Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 22

Temperature: minus 3 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

He started the training in the middle of the night. The road was covered with well compacted snow. It’s rare to have so much snow in this period of the year. From time to time clouds were passing at this altitude and the visibility went down. He repeated the interval training at the summit many times.

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