It seems that Tokyo~Itoigawa will be taking a new route this year after the big hotel at the finish has been sold to new owners.
Apparently it will follow the same route as October's team event:
http://latlonglab.yahoo.co.jp/route/watch?id=cbbd586845be554f04b5bebd21ff3205
Presuming it will start in Takao as usual and not Yamanashi (as in the route above), that should make it 300km plus.
I know the roads through Nagano and Niigata but would be interested to hear about the roads after Kofu (Tom! Ludwig!).
Not looked at it closely but it looks like an easier route in terms of climbing but a more difficult route in terms of the likelihood of getting lost!
Andy
www.jyonnobitime.com/time
Apparently it will follow the same route as October's team event:
http://latlonglab.yahoo.co.jp/route/watch?id=cbbd586845be554f04b5bebd21ff3205
Presuming it will start in Takao as usual and not Yamanashi (as in the route above), that should make it 300km plus.
I know the roads through Nagano and Niigata but would be interested to hear about the roads after Kofu (Tom! Ludwig!).
Not looked at it closely but it looks like an easier route in terms of climbing but a more difficult route in terms of the likelihood of getting lost!
Andy
www.jyonnobitime.com/time