Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 157

Temperature: minus 5 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

The road was covered with a thin layer of fresh snow. Under the fresh snow, the road surface was partially covered with hard ice or muddy snow. The climbing was uneventful. He did the interval training in a intense fog. It was easy to reach 70km/h on the descent. He did a long sprint training on a small hill close to the Fukiage Hot Springs.

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