Triathlon and Cycling in Japan: Super Hill Climb 2010 in Toyo ...

The weather gods smiled upon the 1500 or so competitors currently who took partial in the new hill stand eventuality the reduced stretch from Tokyo. Yesterday gale #12 carried upon the approach out to sea, tomorrow as well as the subsequent couple of days will see complicated rain so it was good to begin the day in clear skies as well as though the sweltering temperatures of Japans hottest summer ever.

The march was upon the toll highway that routinely takes motorists up from sea turn in Odawara to the mountainous country unaware Lake Ashi as well as the traveller hotspot Hakone. So the unique experience, noone during all will have cycled this course, though the website for the competition is unequivocally informative. 13km, 1000m stand with an average gradient of 7.2% However the final 3km have been rolling, the average gradient for 12th km is 0% so the first 10km was where the pain would be upon this testing course.

Hill climbs by their unequivocally inlet have bee n routinely formidable to get to, requiring possibly lengthy automobile journeys, or expensive sight journeys into the mountains. Also, many events begin early or during least require registration the day before, so you routinely need to book the road house somewhere adding to the expense. This competition couldnt be more convenient for Tokyoites as you only get off the rapid Tokaido line during Hayakawa as well as the begin is only the few hundred meters from the station. And as the organizers had posted the timing chip, jersey numbers as well as lots of alternative information you only had to drop off the bags to be carried to the tip by 10am, as well as give the competition numbers prior to the competition itself.

After the rambling warm-up upon the local roads, any of that have been suitable as there's zero flat around here, as well as the common poke for coffee/cola prior to you line up during the start. The competition is the large field, as well as even within t he main 8 categories of riders (age, sex, mtb) you have been starting in groups of around thirty or so as you line up, afterwards the subsequent thirty one notation behind. This equates to that upon the stand itself, unequivocally quick guys fly past though because they proposed multiform minutes at the behind of you, they have been roving significantly faster as well as there's no chance of drafting these speedsters.

In general, the stand the tough test, though no funny sections, we didn't even use my lowest 25 gear upon this stand so the compress 34-23 was sufficient to energy up the steepest sections today. Lots of shade also, easy to shun the object if need be. There were the number of tall bridges upon the stand with extraordinary views over the Izu peninsula as well as the ocean, that had been coned off upon possibly side of the highway presumably they thought you competence someway be distracted sufficient by the view to decrease over the 1.5m fence that was by the roadside anyway?

After the finish the a cool 15 degrees during the top, not worth unresolved around as well long so you descend to Lake Ashi afterwards find the little more extraordinary rindo routes to take us to one of the best descents around behind to the sight hire during Odawara.

The website is one of the slickest for any sporting eventuality Ive finished so distant in Japan, the formula have been up only the few hours after the race. Mike had the best time of 47 mins, 21st in age organisation as well as as he is unequivocally quick as well as has been training hard all summer, this is shows the peculiarity of the field for this eventuality was unequivocally high. we was happy with my effort, though only making the tip 100 in 94th place is not so impressive, there have been the little unequivocally quick riders out there today.

After the good competition in good conditions upon the testing course, the chances of getting the place in the list for the competition subsequent year will be most not as big - we'll need Kimm to find anoth