Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 79

Temperature: minus 13 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

It had snowed about 3-4cm during the night. But the road wasn’t snow removed. He followed ruts to climb as you need more power to climb on fresh snow. He did an interval training at the summit. He followed the ruts on the descent as well.

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