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L'Eroica

L’Eroica: a good old-fashioned bike ride

Carousel short title:

Riding L’Eroica

Gallery Image Reference:

Eroica 829

Gallery Reference:

Eroica 2012

Uh-oh! The chain has come off at the start of a steep, chalky climb. So I stop – well, more ‘fall off’ because I was out of the saddle when it happened – and put the chain back on as a dozen riders on classic bikes sail past. I get onto the saddle again, stamp on the pedals and the chain immediately comes off for a second time. I take a closer look… and see that the inner chainring has actually snapped. Damn it! There’s a long way to go and a lot of climbs to scale in just the 53-tooth outer ring. This could be tricky.