I have enjoyed a superb cycling experience with an event that you can ride a motorway on the highway just before opening

Pass through Wakayama from Osaka, circle around the Kii Peninsula and lead to MieKinki Expressway Kishine Line(Common name: Koshi Expressway) is under construction,On Sunday, July 12, 2015, the interchange between Nanki Shirahama IC from Nanki Tanabe IC is newly openedThen, Shirahama which has the beach boasted by Osaka and Kansai etc. is connected by highway.

On July 5 (Sunday), we decided to open one week later, an event was held to bicycle and walk on expressway where one car is not running, so we wondered what kind of road is going on Running, in fact it turned out that the highway was also a superb cycling road.

Official website of Shirahama cho, Wakayama Prefecture "About Koshi Expressway Tanabe - Susimi Opening Commemoration Pre Event held"
http://www.town.shirahama.wakayama.jp/event/highway_preev150705.html

The newly opened section is a section of 38 km in length from the Nanki Tanabe IC to the Nanki Shirahama IC among the Kinki Expressway Kishine Line. In Wakayama prefecture, the "Wakayama National Body" is scheduled to be held in September 2015, and the development of the expressway has been advanced at a rapid pace.

Kinki Expressway Kishine Line (Tanabe Susimi) | Road Navi | Kinan Portal | Kinan River National Road Office


And at this event, we were able to run a section of 28 km out of 38 km by bicycle.


On that day of the event, the starting point of cycling "Road Station Kurokuma(Mouth Kumano) "arrived. Although it was a rainy day on the day, the rain faded by the start time of 15 o'clock and the event (?) Was successfully held.


Bicycles brought in by the participants are lined up with the slurry beside the main line. Signs celebrating the opening were also held at the venue, and the atmosphere for the opening of the 12th July has drifted.


Unfortunately, I did not make rainy places, and many people were involved. Most people were completely defensible wearing kappa, but even people who were wearing casual clothes or stiffening themselves in cycle jerseys of Bari Bali each had their own way in the style they wanted.


In the area, there is a water supply station that will rejuvenate thirst. ...


It was relieved because a relief office was set up that could accommodate accidents and injuries by any chance.


The start of 15 o'clock approached, the participants were on standby at the start position.


Prior to the start, Mayor Tomita and Mayor of Shirahama will greet them.



And finally the moment of running start. We performed a countdown by all the participants and a 2 hour cycling event started.


The state of running start from the countdown was like this.

The starting scenery of "Kani Expressway Tanabe - Susami Opening Commemoration Pre Event Highway Cycling Tournament" is like this - YouTube


When I went out to the main line, it seemed that the participants enjoyed the event intentionally. If you usually do enjoy the commemorative photo on the main line that is impossible ... ....


Whether it is a participant who lives in the neighborhood, there was a person who puts the landscape from the main line in the camera.


The group that started the "Road Station Kikuumanno" which is the start position aims at the Nanki Tanabe IC about 9 km ahead north. However, since this section is a face-to-face section where there is no separation band on the up and down line, it is free to go out to the opposite lane and run in the opposite direction. Many people saw many people running in the southern direction turning U turns, especially around the people of mangeman who is motivated to ride a road bike, because the traffic to the north lane was very large.


Limited speed of this section is 70 km. But for today only those who violate are bad Hus.


I left the tunnel when I ran for a while. Kamimoro tunnel with a length of 400 meters.


It is a tunnel of Hoya Joya who made it possible, and this is also a good feeling of comfort. Especially inside of the tunnel can escape the rain, so it was a moment to relax.


You can see that the guidance display that goes by instant in a car is huge compared with the person standing next to it.


Losing yourself in a group and running comfortably About 45 minutes, Nanki Tanabe IC which is a turning point in the north direction approached.


The turnaround point is crowded with memorial photos and people taking a break.


Looking up from the bottom, I realize that the highway is a really big building.


Everyone participating in the Nanki Tanabe IC.


But when I think carefully here, I noticed that the pace was slow to finish the course with a total length of about 28 km. In order to run the entire journey in 2 hours, it is necessary to make the average speed per hour more than 14 km / h, but the result so far has not reached the completion pace at about 12 km / h.

That 's why I rush the way to go up and raise the pace. Even so, sighs leaked unintentionally on the road that is easy to run. It can be said that the luxurious environment can only be experienced with this hand event, because it runs only on a bicycle on the highway standards road surface.


I returned from the turning point and came back to the starting point "Road Station Kurokuma". The mileage so far is 9 + 9 = 18 km, so we only leave a round trip of 10 km. The weather is still in a state of rainy or raining, but as the temperature was around 20 degrees, the condition is not bad unexpectedly.


Tropical beach in KansaiShirahama Beach (beach beach) Beach, And a zoo boasting of one of the leading panda breeding numbers in JapanAdventure WorldI entered Shirahama Town with such things as.


As soon as I ran 5 km on the outward route in the second half, I could see the turning point on the south side.


Here I am thankful that a tent was built and a free drink corner was set up.


Beyond the turnaround point, the exit of the Nanki Shirahama IC was visible. As highways will be connected directly from the Osaka area to Shirahama with beaches and adventure worlds, it may be that many people visit during the excursion season.


Leaving the turning point behind, the last point to the goal point "Road Station Kikuumanono".


Finally, we saw the sign of "Road station Kurokuma".


Going down the road to the left, the goal is right there.


Finally I finished the whole journey. I was able to enjoy cycling on a comfortable highway. On that day it was good to run as long as it was within the time limit, so it was enough to see someone entering the second lap without enough luck with only one lap.


At the end, getting car goods and fan clubs commemorating the tournament and the event is over. I was able to do a valuable experience by saying that it was an event on a highway where I could definitely run twice.


It is a really pleasant thing to run a comfortable course while watching the sight of the road where you usually pass by the car in a moment. It is an event that I would like to participate as much as possible when I have such an opening event in the future.