I had no idea preserving the Tuscan strade bianche was part of the rationale for L'Eroica. Can you imagine roadie cyclists in the US railing against paving primitive roads? They ARE challenging to ride on skinny tires.
Kurt Sperry Bellingham WA USA
On 10/4/06, Bob Hanson <theonetrueBob@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> Since I did not make the trip, and now fueled by the photos I've seen,
> I've been reading a bit about L'Eroica.
>
> Here's a nice article by a British cyclist about his 5+ hour ride over
> the 80km (50 mile) variant, along with his wife or grilfriend in 2005.
> Gives a good sense of just how very demanding the course really is. A
> few more photos, too... note the photo showing the splendid early
> Peugeot jersey worn by one of the entrants.
>
> http://www.flammerouge.je/
>
> Their elapsed time was at a rate of under 10 mph (16 km/hr)... and that
> was a considerable challenge!
>
> Bob Hanson, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA