Tour de Kusatsu Hill Climb Race 2004 !!
(Apr.17-18,2004)

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Tour de Kusatsu
TYPE : Paved
LENGTH : 18km(Climb only)
DIFFICULTY : Physically moderate / Technically Easy (No crash, No injury)
ELEVATION : Low-1200m, High-2000m
TIME : 1.25hrs
RIDERS : Phreddie, Hacci

Kusatsu Hillclimb Race was my first bike race of this year!!
BUT....
I did not do enough practice before the race...
My body fat ratio is 23% and BMI(Body Mass Index) is more than 25.....
I was totally out of shape....

I was ready (at least I thought I was ready) for the race...
Until I did a practice ride on the previous day...
I got a cramp in my leg at the 1km point of practice ride...
I started to have a bad feeling about the race...

On the race's day, It was warm and sunny day!!
A beautiful day for a race!!
I had no excuse for the result....

Oh No...I got a cramp in my leg again during the race!!
Hacci passed me...
I ended up 99th place out of 143(MTB Class) and 5 minuites slower than the last year...
Oh No....I need more practice.....

Hacci and Phreddie is ready for the race!!

Practice ride on the previous day...
I got a cramp in my leg......tohoho....

Phreddie could not come down on paved road.....
We are the "Mountain bikers"!!

Hacci was also having fun on practice downhill ride!?

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Phreddie and Hacci

Phreddie is ready for the race!!

Waiting for the race start!!
(Hacci, Phreddie)

Gucci bikes at the race!!

Hacci was behind me at the begining...

Oh no!!
Everybody is already ahead of me...
and...I got a cramp in my leg again......
tohoho....

Race Finished!!
(At the paek of Mt.Shirane)

Great view of Mt.Kusatsu

Great view of Mt.Kusatsu

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