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Keith Lewis is Race Director for the Heroic Bike Race, a unique and challenging event featuring steel frame bicycles from the not-so-distant past, and those who desire to ride them in "heroic" fashion.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

What is The Heroic?

The Heroic is a gravel road bicycle race inspired by L' Eroica, a citizen bicycling event held each October on the "white roads" of Tuscany, Italy.  The race pays homage to the yesteryear of cycling, when bike races were great tests of courage and determination and legends like Coppi, Bartoli, Merckx and Anquetil were the heroes of their day.

Here is a link http://www.vimeo.com/20622427 to a short-film that conveys the spirit and atmosphere of L'Eroica.  Have a look, and get inspired for The Heroic!