2018
L’Eroica ‘18 & Tuscany Touring
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Eroica 2018 - My L’Eroica Bike & Summary
Eroica 2018 - My L’Eroica Bike & Summary -
Day 15 2018-10-19 Levanto - Rome Airport Fiumicino- Abu Dhabi- Sydney
Day 15 2018-10-19 Levanto - Rome Airport Fiumicino- Abu Dhabi- SydneyWe awoke in Levanto to our last day in Italy and the end of an excellent holiday. I... -
Day 14 2018-10-18 Levanto & Cinque Terre
Day 14 2018-10-18 Levanto & Cinque TerreWe fueled up with an early hotel breakfast, then took the short tunneled train ride from Levanto to Monteross... -
Day 13 Wed 2018-10-17 Castellina - Levanto
Day 13 Wed 2018-10-17 Castellina - LevantoWe had our last breakfast together, and Franco gave us a tour of the private chapel. He was very proud of the v... -
Day 12 Tues 2018-10-16 Castellina - San Gimignano
Day 12 2018-10-16 Castellina - San Gimignano. (Cycled 40km, 327m )With an early breakfast, still no WiFi to distract us and wanting to get to the tourist... -
Day 11 Monday 2018-10-15, Castellina - Badesse return.
Day 11 Monday 2018-10-15, Castellina - Badesse return.Today was to be a quite day with a late start. With new found knowledge of ebike battery regenerati... -
Day 10- Sunday2018-10-14 Castellina - Colle di Val d’Elsa - Volterra return.
Day 10- Sunday2018-10-14 Castellina - Colle di Val d’Elsa - Volterra return.After another good breakfast to as cycling fuel, we headed on our biggest pl... -
Day 9 - Sat 2018-10-13 Castellina to Madona di Pietracupa return
Day 9 - Saturday 2018-10-13 Castellina to Madona di Pietracupa return.Charlie and I started with a reconnaissance ride north towards Greve to see the ele... -
Day 8 - Friday 2018-10-12 Castellina to Siena
Day 8 - Friday 2018-10-12 Castellina to Siena return-59.3 km. 902m assent.We started early as it was a big day planned to go to Siena via the walled town... -
Day 7 Thurs- 2018-10-11 cycle to Radda
Day 7 Thurs- 2018-10-11 cycle to Radda return 50km - 769mCharlie and I did an early morning reconnaissance ride north on SR222 to assess the grade. The 3... -
Day 6 Wed- 2018-10-10; Bagno Vignoni to Castellina in Gaiole
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Day 5 2018-10-0 Bagno Vignoni
Day 5 Tues 2018-10-09 - Bagno VignoniWe started another warm Tuscan day with a 3.5km walk towards the historic town of San Quirico d’Orcia. Along the way... -
Day 4 2018-10-08 Siena to Bagno Vignoni
Day 4 2018-10-08 Siena to Bagno VignoniAfter a welcome breakfast (I’d missed previous night’s dinner), we checked out and headed off on foot as Siena tou... -
Day 3 2018-10-07 L’Eroica Sunday
Day 3 2018-10-07 Giaole in ChiantiL’Eroica Sunday- 209km & 16hrs cycling later, I am now a member of “The Heroic”. Last year, I rode the 138km, which... -
Day 2 2018-10-06 Siena & Giaole in Chianti
Day 2 2018-10-06 Siena & Giaole in ChiantiWith a jet lagged early start, I enjoyed the Hotel Italia breakfast and set about assembling my bicycle. Fo... -
Day 1 2018-10-04/05 Sydney - Abu Dharbi - Rome- Siena
Day 1 2018-10-04/05 Sydney - Abu Dharbi - Rome- SienaAfter 370 days and 10,700km cycling, the journey to compete in my second L’Eroica in Gaiole Vintage ...