Monte Paschi Eroica

Infobox Cycling race
name = Monte Paschi Eroica


date = Early March
region = Tuscany, Italy
english =
localnames = Monte Paschi Eroica it icon
nickname =
discipline = Road
competition = UCI Europe Tour
type = Single-day
organiser = RCS Sport
director =
first = 2007
number = 2 (as of 2008)
last =
firstwinner = flagicon|RUS Alexandr Kolobnev
mostwins =
mostrecent = flagicon|SUI Fabian Cancellara

The Monte Paschi Eroica is a late season road bicycle race held annually near Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. The race was first organised on 2007 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. From 2008 on the event will be held in early March as part of the European classics season. [http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/mar08/eroica08/ Second Edition of Monte Paschi Eroica - Eroica's status grows with new springtime date] Retrieved on 2008-03-24.]

The race starts in Gaiole in Chianti and finishes in the famous public space Piazza del Campo in Siena. The route consists of 180 kilometres around the city of Siena, including 70 kilometres of gravel roads, called "sterrati" in Italy. > [http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/sep07/sep11news2 First Monte Paschi Eroica presented] Retrieved on 2008-03-24.] Parts of the route were originally used in a recreational race, or "gran fondo". [ [http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=12323 2nd Edition Monte Paschi Eroica at the Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News] Retrieved on 2008-03-24.] The organizers of the race, RCS sports, were inspired by the Ronde van Vlaanderen with its bergs, and Paris-Roubaix with its cobblestone sections.

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External links

* [http://www.gazzetta.it/montepaschieroica/ Official site it icon]
* [http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/sep07/sep11news2 Presentation by cyclingnews.com]