A simply stunning classic Wilier - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Classic 1940s Bianchi Corsa (complete with winter training guards) - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Gino Bartali's 1949 bike has sadly been lost, but this stunning recreation is as close to the original as possible - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
This truly stunning Colnago frameset offsets the ugliness of those Spinergy carbon wheels - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Marco Pantani's Dosi Valter was ridden by the Italian great in the 1991 Giro DêItalia - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Roger de Vlaeminck's Gios is in immaculate condition - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Fausto Coppi's 1949 Bianchi Corsa Simplex. With hand-crafted chrome lugs and classic Celeste paint, it's a work of art. - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
The Bianchi Corsa Simplexhas a Simplex five-speed drivetrain with a 47-49 chainring pairing on the front and a 14/15/17/19/21 cassette on the back - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
The lever-operated front shifts between 47 and 49 (hardly seems worth it) - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Gorgeous chromed lugs (the frame number is stamped on the seat cluster) - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
A classic cantina from 1949 - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
The 'Paris-Roubaix' derailleur is operated by a lever running up the seatstay - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Someone went to great trouble to coordinate this classic Daccordi - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
We love the early signature stem on Roger de Vlaeminck’s Gios - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
This 1905 Levocyclette features an 'alternative' drivetrain - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
It combines chains two sprockets either side of the hub and levers instead of traditional cranks - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
This Molinari of Torino bike has a beautiful copper finish, but we couldn't find out much about the brand from the stallholder. We did know we wanted it though - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
This stand had more than one complete NOS Campagnolo Record groupset, including pedals and hubs - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Early Michelin compressor – yours for just €1,200! - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
This handmade Italian Rauler low pro looked pretty sharp - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
This Eddy Merckx replica Colnago Super was absolutely complete… - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
…it even had the drilled-out Merckx edition brakes and Colnago chainrings - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
The seat tube on the Eddy Merckx replica Colnago Super - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
That handmade Italian Rauler in all its glory - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
This tired looking low-pro Colnago frameset could easily be brought back to life and was on sale for €300 - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
No idea what this is, but we love the Bronze eagle on the front - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
This Molinari of Torino bike has a beautiful copper finish, but we couldn't find out much about the brand from the stallholder. We did know we wanted it though - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Trade tops from teams you've never heard of? You'll find them here - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Its not just race bikes on offer, plenty of utility machines can be found - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
A decent classic could be found for just a few hundred Euros (if you were prepared to haggle) - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
That Wilier was only enhanced by the 50th anniversary Campagnolo groupset - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
These classic Bianchi shoes are seriously tempting - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
The sheer number of old parts had us geeking out for hours - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Fancy a pre-war Club photo? - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Fermaguaina cable holders for a tidy classic - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Race cap or flat cap, you decide - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Clothing is abundant from every era - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Some bikes are less loved than others - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Chances are you'll find that perfect set of period brake levers here… - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
The official L’Eroica shop in the centre of Gaiole offers everything from classic bikes and kit to jewellery and the occasional bottle of Chianti - Warren Rossiter / BikeRadar
Every year L’Eroica celebrates the famous strada bianca (white roads) that ribbon their way through the Tuscan hills. The bikes ridden in the race have to conform to certain rules – that means no clipless pedals and no STI shifters.
To celebrate the event, the race centre at Gaiole hosts a weekend of vintage bike displays, a huge vintage market, and great food. We took a look round Gaiole the day before the race to see what vintage rarities and gems were on offer. Take a look at what we saw by clicking or scrolling through the gallery above.
Warren is our senior technical editor for road and gravel. With 27 years of experience, he’s been testing bikes since before BikeRadar and the internet existed!
With an encyclopedic knowledge of bikes and what some would consider an excessive bike collection, Warren has been the mastermind behind our road Bike of the Year tests for over a decade. He has penned more than 2,750 bike tests.
His words have been published in Cycling Plus, Bikeradar, Mountain Biking UK, What Mountain Bike, Urban Cyclist, Procycling, Cycling News, Total Bike, Total Mountain Bike, T3 and a whole host of other publications. You’ll also find Warren as a regular on the BikeRadar Podcast and our YouTube channel.
He’s covered all the 21st-century innovations in cycling and ridden in Europe, Asia, Australasia, America and Africa. He’s been a judge for the Eurobike awards and judged handmade bikes at Bespoked.
Height: 6’2”/188cm
Bike size:58cm/L/XL
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