Most of you have heard of the Eroica ride in Chianti in Italy, which has been an enormous success. So much so that there is now a whole series of similar events throughout the year. I'm not sure whether they will all last, but for 2009, the complete calendar of events is as follows:
CALENDARIO CICLOTURISTICHE D'EPOCA
ANNO 2009
22 March LA STORICA (the historic one) Finale Ligure - Savona
14 June LA POLVEROSA (the dusty one) Monticelli Terme - Parma
23 August PEDALATA STORICA (historic pedal) Barga - Lucca
06 September LA LEGGENDARIA (the legendary one) Buja - Udine
06 September ASPETTANDO L'EROICA (awaiting l'Eroica) Scandiano - Reggio E.
http://www.ciclisticascandiano.it
04 October L'EROICA (the original!) Gaiole in Chianti - Siena
11 October L'EPICA (the epic one) San Nicolò - Piacenza
Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ
USA