I have started many stories about bicycle racing but have never written one that is as good as the racers are both on the indoor and outdoor tracks and on the roads.
— Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast
At long last, Tour de Tohoku
The long and winding road … to the start I’ve been thinking and talking about the Tour de Tohoku since I first learned of it a couple of years ago, and planning on it since this May when registration had been scheduled to start. From there it was waiting for the lottery, learning that I’d […]
Shimanami Kaido: Perfect two-day ride
Shimanami Kaido Cycling Map, from Visit Hiroshima The little planning I did before the ride paid off handsomely, and we enjoyed amazingly good weather and cherry blossoms in full bloom. The views — particularly the Seto Inland Sea from the bridges — were breathtaking, and we were simply too at peace on the road to […]-
What A Long Hot Road It’s Been
Today marks the record-breaking 85th consecutive day where temperatures in Tokyo exceeded 30C, and that’s not expected to change for at least another four days. I’d been watching the forecast for the weekend, and a few days ago it showed a high of 32C for today, and that’s pretty much my limit. I asked José…