いろは坂、金精峠

事前準備

特急券東武日光まで

7時4分発

8時24分着

輪行セットで走り屋親分と

朝は結構ゆっくりで大丈夫でした

６時４０分ころ春日部駅につきまして

待ち合わせ場所に

失敗その1

朝起きてそのままでました

朝メシ食わない、コンビニで買い忘れ

電車輪行は自分で運転しないので

とても楽チン

東武日光駅につきましたら

土曜日ってこともあり

ものすごいローディの人数

駅前は集合場所になってますね

駅外ベンチ前でチャリを組み立て

必要な物を確認し駅のコインロッカーへ

東武日光駅のコインロッカーは大型があり

自分が使ってるオーストリッチのでかいやつでも

充分にはいります親分の荷物とまとめて７００円の中型ロッカーへ預けて準備オッケー！

集合写真撮りまして出発です

まず朝メシ食ってないので

１１９号沿いのファミマへ！

おにぎり４個と水、ポカリを補充し

まずはいろは坂を目指します！

いろは坂までは出発時間帯ではほぼお店も空いていなく淡々といきました

軽いアップダウンはありますが基本緩い登りが続きます

119号から１２０号へ入りいろは坂へ

入口にトイレ休憩場所ありますが

メンバーに、確認とるとパスとのことで本格的な登りスタート

うちのメンバーとのロングライドは登りは好きなペースで行ってもらって観光地あると休憩って感じでいってます

登って嫌になってきたところで明智平に到着

天候が曇りでしたので絶景までとはいかなかったですがまずまず見晴らし良き

さらに登ります

Ｌ２のペースで淡々と登り中禅寺湖へ

失敗？その2

ここで失敗がのちに良かったのか微妙な判断になったのですが

中禅寺湖に着いたのが１０時３０分頃で

肉屋さんに行列ができてるのを発見！

ほぼバイカーの方達

昼メシに、ついては現地って相談してたのですが

肉屋さんがやってるトンカツ浅井
ここがスゲ〜いい匂いだしてましてみんなと相談開店の１１時まで待って食ってから上がるか？もしくは登って下りてから食うか！営業時間が１５時までのを確認して登ってから戻ろうと話しまとまりまして先に進むことに
結果　食べれませんでした肉屋だから肉無くなることなんてないと思ってたらまさかのなくなって終了…中禅寺湖湖畔の軽いアップダウンをこなして先に進みます途中、休憩がてら竜頭の滝をみながら淡々と登ります
ここでパワーと体重の話に仲間うちのひとり博士が体重６５キロでズイフト測定ＦＴＰ２８０wあるんですが富士ヒルでシルバーに1分届かなかったんです

なんか体重とパワーは微妙な関係らしく

単に絞れは良いってことでもないようで

落とすとパワー落ちるって

難しい各個人でベストって違うんですかねぇ

私は親分に１０キロ落とせと…まぁ無理

先進むとしばらく平坦になり戦場ヶ原へ

標高1394

結構登ってたんだなぁ

しばらく進むと軽くくだります

この山であるくだり嫌いなんです

うえまで登りきった帰りにまた登りがあると思うとやな感じなるんすよ

わかる人だけわかるかと

硫黄のにおいがしはじめ湯の湖へ

湯の湖から目的地金精峠がみえます

さらに淡々登りつづら折りをこなしていくと

トンネルの手前に目的地の金精峠道路の最高地点は現地でみるとトンネルの中程かと

トンネルの向こう側へいってみます

向こう側は群馬県片品村

さて戻りますかっとなったところで雨雲が

ポツポツと降り出して下りこえぇな

中禅寺湖まではポツポツ雨でなんとかもちましたが

トンカツ食べれなく意気消沈したら

その後土砂降りで恐る恐る下りました

帰りの準備済ませて日光駅まで徒歩で2分くらい移動し駅前の

日光ステーションホテルクラシック

さんで日帰り温泉　７００円

ここは荷物も預かってもらえてとても感じが良いです

帰りも電車なのでスーパードライ買い込んで

楽チンで家路へ

輪行でのサイクリングは運転をしないって点で

ストレスがだいぶ減ります

身体への負担が大きく違いますので翌日の仕事への影響が少ない

おつかれのビールも飲めますしオススメです

Irohazaka, Kinsei Pass

Advance preparation
Limited express ticket to Tobu Nikko
Departs at 7:04
Arrived at 8:24am

With the cycling boss in a bicycle set
The morning was pretty slow and okay.
About Kasukabe Station around 6:40
to the meeting place

Failure #1
I woke up in the morning and stayed there
Not eating breakfast, forgetting to buy something at the convenience store

I don’t drive the train by myself.
Very easy
When you arrive at Tobu Nikko Station
Maybe it’s Saturday
Amazing number of roadies
The area in front of the station is a meeting place.

Assembling a bike in front of the bench outside the station
Check what you need and go to the coin locker at the station

There are large coin lockers at Tobu Nikko Station.
Even the big ostrich one I use
I packed up my boss’s luggage and left it in a medium-sized locker for 700 yen, and I was ready!

We took a group photo and headed out.
First of all, I haven’t eaten breakfast.
Go to Family Mart along Route 119!
Replenish 4 rice balls, water, and Pokari.
First, let’s aim for Irohazaka!

The journey to Irohazaka was uneventful as most of the shops were empty at the departure time.
There are some light ups and downs, but it’s basically a gentle climb.
Enter Route 119 to Route 120 and go to Irohazaka.
There is a restroom rest area at the entrance.
After checking with the members, they told me that I had passed and the full-fledged climbing began.

On long rides with my members, we ask them to climb at their own pace, and we take breaks when there are sightseeing spots.
I’m going

Just when I was getting tired of climbing, I arrived at Akechidaira.
The weather was cloudy, so the view wasn’t spectacular, but it was pretty good.
climb further
Gently climb to Lake Chuzenji at L2 pace

Failure? Part 2
At this point, I had a difficult time deciding whether or not my failure turned out to be a good thing.
We arrived at Lake Chuzenji around 10:30.
I found a line forming at the butcher shop!
Mostly bikers
We had talked about getting lunch locally.
Tonkatsu Asai made by a butcher
This place smells amazing!
Consult with everyone
Should I wait until 11am when the restaurant opens and eat before going up?
Or go up and come down before eating!
Check that business hours are until 3pm.
We talked about going back up after climbing and decided to move on.

As a result, I couldn’t eat it.
I thought I wouldn’t run out of meat since I’m a butcher, but unexpectedly it ended up running out…

Proceed by doing some light ups and downs along the shore of Lake Chuzenji.
Along the way, take a break and enjoy the view of Ryuzu Falls as you climb the mountain.

Now let’s talk about power and weight.
One of my colleagues, a doctor, weighs 65 kg and has a Zwift measuring FTP of 280w.
I was one minute short of silver at Fuji Hill.
There seems to be a delicate relationship between weight and power.
It seems that narrowing the aperture is not just a good thing.
If you drop it, the power will decrease.
Is it difficult to find the best for each individual?
I asked my boss to lose 10kg…well, it’s impossible.

As you move forward, it becomes flat for a while and you reach Senjogahara.
Altitude 1394
I climbed quite a bit.
After going for a while, it will fall off lightly.

I hate the trails on this mountain.
It’s so weird to think that after climbing all the way to the top, there’s going to be another climb on the way back.
Only those who understand understand

The smell of sulfur begins to flow to the hot water lake.
You can see your destination Kinsei Pass from Lake Yuno.

As I continued to climb up and down the mountain,
Before the tunnel, the highest point on the Kinsei Pass road, which is the destination, is in the middle of the tunnel.
Let’s go to the other side of the tunnel
On the other side is Katashina Village, Gunma Prefecture.

Just when I was about to go back, rain clouds appeared.
It’s starting to rain little by little and I can’t get over it.
We managed to make it to Lake Chuzenji through some rain.
If you feel depressed because you can’t eat pork cutlet
After that, it was pouring down so I was afraid to go down.

After getting ready for the return trip, I walked to Nikko Station for about 2 minutes and then went to the station in front of the station.
Nikko Station Hotel Classic
Sande day trip hot spring 700 yen
It’s very nice to be able to store your luggage here.

I will be taking the train home, so I bought some super dry.
Head home with ease

The point about cycling is that you don’t drive.
Much less stress
The strain on the body is significantly different, so there is less impact on work the next day.
You can also drink regular beer, which is recommended.