Pucci
Speeding Up
- Jul 12, 2006
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It's official! TCC will be racing at the Tour de Utsukushigahara hill climb race.
http://www.j-cycling.org/utsukushigahara/
The race starts in Asama Onsen, which is about a 20 minute flat ride from Matsumoto Station. This is one of the harder HC races, with a 2km section of 17% grade at the beginning of the race. After the 17%, the grade levels out to something more tolerable.
The scenery, though, is fantastic and there is a chance to see Matsumoto castle, a national treasure and the oldest extant castle in Japan.
This time, I hope to replicate a bit of lunacy from the past. Instead of taking the train to Matsumoto (too obvious, they will see us coming) the plan is to take the train to Minami Suwa on the wrong side of the alps. We can then ride over Kirigamine to Asama Onsen where the race starts. This will make the approach the day before harder than the race. A no-brainer, yes?
As soon as I have some idea how many are interested, I will arrange the accommodation.
http://www.j-cycling.org/utsukushigahara/
The race starts in Asama Onsen, which is about a 20 minute flat ride from Matsumoto Station. This is one of the harder HC races, with a 2km section of 17% grade at the beginning of the race. After the 17%, the grade levels out to something more tolerable.
The scenery, though, is fantastic and there is a chance to see Matsumoto castle, a national treasure and the oldest extant castle in Japan.
This time, I hope to replicate a bit of lunacy from the past. Instead of taking the train to Matsumoto (too obvious, they will see us coming) the plan is to take the train to Minami Suwa on the wrong side of the alps. We can then ride over Kirigamine to Asama Onsen where the race starts. This will make the approach the day before harder than the race. A no-brainer, yes?
As soon as I have some idea how many are interested, I will arrange the accommodation.