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THE BEAUTY OF FATIGUE

The beauty of cycling in its purest form was reborn here, amidst the white roads of Sie- na. Dive into your passions with the L’Eroi- ca, open all year long.

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SACRED FORESTS
Its ancient beech trees have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. e Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi by bike. Uninterrupted forest bathing.

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GARFAGNANA EPIC
A green mountain, with ancient villages, castles and valleys at the limits of your imag- ination. e Garfagnana boasts epic scenery waiting to be explored by mountain bike.

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RIDE WITH A VIEW
The Val d’Orcia is an amazing paradise for rough and uninhibited cycling, with a view over the landscape declared a World Herit- age Site by UNESCO.

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CYCLISTS IN RESIDENCE
Two Americans who fell in love with Tus- cany and cycling in all its forms. He won a memorable Giro d’Italia. She’s a noted pho- tographer of professional cycling.

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LUNIGIANA BY BIKE
A border mountain with forests, streams, villages and castles. Discover by bike the colours of the fall foliage in a place where the chestnut tree reigns as the local icon.

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FINDING GINO
e boy, the man, the champion, the Right- eous Among the Nations… e story of Gino Bartali’s career milestones, the nation- al hero known as “Ginettaccio.”

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COAST TO COAST
Ride your bike straight onto the ferry to em- bark on this extraordinary “coast to coast” journey, from the beauty of the Etruscan Coast to the sea surrounding Elba.

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GRAND TOUR VALLEYS
Just turn a corner and you’ll nd yourself biking a Grand Tour, bringing the back roads to life, discovering a beautiful and hidden land.

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RIDE & FOOD
ree ancient routes for three bike excur- sions to discover the avours that the land- scape inspires with each urn of the pedal.

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TOSCANA TRIATHLON
The primary goal is to be a nisher, but not without enjoying the journey before, during and a er the race. The triathlon is the per- fect opportunity for a vacation.

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PISTOIA FREERIDE
The winter set-up becomes a summer hot-spot for “gravity” lovers. From relaxation to adrenaline, the Pistoian mountain o ers spectacular trails through the Apennines.

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VETTA MARE
The journey begins at the peak of the Amiata and ends with a jump in the sea at the Argentario promontory. In between are the hills and farms of the Maremma.

• Gino Cervi

Working in publishing for thirty years, he has written tourist guides and books on sport. He loves to write, ride and play sports in no particular order, at times leading to confusion.

• Mariateresa Montaruli

Journalist, web writing expert and travel writer, she created the first blog dedicated to female cycling, “Ladra di biciclette”, as well as the “lato Bici” column of the website Io Donna.

• Matteo Pierattini

Architect, cyclist and back roads investigator. Lives and works in Florence; together with Cicloidi, he organizes the Muretti Madness.

• Enrico Caracciolo

Journalist and photographer, he has collab- orated with industry magazines publishing reportages on cycling tourism, trekking and outdoor travel. Founder of Viatoribus, a website for tourist guides.

• Simone Massoni

Visual artist (pre)occupied by anything that is visually stimulating. The works he produces in Florence travel the world as parts of shows, publications, books and installations.

• Giorgio Fratini

Illustrator, graphic artist and cartoonist, he lives and works in Florence. He owns a signed picture of Gino Bartali, but mainly moves around in his car.

• Paolo Martelli

Photographer generally drawn more to smells than to colors, but who has yet to gure out how to photograph the former.

• Valter Segnan

Naturalist photographer with a deep knowl- edge of the nature, forests and mountains that surround his home in Casentino.

• Roberto Ridi
  

Nature journalist enamoured by the lights and colours of the Tuscan Archipelago is- lands.

• Mario Llorca
  

Spanish photojournalist and long-time resident of Siena, he is also an Italian representative for international news agencies.