Weee, me on the Specialized Fat Boy, think I really got get me one of these.....could just see me cruising the streets of Hakuba, lol. Another show down. Wow, it's been a tough two weeks with back to back cycle shows in Osaka and Tokyo. The hard work was worth it because both shows saw huge increases in the numbers that came out to check it all out!!! Which means cycling is getting more and more popular again, yeahhhh!!!!

Friday, from 3-9pm was ladies afternoon, which means the ladies got in for free. It was surprisingly busy and seemed to be the hardest and longest of the three days. We were all used to the routine from the previous weekends show so it seemed a bit easier and smoother this time around.

I was supposed to race on Saturday and Sunday in exhibition races but the one on Saturday was cancelled due to rain. Luckily, they moved it to Sunday so I was able to race in the 1 lap 4X style race. Ha ha, with only three riders it was a bit short, for the ladies that is. I had to race against my formal DH rival Hiroko Inumata (who raced on a bmx bike) and the 2008 Japanese National Series XC Champion Yukari Nakagome. Talk about good sprint training, the races were both just a full on sprints. There were a couple of jumps on the track that were tons of fun, so both races I came in second and my legs were worked.

Needless to say this week I have been bit of a vegetable recovering from the last two weekends. Thanks to all of those who came out and to all of us who worked our butts off to show the public what cycling is all about!!!!!
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