Tuscany Comes to California
Monday, March 30 to Sunday, April 5, 2020
$5200/per person double occ.
$6100/per person single occ.
“The important thing is to make a different world, to make a world that is not now. A real world, a genuine world, but one that allows myth to live. The myth is everything.”
Since 1997, vintage cycling enthusiasts have made the annual pilgrimage to Italy to ride Sienna’s famed white roads.
Join Echelon Pro Cycling Tours for the Nova Eroica California edition of this renowned ride and a week of Italian-inspired luxury cycling, dining, drinking, and living!
Riding in north San Luis Obispo county, it’s easy to imagine yourself lost in the Tuscan countryside. Hidden, mixed-surface backroads ribbon their way over undulating hills and through vast vineyards for endless memorable miles. Bring your gravel bike and experience this stunning region with an insider perspective.
We are planning five days of great riding—with nearly 300 miles and 24k’ climbing—that will take you from gravel to asphalt and back to gravel again. Experience courses designed to build your confidence, challenge your abilities, and get you ready for the 81-mile/6400’ Nova Eroica queen stage.
The Paso Robles wine region—on the north end of San Luis Obispo County (SLO)—is about rustic charm, laid-back sophistication, award-winning wines and cuisine, and cinematic landscapes that all converge in a ‘Spaghetti Western’ of stunning cycling.
The Slo Gravel Life
Echelon Pro Cycling Tours brings you the very best of Paso Robles & north SLO county. Experience beautiful accommodations, stunning food, great wine, and hidden backroads with our local guides.
“Beautiful, Italian-style riding without the need for a passport! ”
live Slo, Gravel pro
This group is limited to 10 riders for the ultimate Nova Eroica experience. Our local coach and guides have a week of riding designed to build your mixed-surface cycling strength. California’s Nova Eroica course is a legitimate test of skill and endurance, and this week will send you home exhausted and smiling.
“The courses in Paso Robles are amazing. Feels like riding back home in Italy. ”
Itinerary
MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2020
Arrive and settle into our Tuscan-styled resort and winery. This is your luxury home away from home for the week. If you have shipped your bike in advance, it will be ready for you to take it on a solo spin to make sure its ready for the days ahead. Afterwards, enjoy a wine tasting at our resort before we meet for our first team dinner.
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020
Our first official team ride gives you an early preview of some of the segments you’ll experience on Saturday’s Nova Eroica. After a day of riding, it will be time for a light lunch, massage, and a special dinner in San Luis Obispo.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2020
It’s another long day deep into the quiet backcountry of north SLO county. Enjoy a combination of rolling, vineyard-lined asphalt and dusty country farm roads. We may also get in a little single-track to sharpen skills and grab some thrills. Afternoon massage will be followed by dinner at one of our favorite local Paso Robles spots.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2020
More challenges, more fun, more smiles for today’s ride as we explore more hidden SLO county gems. We will do our best to keep things a bit lighter as we approach Nova Eroica, but when the riding is this good, we can’t promise it. Tonight’s dinner is about experiencing the area’s rootsy western charm.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2020
Tomorrow is the big event, so we will keep our riding a little lighter today. Enjoy a nice breakfast, then we explore some of the other parts of the larger Eroica course reserved for Sunday’s vintage bike enthusiasts. Afterwards, relax with a massage and a rest, while the crew gets your bikes cleaned up and race ready before an Italian dinner in San Luis Obispo.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020
It’s an early rise today. We drive to Cambria-by-the-Sea to the Nova Eroica starting corral for a dirty, sweaty day in the saddle. After finishing, we relax at the finish a bit, then return to Paso Robles to clean up before our final team dinner. Learn more about the ride at www.eroica.cc
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020
Depart for home exhausted, but satisfied, by a week of la bella vita. Arrivederci!
Includes:
6 nights accommodations
6 dinners & beverage pairings, 6 breakfasts, 6 lunches
4 post-ride massages
4 fully guided and fully supported rides plus
Nova Eroica California event entry and branded Eroica event gear
Echelon Pro Cycling Tours kit