[Event] Eroica South Africa & NOVA Eroica

[Stan Engelbrecht]

Event Name: Eroica South Africa & NOVA Eroica
When: 17 March 2018
Where: KWV Gallery, Kohler Street, Montagu, Western Cape
Category: Road

It’s time to start getting ready for Eroica South Africa 2018! And we have some exciting news too - we’re introducing a Nova Eroica enduro-style race category! We’ll have our usual three great vintage bike routes on Saturday, along with our Eroica Festival, or you can bring and race your modern gravel bike in the new 155 kilometre Nova Eroica category. As before, we still have Eroica South Africa on the weekend after that other well-loved and very famous event, the Cape Town Cycle Tour. This way we can give our international visitors a little more incentive to travel all the way to Africa to come and ride with us. So, clear the weekend of 17 March 2018, one week after the Cape Town Cycle Tour, and come celebrate vintage Italian road cycling culture with us - bring your classic racing bicycles, and ride with us through the beautiful Karoo around the dirt roads north of Montagu in the Western Cape. Of course there will be great food and wine, and lots of old bicycles to lust over, and now a bit of modern gravel bike racing too with Nova Eroica. With South Africa's rich cycling history, we’re proud to have this celebrated Italian event honoured on African soil. So, remember - 17 March 2018 in Montagu! We hope to see you there! Registration is open!

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[Shebeen]

so keen, YES!

[BuffsVintageBikes]

Super keen, I spent a year searching for a bike and finally found a lovely Hansom 531 perfect for this event

[MTBeer]

Eroica sounds like something that should have a PG rating.

[BuffsVintageBikes]

Eroica sounds like something that should have a PG rating.

 

It does, the bikes have to be older than 20yrs

[mecheng89]

GP is far away!!!!     

[mecheng89]

Eroica sounds like something that should have a PG rating.

It does. Plenty gravel. 

[DJR]

Entered team DJR again. Blocked the dates off in the 2018 calendar. Now just waiting for confirmation of accommodation.

[Chris NewbyFraser]

GP is far away!!!!     

Do the Berg100. They are looking at a gravel bike category.

[DJR]

Stripped Ds' Alpina. Next is to deliver it to Bogus for its' new paint job. Cleaning parts. Still looking for a pair of old Dura Ace 7400 wheels. Hopefully I'll have it all together in February so he can ride it a bit and get used to it before Eroica.

[Loose cog]

Basso Gap 73 needs thicker rubber and then it's ready for Eroica!

 

Moser Super Prestige ready although I may change bars to something a bit easier on the missus back.

[DJR]

Next year, we are staying the whole weekend because the wife enjoyed last year so much. I'm looking forward to not having to rush back immediately after the ride.

 

May even pack the C40 for the Sundays ride? On dirt roads? OK, perhaps not! THERE.....another good reason for a newish oldish bike!

[Warthog]

Oegh.... I wish....

 

But have unfortunately already registered for Cullinan2Tonteldoos on 30 March, and can't do both....

 

BUT on bucket list, I WILL still do this...

[lechatnoir]

This has suddenly hit my radar... Oh deary.

[Loose cog]

Next year, we are staying the whole weekend because the wife enjoyed last year so much. I'm looking forward to not having to rush back immediately after the ride.

 

May even pack the C40 for the Sundays ride? On dirt roads? OK, perhaps not! THERE.....another good reason for a newish oldish bike!

We stay over until Mon am. Nice to have Sun to relax and take in some of the sights of the area (unfortunately most of the wine farms in the area are closed on a Sun!).