Nakano Koichi Memorial Race Saiko Stage

The 1st year I entered was my 2nd ever race, and I got dropped about half way. The 2nd year I managed to come 3rd. Last year I got dropped again and pulled out at the halfway mark. This year I managed to finish strongly but only managed a 29th placing 9 seconds back from […]

RACE SCHEDULE!!!

Upcoming races. Bike Navi. October 1st. http://www.bikenavi.net/gp_2006/shimofusa/index.html Nikkan Psorts Tour De Japon Lake Saiko November 12 http://www.nikkansports.com/event/tour-du-japan/06/stage/saiko.html Noda MTB November 19 http://www.nca-net.jp/ SEO Cycle Festival. November 26 http://homepage2.nifty.com/randi/race/2006seo/2006seo_race.htm

Rain today so picked up some new goodies…

Hutchinson Tour de France Special Edition Tires Special edition Tour de France tires with Hutchinsons popular 4 extrusion process. Yellow/Grey tread with black sidewalls. 700c x 23mm. 125 Max. PSI. Weight: 200g. Some new TREK gloves for 2000 yen. A CO2 cartridge for emergency tire inflations for when I’m back riding to work in September. […]

120km ride…

Went north up the Edo river to Sekiyado then back down to Tokyo Bay then back home…

Omiya Keirin

16 01:24.42 141 実車 4591 マッケンタイア ピーター 42 223 セマスレーシング新松戸 August 6th I tried racing on a keirin track for the first time. A 500m warm up sprint Time Trial thqat I didn’t even enter and then my main 1000m TT. 16th out of 39 and was happy that only younger riders were faster than […]

Monday, June 12, 2006

Breaking News: over the weekend Discovery Channel’s Fumy Beppu was crowned National Champion in the Individual Time Trial!