Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Kitami Pass 2 - Ukishima Pass

Temperature: minus 18 degrees Celsius at the Kitami Pass

Seasonal winds were a bit strong and it was snowing from time to time. A typical winter weather. The road was covered with a really hard ice beneath the snow. He repeated the interval training at the summit of the Kitami Pass and descended up to the bifurcation. Then he climbed up to the summit of the Ukishima Pass. He did a long sprint training up to the summit. The temperature went up to minus 10 degrees Celsius at the end of the training. The snow gauge at the summit of the Ukishima Pass was indicating 248cm of snow height this day.

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