Nagato Criterium Scatter Run” with Sparkle Oita athletes

Start/End Dates:February 26, 2023(Sun)

Event Time: 10:30 AM～1:30 PM

Organizer: Nagato Cycle Tourism Promotion Council

Would you like to enjoy cycling with top professional athletes?

This is a social event to enjoy cycling and lunch with two guests from the professional cycling team "Sparkle Oita".
The Nagato Cycle Tourism Promotion Council will hold this event to promote awareness of cycling and to increase the number of people who participate in and get involved in cycling events through the experience of riding a bicycle.
After enjoying cycling in the Senzaki area with its beautiful coastline, including the course of last year's JCL Pro Road Race Tour "Yamaguchi Nagato Criterium," participants will have lunch with guests at "SWEET AS," a space where they can enjoy a delicious and fun meal.
This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from top riders about their experiences and advice. Tourist information center YUKUTE rental bicycles will also be available. Please join us!

Basic Info

Venue	SWEET AS Start Goal
Location	313-1 Senzaki, Nagato, Yamaguchi 759-4106

Contact

Nagato Cycle Tourism Promotion Council
1339-2, Higashi-Fukagawa, Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (in the Tourism Policy Division, Department of Economy and Tourism, Nagato City)
Phone Number: 0837-23-1295 (Secretariat of Nagato Cycle Tourism Promotion Council)
Email: kanko.s.city@nagato.lg.jp

Map

Recruitment details

Application Period
January 30, 2023 (Monday) – February 17, 2023 (Friday)

■About application
Applications can be made through the Nagato experience reservation website “Nagatrip “.

Capacity: 20 persons

Participation fee 3,500 yen (Insurance and lunch fee)

■Participation Qualifications
　Persons who are elementary school students or older and able to safely drive on public roads.
　Elementary school students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The accompanying parent or guardian must also apply separately.
　　No application by a parent or guardian will be considered invalid.

Contents/Courses

This is a social event to enjoy cycling and lunch with two guests from the professional cycling team ” Sparkle Oita “.
After enjoying cycling in the Senzaki area with its beautiful coastline, including the course of last year’s JCL Pro Road Race Tour “Yamaguchi Nagato Criterium,” participants will have lunch with the guests at “SWEET AS,” a space where they can enjoy a delicious and fun meal.
This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from top athletes about their experiences and advice.

■Schedule
10:00~ Registration
10:30~ Cycling Start
12:00~ Lunch Social

■Cycling course
SWEET AS→Senzaki area→Yamaguchi Nagato Criterium course→Renessa Nagato (via)→SWEET AS

Distance approx. 9 km

guest rider

Saya Kuroeda

Born on September 28, 1995 in Oita, Japan

▪︎Main Results
【 2016 Year】】
Winner of the National Keirin Championship
[Details 2018 Year]
J-Pro Tour Ishin Yamaguchi Criterium Winner
Oita Criterium (UCI) Winner
[en 2019 Year]
Saitama Criterium Sprint Winner

▪︎ Past Teams
2014- Kanoya University of Health and Sport Sciences
2018- Shimano Racing
2021- Sparkle Oita Racing Team

▼ Kota Sumiyoshi Kota Sumiyoshi
（Kota Sumiyoshi

Born on July 1, 1991 in Kumamoto, Japan

▪︎ Main results
[2017]
– Tour de Taiwan (Taiwan) 5th place in stage 1
– Tour of Thailand (Thailand) 8th place in stage 1
– Tour de Hokkaido (Hokkaido) 8th place in stage 2
– Tour de Selangor (Malaysia) 6th place in stage 1 3rd place in stage 2 5th place in stage 4 3rd place on stage 3, 6th place overall
・Tour of Fuzhou (China) 4th place on stage 5
[2018]
– Tour of Indonesia (Indonesia), 10th on stage 2
[2019]
– Tour de Surangor (Malaysia), stage 5, 8th place
2020]
・ Tour de Langkawi (Malaysia), 16th in stage 1, 16th in stage 3, 34th overall individually.

▪︎ Past Teams
2014-2016 Team Ukyo
2017-2021 Aisan Kogyo Racing Team
2022- Sparkle Oita Racing Team

rent-a-cycle

Tourist information center YUKUTE rental bicycles are also available. Cross bikes, electric bicycles, mountain bikes for children, etc., depending on your preference.

■ Type and number of units
Cross bike L (from 175cm) 1 unit
Cross bike M (from 165cm) 2 units
Cross bike S (from 158cm) 1 unit
Cross bike XS (from 152cm) 2 units
Cross bike for women S (from 152cm) 1 unit
Cross bike for women XS (from 143cm) 1 unit

　 △ Specialized Japan Cross Bike

Electric bicycles (city cycle type) 7

　 △ Bridgestone Cycle *Photo/Assista Uni 24″