L'Eroica Dreams

I thought I’d revisit the site, originally launched just to cover the 15th edition of the ride when it was only an event in Tuscany. Now, of course, it’s spread around the world. I rode my second one last year in California and will return for the event April 7. The California ride this year will see my brother, who has ridden in Italy and completed the Limburg edition, and my good friend Jeff joining the peloton. Jeff raced a bunch of years back and became interested in l’Eroica when we discussed it over bourbon and a campfire as we returned from California last year.

That campfire conversation really concluded with an interest and commitment in Eroica Hispania. Add that to the list where Jeff and I will be, with our wives joining us for the food and wine, in Cinceros, Rioja in June. Along the theme of “more Eroica is better,” if the Britannia version happens close enough to the Hispania version, I’ll be there, too.

I never intended to ride a bunch of these, but it gets under your skin. And, the settings make wonderful excuses to haul your bike around and enjoy the roads, the food, the wine, and the camaraderie.