Time has flown really quickly in Chengdu, I know I was there for only 31 hours. But hey , it was full on!
Yesterday we were picked up from the airport and driven to the hotel by the excellent logistics team of the Tour of Chengdu.
I was sharing the car and the room with Rob Gitelis, a current Pro rider for UCI Conti Team CCN. He has a lot of cycling races under his saddle, as he has only being racing for the last 37 years.
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The last time that I wrote to you all SaddleDrunkers, I was in Japan.
I know I should have kept you updated on everything, but please accept my apologies.
At @SaddleDrunk we have been really busy getting a few things sorted. Like designing & manufacturing more clothing and accessories, which have been ordered and will be arriving the beginning of next week. A few unexpected projects have come our way, which is excellent and exciting. Also the most important was getting flight tickets, a visa, accommodation for myself to attend a couple of events in China.
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Japan it was a great experience under different aspects. We,in Europe should learn from Japan on how to improve cycling infrastructures or to "copy and paste" new ideas.
Tokyo will be hosting the 2020 Olympic Games. To be fair the roads are ready to be abused by cyclist and triathletes.The condition are spotless in every road I have been riding.
Precisely, I have not been riding in the most trafficked roads,but those untouched by main traffic and those out of the tourist's eye.
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Chiba is situated on the south east part of Tokyo and it has its own peninsula e prefecture.
I was advised by an Italian friend Marco, that he has been living in Japan for 20 years to go and try those little "Pandoro" cakes.I know it is not Christmas but it is my terminology on those up and down mountain slash hills.We also call them in Italy "mangia e bevi" meaning that on those one you can eat and drink.
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After hardly sleeping due to the jet lag and various phone calls from Europe, I woke up early in this 1930 hotel. The hotel has its own history, apparently in the Kawaguchiko Hotel the Japanese Emperor stayed there before the second world war.
Also the breakfast had is own character, like a mixture of Japanese breakfast with grilled salmon, various fishes, edamane, pork and fruit with an extra sausage and eggs. Definitely filling for ride with an unknown route.
I knew where it was, Mt Fuji you could have not missed it. But in my mind there was also the aspect of discovering something new. Therefore, I have ventured out for nearly six hours on a discovery ride.
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