Tour de Kusatsu Hill Climb Race 2008 !!
(Apr.19-20,2008)

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Tour de Kusatsu
TYPE : Paved
LENGTH : 18km(Paved Climb only) + 5km exhibition ride
DIFFICULTY : Physically moderate / Technically Easy (No crash, No injury)
ELEVATION : Low-1200m, High-2000m
TIME : 1hour 19min 50.223sec
RIDERS : Phreddie, Flo..... where is everybody??
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 major target for the race is finishing the race....

No... to be honest, my major reason for coming here is....
Take hot spa in Kusatsu and relax.....

Oh No!! It is exactly the same as LAST YEAR
This year, we reserved a gucci ryokan hotel by the ceter of Kusatsu Spa!!
Thanks to Flo's girlfriend!! she arranged a hotel for us!!

1st day.....the fun part was super!!
We had 100% soba for lunch and gucci Japanese rokan dinner for dinner.
and relaxing comfortable hot spa!!

Oh it was a ideal resort stay in Kusatsu....

2nd day..... the race day.....
Oh it was a cold day.....
I ended up 102nd place out of 133!!(MTB Class) ....
and my time was 1hour 19min 50.223sec...
20ceconds slower than the last year....

Oh It was a great ride anyway!!

1st Day : Relaxing Day

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lunch @ soba noodle restaurant in Kusatsu!!
They serve 100% pure soba noodle!!
Yum! Yum!

Phreddie ordered cold soba with tempura!!
Yum Yum!!

Tour de Kusatsu!!
(Phreddie and Flo with tour flags)

dinner @ Japanese ryokan hotel!

Happy Flo!

Night walk with Flo.....
it was raining... and was very cold....

breakfast @ Ryokan hotel!!
nice!!

Happy Phreddie!!

2nd Day : Race Day

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Before the race!!
more than 2000 riders this year!!

bike race start!!
Taking picures during the race??
(Flo and Phreddie)

after the race!!
(Flo and Phreddie at the peak of Mt.Shirane in Kusatsu)

hot chocolate makes me ........

on the way down.....
Great view of all te race course!!
(Flo and Phreddie)

It was fun!! and see you next year again!!

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