Snow Biking in Japan

cycling training on snow with road racing bikes with studded tires

Mt.Tokachidake (Mt.Tokachi) 172

Temperature: minus 8 degrees Celsius at the Tokachidake Hot Springs (Tokachidake Onsen).

A cold front passed during the night and seasonal winds were beginning to blow. After the interval training at the summit, he descended up to the Fukiage Hot Springs passing two cars. He made a U-turn to climb up to the summit and did another set of the interval training there. On the third climb, you had much more fresh snow on the road and he required much more power to climb.

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