The first round of the 2018 Gravel Road Series will take place next April 28th and 29th as an dedicated gravel bike grid among the Nova Eroica race.Bicycles, art, nature, food and wine; a fantastic weekend is guaranteed in Buonconvento, one of the most beautiful villages of Italy, for the second edition of the Nova Eroica Festival.
Many illustrious guests will join us in Buonconvento during the five-day Nova Eroica Festival; personalities from the sport’s world, artists and musicians, and star-studded chefs who will demonstrate their skills in the little streets and alleyways of the medieval town, in the halls of the Museum of Sacred Art, in the beautiful liberty-style Ricci-Socini building, as well as in the Sienese Agricultural Museum, housed within the 17th century walls of an ancient granary.
Being for this round the GRS series a guest of the Nova Eroica, you must enter this event directly on the Nova Eroica website
IF AT THE MOMENT OF THE REGISTRATION YOU DO NOT HAVE SPECIATED TO WANT TO START IN THE GRAVEL GRID (front row) YOU CAN REQUEST IT DURING THE TECHNICAL CHECKS .
You must follow the Nova Eroica rule book during the race but you will gain points for the GRS overall classification. (here all the info)
STARTING ORDER (Start Race at 8:00 a.m.)
For the 2 competitive routes with timed sections, there will be 4 starting grids:
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- GROUP “A” Ciclo Club Eroica, Guests and GRAVEL ROAD SERIES (for all bikes Gravel/cx)
- GROUP “B” Teams of at least 4 cyclists
- GROUP “C” Individuals with modern road racing bicycles
- The FINAL RACE will have a single grid.
PROGRAM
SATURDAY APRIL 28
10:00 Nova Eroica Village and Market on show open
10:00 Piazzetta del Poggio – Circus lab for kids
10:00 Via Oscura – Nova Eroica Art Gallery
10:00 Viale della Libertà – Fitness and wellness area
10:00 Teatro dei Risorti – Photo competition prize-giving
12:30 Piazza Matteotti – Nova Eroica Street Restaurants
15:00 Via D. Alighieri – 6th edition of the Maurizio Nardi Memorial “Kids meet l’Eroica”
17:00 Teatro dei Risorti – Cooking Show care of Ristorante La Botte Piena, Montefollonico with wine-tasting
18:00 Piazza della Libertà – Eroica aperitif
19:30 Piazza Matteotti – Nova Eroica Street Restaurants
Travelling Music show from 15:00
SUNDAY APRIL 29
8:00 Via D. Alighieri – Nova Eroica 2018, start and finish
Eroica family and leisure rides
10:00 Nova Eroica Village and market on show
10:00 Piazzetta del Poggio – Circus lab for kids
10:00 Via Oscura – Nova Eroica Art Gallery
10:00 Viale della Libertà – Fitness and wellness area
10:30 Mezzadria Senese Museum – Start of photographic URBAN TREK
12:30 Piazza Matteotti – Nova Eroica Street Restaurants
16:00 Piazza Gramsci – Nova Eroica prize-giving
16:30 Mascagni Philharmonic Exhibition through the streets of the town
17:00 Teatro dei Risorti – Cooking Show care of Emilio Signori, La Locanda della Luna, Tirli e Matteo Donati, Ristorante Donati – Castiglione della Pescaia with wine-tasting
18:00 Piazza della Libertà – Eroica aperitif
19:30 Piazza Matteotti – Nova Eroica Street Restaurants
Travelling Music show from 15:00
An amazing collection of photos of Nova Eroica and Eroica Under 23, taken by Paolo Martelli, official Eroica photographer. The beautiful landscapes from Val d’Arbia to Chianti are the backdrop to the most interesting and innovative cycling event of 2017.
