The theme of the real event is vintage cycling, with participants using vintage bikes (up to and including 1987), accessories and clothing, and the route often including unpaved roads.
https://eroica.cc/en
maybe they're good enough and we'll do this series some years. doesn't have to be on the original date.
Eroica Series 2024, which according to the calendar will be:
FEB Eroica Cuba (Caimito, Artemisa)
MAR Eroica Monte Paschi (Strade Bianche)
APR Eroica Hispania (Haro, La Rioja) - not in 2024
APR Eroica South Africa (Montagu, Western Cape)
MAY Eroica Montalcino (Tuscany, Italy)
JUN Eroica Switzerland (Sion - Valais)
JUL Eroica Dolomiti (Drei Zinnen - Italy)
AUG Eroica Germania (Eltville, Rheingau)
SEPT Eroica California (Cambria, USA)
OCT L'Eroica (Gaiole Chianti, Italia)
EROICA CUBA (Caimito, Artemisa)
Starting from a flat area through Caimito and Artemisa, red dirt roads full of sugar cane fields, banana plantations and small lagoons until we reach Las Terrazas, the only self-sufficient town in Cuba. Natural paradise of the Biosphere Reserve, cradle of Cuban coffee, known as the Garden of Cuba, we cross hills like jungles until we reach the coastal area of Cabañas to begin the final stretch back to Caimito. (from the official page)
rsf tip: Kill your opponents at Loma La Caridad and then go full speed towards Caimito and win.
distance: 130km
elevation: 744m
white road: 30km (did it with half * and half **)
Loma La Caridad from km 63-67: 1 2 6 6 0
sector La Tumba from km 80 to 109: -1* 0* 0* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* 0* -1* 1* 0* 2** -1** 0** 0** -2** 0** 0** 2** 0** 0** 0** 1** 0** 0** 2**
km 124-125: -4 -1
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