Tour de Utsukushigahara

June 30th, 2009 by David Leave a reply »

A 22km bike ride in the mountains? No problems, put my name down. What, a 1,270 metre ascent up the mountain? What was I thinking? Japan’s “gekisaka” (severe slope) hill climb event – the Tour de Utsukushigahara. What a way to celebrate the first anniversary of my arrival in Japan. I haven’t had time to post all the details yet, but to keep you interested, here’s a link to a photo album. All you need to know for now is that I survived, but my legs are still sore.

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