eroica veterans advice needed

[stedlocks]

What would be the plan with that then, pullingteeth.....I am the same one, but I stopped checking the L'Eroica thread on there as it was making me kick myself harder!

I was planning to go to Ireland for a short 4/5 dady mini tour, wildcamping, instead.......unless.....?

 

[pullingteeth]

eroica

oops , i just checked the website and it states that you cannot take the place of another rider, but there is an address to email.Perhaps if you email them , explain the circumstances they could hold a 100 euro entry for you?

 

[stedlocks]

I've emailed them lots!
I couldn't get there till lateish Saturday at the earliest, so I cant run the risk of not gettin the €100 place..... I was goin to just go anyway and chance it, but I'll wait till next year and do it properly..... I even tried to enter as an over 60!

:0)

 

[monty dog]

FWIW the course is a permanent, so there's no restriction on riding it on the day - you just wouldn't get your card stamped and get all the finishing freebies. The atmosphere and events in Gaiole is worth visiting alone. Food points are a free-for-all too. If anyone is under the illusion that the course is mildly 'rolling' they're in for a shock, particularly the dirt-road climb up to Montelcino, plus the 'bumps' after Asciano. Best strategy is to take it steady from the off, find a group and enjoy the atmosphere - I would certainly recommend an early start as it's quite magical riding up to Brolio in the dark with the candles lining the road through the trees.

 

[pullingteeth]

ciocc

her's my Ciocc build that i'm hoping i'll get up the hills.

 

[neuroportal]

Lovely bike.

Interestingly I have a Concorde in *exactly* that colour scheme, less the upper chromed stay, which it is just sprayed over.

Not so suprising I suppose when Ciocc are said to have manufactured Concorde frames.

 

[pullingteeth]

Ciocc

Very similar, I've heard that before about Concorde , a friend has one and the lugs are very similar.
What tubing is yours?
Definitely the same spray job, different stickers.

 

[neuroportal]

Mine is Columbus Aelle. Guessing yours is SL?

 

[gmac123]

My bike's ready to go now. I managed to pick up a 50:36 ring combo for my Campag Victory and a 13-26 screw on block all at the Ripley jumble. My attempts to lay off the pies have failed, so I'm hoping my gears will help out.

I'm on 23mm clinchers so I guess I'm in for a treat! Too late to do anything about it now...

Going for the event in 2012,those chaln rings would be of interest to me should you consider flogging after this years run

 

[Goldie]

Is there a gradient profile for the course knocking about inside the internets anywhere? I was in Tuscany for the first time a couple of weeks back and the hills look well into Derbyshire Peaks territory, if not bigger.