Tour de Kusatsu Hill Climb Race 2005 !!
(Apr.15-16,2006)

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Tour de Kusatsu
TYPE : Paved
LENGTH : 18km(Paved Climb only)
DIFFICULTY : Physically moderate / Technically Easy (No crash, No injury, 1 flat tire)
ELEVATION : Low-1200m, High-2000m
TIME : 1hour 19min 38.691sec
RIDERS : Phreddie, Kazu, Flo, Lee(ch)!?
Click here for the Race Result

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 28% and BMI(Body Mass Index) is more than 32.....
I gained a lot from last year and I was totally out of shape....

My major target for the race is finishing the race....
No... to be honest, my major reason for coming here was....
Take hot spa in Kusatsu and relax.....

Oh No!! It is exactly the same as LAST YEAR

Only the difference was the member and the wheather!!
We had French guy "Flo", "Kazu" and Lee(ch) as a photographer!!
AND....It snowed on the race's day.... it was very cold!!

I ended up 107th place out of 137!!(MTB Class) Oh No....
Oh No....I need more practice.....

1st Day : Registration Day

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At the Kusatsu...After the regitration, we went to city center!!
(Phreddie, Flo, Kazu, Lee(ch))

Yakitori!!
There is a famous Yakitori Place in Kisatsu called "Shizu"!!
Yum! Yum!

Lee(ch) loves Yakitori!!

Practice Ride only for 8km....
(Flo, Kazu, Phreddie)

End Point of Practice ride!!
It was a ski area and covered with snow...

Flo and Phreddie!
Where is Kazu???

Oh there he is!!
Three of us!!
Where is Lee(ch)??

Sun....

Snow Downhill by Phreddie

After the fun snow downhill!!

Dinner time!!
(Phreddie, Flo, Lee(ch), Kazu)

We went out and looked for fun...
(Kusatsu Onsen City Center(Yubatake) at night!!)

(Phreddie, Flo, kazu, Lee(ch))

W/O Flash light...

Tour de Kusatsu flags....

2nd Day : Race Day

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It was a cold morning and was very tough to gey out of our bed!!

Oh No...It snow last night....

Race was on!!
We are ready to ride!!
(Phreddie, kazu, Flo, Lee(ch))

It was a clod but sunny day!!
(Lee(ch) the camera man, Phreddie)

Wow!! It's a big race!!

Many "Gucci" bikes!!

Ready to ride!! Ready to WIN!!
(Kazu, Flo, Phreddie)

Race starts!!
Hey it's a race!! Be Serious!!

Long long climb....

Ooops!! Not many bikes around me...
Am I fast or am I slow...!?

There are many riders behind me...
BUT I know I am in a slow group...
Maybe "Very" slow group...

I finished anyhow...
Ice pole at the peak!!

At the GOAL...2160m!?
Flo and Phreddie....Where is Kazu?

Kazu barely made it!!

Fast Downhill!!
We could see all the climb road behind...
We came a long way...
(Phreddie, Flo, kazu)

Great view!!
(Phreddie, Flo, kazu)

Snow wall!!

Lee(ch) was very happy too!!

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