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Location: Nantou County Distance: 104km Elevation Gain: 1500m Sun Moon Lake: A Tour de France-Inspired Ride in Taiwan Sun Moon Lake has always been one of Taiwan’s most picturesque cycling destinations, now thanks to the support of the L’Étape Series by Tour de France, it…
Location: Changhua/Nantou/Taichung Distance: 190km Elevation Gain: 2,548m Provincial Highway No. 21, also known as the New Central Cross-Island Highway, is 145km in length from where it starts on the outskirts of Taichung to where it terminates at Tatajia in Nantou County at an elevation of…
Location: Nantou Distance: 41km Ascent 850m Provincial Highway 16 in Nantou County, is one of the few roads that penetrates into the Central Mountain range of Taiwan. It is a shame or perhaps an environmental blessing that plans to expand the road over the mountains…
Location: Nantou – Dirty Formosa 100 Distance: 45km Elevation Gain: 1,400m+ Located in the center of Taiwan and the only land-locked county, Nantou is a cyclists and hikers’ paradise. As such, it should be no surprise that more of our rides are focused on this…
Location: Nantou Distance: Each climb 9-12km Elevation Gain: 600-800m In this post, I’d like to discuss the various climbs leading up to Sun Moon Lake, focusing on four popular routes that cyclists often take. Two of these routes start in Puli, while the other two…
Life has been great these days. Cycling a lot in Nantou County. Spending time with my daughter in Taoyuan. The notable ride recently was a solid 154km slog to the end of 16 and then up to Sun Moon Lake. I didn’t have the best…
Gawd, I need to do this more. Must write more, life details – I need a troll with a whip to torture me to do this, this thing.
Great weather. I got in a great month on the bike 75 hours/1500km. Overall fitness and honest fun level while riding are on the up and up! My left leg is not rotting, it is functioning – about 1 year since the DVT funk. It…
A few things to say about the end of 2020 – but for now I am just going dump a variety of photos on this post and return to write soon. Highlights – Tatajia bicycle hill climb, afternoons on my CX bike, time with daughter,…
This is where I will write about October 2020 – man I was busy. I spent most of my time this month either in the classroom, on the bike, with my family, and a bit of commuting between Wufeng and Taoyuan. The weather this month…
Already running strong into the fall semester of 2020 at my place of work. Life is moving along without any real fuss these days in Taiwan. Here is my recent photo dump from the last few weeks. A few outstanding events worth mentioning: My daughter…