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Harder roadwork than yesterday. It was the shop's club riding. 40-50 people gathered in front of the shop at 8:00 and split into two groups. The long one and the short one. I joined the longer group. There were two very strong guys. One was Brian, my friends' friend and his wife is Japanese. I don't know the name of the other guy and he was a horrifying monster. I felt I could never beat him. This kind of feeling is the first time since I had joined the Japan Cup. After the training I heard he had been a former member of US Postal Team, in other words, he had been riding with Lance Armstrong.

The world is a wide place.

Tomorrow will be the rest day.

今日の試合の報告は最強に楽しみだ（笑）