About the Japanese Odyssey
The Japanese Odyssey is an endurance ultracycling event.
It is not a race.
It’s about discovery, about exploration, about challenging yourself.
One Stage
How you manage your time is entirely up to you.
The choice of when and how often to stop is yours to make.
Go Your Way
For each edition, we choose a number of mandatory checkpoints and segments you’ll have to ride through.
In between, nothing is imposed, you make your own decisions route-wise.
No Stopwatch
The Japanese Odyssey is a demanding adventure. And yet, it is not a race. There won’t be any ranking, nor official finishing times. Successful riders will be those who accomplish the whole course within the alloted time.
Unsupported
The Japanese Odyssey is an unsupported cycle adventure. It means that the organisation doesn’t provide any support, and that private support or assistance is prohibited. Once you cross the starting line, you are truly on your own.