Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Classic Cycling Tours

Retro tours

These tours are only for classic bikes

  • L'Etrusca Ciclostorica, Livorno - Cecina, Italy
    www.letruscaciclostorica.it
  • Retro Ronde in Oudenaarde, Belgium
    100km, some sections on cobblestones and some challenging little hills.
  • Eroica Britannia in Bakewell, UK
    160km, 2300m elevation. Beautifull scenery. Some sections on white roads, but mostly flat sections. The challenge are the numerous climbs, some very steep.
  • Anjou Velo Vintage in Saumur, France
    Nice region, initial max distance was 100km, but they added a 150km in the 2014 edition. Very nice vintage customes. Most participants are there for the fun and do the short distances.
  • La Moserissima, Trento, Italy
    www.discovertrento.it
  • La Savoureuse in Ciney, Belgium.
    Very nice region, local organisation, very friendly and layed back atmosphere.
  • La Carrareccia around the lake of Bolsena, Italy
    Beautiful scenery, 130km including 3 serious climbs, a lot of it on dirt roads. Mostly locals with some odd tourist and an adopted Briton.
  • L'Eroica in Gaiole in Chianti, Italy.
    The original, best ever, classic tour. Tends to be overcrowded with tourists, few are doing the actual heroic distance of 205km. Scenery is superb, quite a challenge because of the elevation and the 'strade bianche'. I strongly advice to equip your classic bike with wider tires (at least 25mm) and mountain gears.

Scenic tours

These tours are not limited to classic bikes

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