L’Eroica, the vintage sportive in Tuscany, is a celebration of road cycling – and directly translating to ‘the heroic’ it celebrates its riders as well as the rolling hills and steel companions they complete the routes on.
This year, our writer Lorena Jones took part in the Italian partito, having been invited by Brooks, and found not only new roads, but a new appreciation of what cycling can provide a person – concluding: “As the sun fell over the horizon I made my way through the last few kilometres of the ride glowing with happiness having discovered ‘the beauty of fatigue and the taste of accomplishment’”.
Everyone dresses in vintage clothing at L’Eroica – here are just a few of the most impressive ensembles Lorena spotted along the way:
