 6.5%.
O-Toge is: 16km at 8%.
O-Toge, is longer & steeper than Kusatsu, so if you can do this climb, “Kusatsu” will seem so much easier!
For the faster riders who want to try and break the 1hr:10min record:
TOM
Christoph
Thomas
Deej
Aaron
Ben
Lee
Mike
…etc….Go for it!!! Please come along too!
As organizer of what might turn out to be a large-group ride, I won’t be able to “race” this time, but will use it as a warm-up (might even try it in the “outer-ring”) for the race… and I’ll also be carrying a back-pack.
Meeting times & places:
Otsuki station at 9:30 (or earlier).
Roll out at 10:00am exactly!
4km from Otsuki, we’ll hit the turn-off / START!
Once everyone is safely back down at the bottom of the climb, we’ll turn onto Rte.509 (TOM’s suggestion), and do another short climb up & over to Rte.35. From there, we’ll have a great downhill to Uenohara before doubling back to Otsuki on Rte.20 to pick up our bags and return home on the train!
Here's the "half" map:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/japan/otsuki/944673340
Hope to see as many of the Kusatsu-riders as possible!
Travis
...and the coldest as well, however - had to stop halfway to warm my hands.
