Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mikuni Pass 15

Temperature: minus 17 degrees Celsius at the Mikuni Pass.

The road was covered with hard ice and well compacted snow. The road surface condition was very good. The seasonal wind was super-strong in the death zone and the visibility went down to zero many times. He had to pedal hard on the descent because of a super-strong head wind. After leaving the death zone, he did the interval training.

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