L'EROICA

Head to the sumptuous region of Tuscany, in the heart of the Siena province and the charming town of Gaiole in Chianti 🇮🇹. The hearty menu features no fewer than six masterful formats to get your legs moving. Your body will need to withstand a particularly hilly and rocky profile if you hope to cross the finish line 🥵.

The gravel route immediately throws you onto the strade bianche, these iconic unpaved roads that have made the event world-renowned. Your effort is paired with a total immersion in a real postcard, winding between the majestic Chianti Classico vineyards and the must-see cypress-lined avenues 🌳. Pushing through the gates of the imposing Castello di Brolio undeniably adds extra soul to push the machine in the fiercest percentages of the sector 🏰.

Italian fervor turns every small hamlet you pass through into a true festive arena, timeless. Forget modern energy drinks; tradition here prescribes hydrating with red wine and biting into a good salami! 🥖 Stopping the bike to explore the surroundings proves indispensable after such an adventure. Take your crew for a stroll to the incredible Piazza del Campo in Siena, located forty minutes by car, for a masterful lesson in medieval architecture 🏛️.

Then race on to Florence, an hour by car, to delight your kids with the enormous cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore ⛪. Explorers will gladly lose themselves in the fortified alleys of Monteriggioni or admire the soaring towers of San Gimignano. Put on your traditional cycling shoes, tame the rocky terrain, and come etch your name into the grand history of cycling! 💥