WhiteGiant
Maximum Pace
- Nov 4, 2006
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After our extremely fun ride out in Chiba last month, it was unanimously decided that we should do another group ride "soon".
For the Chiba ride, most of the planning was done behind the scenes, and it ended up not being posted on the forum before the ride (sorry about that).
This time, we hope to get yet another large group - a nice mix of newer and older TCC members - for another round in the hills around Okutama.
Date: June 15th, 2019
Place: Musashi-Itsukaichi
Time: 9:00am
Ride out: 9:15-ish
The official course will start & end in Musashi-Itsukaichi, where there are coin-lockers (if necessary).
The first climb is open to change, depending on preference: Choice A) would be the classic "Tomin-no-Mori" climb, as planned in the RidewithGPS link above. Or choice B) would be the shorter, but steeper "Kazahari-rindo" climb - They both end at the same place, so it doesn't really matter. Although, if it's hot, there will be more shade on the Kazahari-rindo road, making it the preferable route.
After we descend to the lake, we'll turn left (heading west) towards Tsuru-toge. Tsuru-toge, for those who haven't done it before, is basically "short & steep". It's a nice little climb (although I guarantee that's not what you'll be saying as you ride up it). After our descent from Tsuru-toge, we'll take a short detour to the nearest convenience-store (Sekimoto - at the 76km mark), and then double-back to Rte.522, the scenic route that leads to the base of Wada-toge (west).
We'll climb the 6km to Wada-toge, and that will be the number-3 climb of the day. From the top, we'll turn left (heading north) onto what looks like a gravel road... Actually, it IS a gravel road, but only for a few hundred meters, then it's fairly nicely paved all the way down. After descending for about 7km, we'll turn left again - being careful not to overshoot the turn-off - and then we'll have one more short climb (did I say Wada-toge was the last climb? Hmm...) on some almost zero-traffic roads, before a final descent back into Musashi-Itsukaichi.
All climbs will be W.A.T.T. (wait at the top), and the total distance is a little over 110km.
Please post below to show your interest.
For the Chiba ride, most of the planning was done behind the scenes, and it ended up not being posted on the forum before the ride (sorry about that).
This time, we hope to get yet another large group - a nice mix of newer and older TCC members - for another round in the hills around Okutama.
Date: June 15th, 2019
Place: Musashi-Itsukaichi
Time: 9:00am
Ride out: 9:15-ish
The official course will start & end in Musashi-Itsukaichi, where there are coin-lockers (if necessary).
The first climb is open to change, depending on preference: Choice A) would be the classic "Tomin-no-Mori" climb, as planned in the RidewithGPS link above. Or choice B) would be the shorter, but steeper "Kazahari-rindo" climb - They both end at the same place, so it doesn't really matter. Although, if it's hot, there will be more shade on the Kazahari-rindo road, making it the preferable route.
After we descend to the lake, we'll turn left (heading west) towards Tsuru-toge. Tsuru-toge, for those who haven't done it before, is basically "short & steep". It's a nice little climb (although I guarantee that's not what you'll be saying as you ride up it). After our descent from Tsuru-toge, we'll take a short detour to the nearest convenience-store (Sekimoto - at the 76km mark), and then double-back to Rte.522, the scenic route that leads to the base of Wada-toge (west).
We'll climb the 6km to Wada-toge, and that will be the number-3 climb of the day. From the top, we'll turn left (heading north) onto what looks like a gravel road... Actually, it IS a gravel road, but only for a few hundred meters, then it's fairly nicely paved all the way down. After descending for about 7km, we'll turn left again - being careful not to overshoot the turn-off - and then we'll have one more short climb (did I say Wada-toge was the last climb? Hmm...) on some almost zero-traffic roads, before a final descent back into Musashi-Itsukaichi.
All climbs will be W.A.T.T. (wait at the top), and the total distance is a little over 110km.
Please post below to show your interest.
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