A moving day allowed the tour riders to freshen legs ahead of the trip’s biggest climb, but that didn’t mean it was an easy day.
Riders had a free morning in Matsuyama before assembling around midday to catch a bus to Tokushima.
Activities engaged in during the morning included watching a festival, visiting Dogo Onsen hot spring and climbing up to Matsuyama Castle to check out the views of the city.
The bus trip to Tokushima was largely uneventful and after about two hours, participants marched on to the Nankai ferry for the journey to Wakayama, leaving Shikoku in their wake.
The ferry trip lasted about two hours and the troupe arrived on Honshu in the dark.
Taxis were called and a fleet shipped the cyclists into central Wakayama, passing by the brilliantly lit Wakayama Castle.
Brommie, like all the bikes, was not called for today. He won’t be called for tomorrow, either, with the big climb ahead.
Saikyo to Teito is also a write-off, courtesy of the impending typhoon.
