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L'Eroica is a Vintage Bicycle Event in Gaiole

L'eroica 2018 Gaiole in Chianti Tuscany. I did this video to experience the vintage race for the first time.

Bike Tour & Wine Tasting in Chianti, Tuscany with Bike Florence & Tuscany

Bike tour Crossing Chianti to Siena between Castellina in Chianti and Siena with wine tasting along the way. Tour organized by Bike Florence & Tuscany

L'eroica Tuscany Cycling Video

L’eroica is a world famous vintage cycling event based in Chanti, Tuscany. It is a wonderful event that brings together people’s passion for cycling along with amazing food, incredible atmosphere and beautiful scenery.

L’eroica is a must for any with a passion for cycling. This video, although it’s the French version highlights all the benefits L’eroica has to offer.

L’eroica was started by a man called Giancarlo Brocci, who admired the values of a past cycling so much that he wanted to reconnect others to the heritage that inspired much Italian history, literature, culture, and music. The main intent of organizing L’Eroica is to protect and uphold the heritage Tuscany’s “Strade Bianchi” white roads.

In 2016 L’Eroica celebrates its 20th anniversary. Gusto Cycling is a key travel partner of L’eroica 2016 and can provide guaranteed registration and offer a wide range of accommodation from Castles, Wine Estates, Agriturismo to excellent quality 4 star and 5 star hotels. The event starts and finishes in Gaiole, in the heart of Chianti. There are four routes to choose from, 46, 75, 135 or 205km route.

There are limited places available, and 1,000 places for non-Italians. Gusto Cycling can offer registration, accommodation and a retro bike for the event. Contact us today at to book on this prestigious event

L'Eroica 2015 Vintage Cycling Gaiole in Chianti Tuscany

Just the ride and . .

Sunday Morning (Album Version (Mono)) The Velvet Underground
Dancehall Domine The New Pornographers
Sheriff Fatman Carter USM
Come Together Primal Scream
Renegades of Funk Rage Against the Machine
Ed is dead The Pixies
Out On The Floor Dobie Gray

Tuscany Bike Tour, Chianti bike tour by Tuscany Cycle!

Full day Bike tour! Wine tasting!

Tuscany's 'L'Eroica' route opens for cyclists

Cyclists tour the new permanent route of the vintage bikes event L'Eroica, near Gaiole in Chianti, in the Italian region of Tuscany. The new 'L'Eroica' permament poute, which is the same 200 km route as the classic event taking place in Autumn part of the 'stradde bianche' -- the white roads --, is now open to everyone. A unique opportunity to dicover Tuscany, its landscape, its heritage sites and enjoy local food and wines 'con calma' (slowly). Duration: 00:31

We snuck our kid on L'Eroica Italia

I headed out to Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany for the 2019 edition of L'Eroica, the now legendary vintage bike ride with real Italian flair.

I remember my first visit to L'Eroica six years ago very fondly but this year was even better as I took my daughter along. A big thanks to my buddies at Brooks for the invite.


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riding vintage bikes across tuscany italy

Books of England were nice enough to invite me to L'Eroica in Gaiole Italy. This is a classic bike race where you must be on a bike pre-1987 and no clip in pedals allowed. The route was filled with Strade Bianchi and was an absolute amazing route to go.

Bike ride from Florence to Gabbiano Castle in Chianti Tuscany Italy in June

An old castle on a top of a hill. Grapevines and olive trees are seen everywhere. Nice view at any direction.

Cycling Tuscany, Italy

Sarasota Cycling Adventures in Tuscany, Italy cycling trip. Join our Facebook Group.

Vertine in Chianti Italy Bike Ride

This was a castle transformed to rural homes during the course of the centuries. Situated on a top of a hill. Beautiful view all around. Listen to the nice song of Ernie Oldfield.

Bike ride to Lamole in Chianti Italy

Biking on the hilltop historical white roads of Chianti to the village of Lamole in Chianti Tuscany Italy. Enjoy the nice view and listen to the nice song of Ernie Oldfield.

L'Eroica - Vintage cycling in Gaiole in Chianti eroica 2019

Yet another epic of poor quality video with an inappropriate soundtrack

Cycling Italy : Leaving Rome and Onto Tuscany by Train

Time to head out of the city and into the countryside! Upcoming plans, the heat, and hills have us choosing the train (or was it the copious amounts of food we ate in ROMA??). We're excited to explore Tuscany, but first, we have to get there.

Miles Ridden: 7
Total Mileage: 27ish (I still haven't set up our bike computer haha)

(the bikes will have more time to rest in Tuscany as we explore the region with family and visiting friends...for sure we'll get in a few little cycle jaunts to local villages tho!)

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Le Pratola, Luxury Villa, Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy- for rental

Fornes Magazine named Gaiole in Chianti number 1 in its list of Europe's Most Idyllic Places to Live. This luxury villa, perfect for families & friends is located in the middle of vineyards and olives groves. A great vacation rental- good for relaxation, exploring Tuscany, wine tasting and road cycling- it offers something for everyone. Visit lepratola.com

Retro cyclists turn heads in Tuscany

More than 5,500 competitors from all over the world get ready for the L'Eroica retro cycling race in Gaiole in Chianti in the Italian region of Tuscany. Duration: 00:56

Places to see in ( Gaiole in Chianti - Italy )

Places to see in ( Gaiole in Chianti - Italy )

Gaiole in Chianti is a comune in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 kilometres southeast of Florence and about 15 kilometres northeast of Siena. Forbes named it number one in its list of Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live. Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as Strade Bianche in reference to the white gravel roads of the Sienna region. In October there is a public event, using many of the same roads, for vintage bicycle enthusiasts known as L'Eroica. This starts and finishes in Gaiole including a full week of festivities.

Alot to see in Gaiole in Chianti such as :

Castello di Brolio castle and vineyard (11th century).
Abbey of Coltibuono
Pieve of San Marcellino, of medieval origin. It was mostly rebuilt in the 14th century.
Pieve of San Polo Rosso, dating from the 12th century. It is now part of a 14th-century defensive structure. The interior has a nave with two aisles and an apse.
Pieve of San Giusto in Salcio
Romanesque Pieve of Santa Maria a Spaltenna, known from 1030.
Pieve of San Bartolomeo a Vertine (11th century). It was once home of an early work by Simone Martini and a triptych by Bicci di Lorenzo, now in the Siena Pinacoteca. Some fragmentary medieval frescoes still remain on exhibit today.
Pieve of San Vincenti.
Castello di Tornano castle and vineyard.

The city of Gaiole in Chianti is another important city within the Chianti Classico region, located along the river Massellone and on the road connecting Chianti to Valdarno. The entire Chianti area has proven to be rich in artifacts from ancient people’s making it their home, and Gaiole is no different, even the local hamlets have names that bear witness to the passage of these populations.

Thanks to the position at the base of the valley, Gaiole has always played an important role as a “market center” for the castles and towns nearby. Characterized by a position that is surrounded by steep hills and narrow valleys, the area is predominantly comprised of forests abundant with oaks, vineyards and olive groves. Once a town busy with local traffic, after the end of the struggle between Florence and Siena the area turned more towards agriculture reinforcing its position as a market town. Since it was a marketplace, it never had the need for defensive walls such as those in Radda in Chianti. Thus the constant battles between Florence and Siena probably explains why the center was destroyed and rebuilt many times; which in turn explains why very few buildings which have been preserved from the past.

( Gaiole in Chianti - Italy ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Gaiole in Chianti . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Gaiole in Chianti - Italy

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