Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 112

Temperature: minus 6 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

At the beginning, the temperature was 0 degree Celsius. But south-east winds were getting stronger and the temperature was going down. The temperature went down by 6 degrees Celsius during one hour alone. He repeated the interval training between the summit and 1050m of altitude. When he was on the feet, he was shoved by a strong gust and this gust blew up the mount of cycle-computer. The wind was getting stronger and the ground blizzard was worsening. The visibility was gone. You couldn’t stand because of super-strong winds. It was too dangerous to continue the training. He cancelled the rest of the training.

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