Rides and events
Most sport cycling in Japan happens on weekend rides: along rivers and coasts, up mountain passes, and at organised events. This lesson covers routes and distances, hills and wind, riding in a group, taking your bike on the train, and signing up for hill climbs and long rides. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
G
25 words for rides and events
Each card shows a word, the form used and a sentence you'd say before, during or after a ride. Ten cards reuse words or forms from earlier courses.
M
Planning a ride
The numbers on a route, the kinds of events, and two famous routes.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|
- Single file. In Japan, riding two abreast on the road is generally not allowed, so group rides go single file, on the left.
- Bikes on trains. means taking your bike on the train in a bike bag (). The bike must be fully inside the bag, usually with the wheels off.
- Up and down. is the uphill part, the downhill. A steep hill is .
C
Four patterns to use today
Z
Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.