Italy is famous for its architecture, culture, food and of course the Giro d’Italia, but what about Italy’s gravel riding? Hank sets out on a Tuscan adventure, forging his dream ride through the majestic Italian hills, sweeping vineyards and dazzling white gravel trails. Is this the best gravel ride ever?
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00:00 Intro
00:42 Route
02:19 Ride start
03:30 History lesson
04:30 The bike
06:17 Bike gears
07:02 Pasta stop
08:15 Tuscan monastery
09:22 Gravel roads
11:08 Hank the Gladiator
12:00 Vineyards
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27 Comments
What would your dream ride be? 🛌🚲
There are tons of beautiful gravel in Italy and Spain, I'm not sure why it's not already included on that list.
We live in the best place of the world
According to Hank at 5:50, there is only 90% of Tuscany😂
So jealous, but glad to see Hank get a plum assignment for once!
Wow! Really an amazing route.
I took my bike to Tuscany this year and can confirm that it's absolutely worth it. The climbs are sometimes brutal (I did miss a few gears actually, so it turned to be a nice strength training), but the views and the landscape are rewarding to say the least. Getting up early to see from my bike the sun rising above the vineyards and the hills was an experience I will never forget.
Always a good motivation to move the pedals. Thanks GCN, cheers to toscan wine 🎉
Hank…… love your attempt at mastering the Italian language “paaastaaaa”
What did you think of the Orbea Terra?
Bravo!
You still have to perfect the pronunciation of "Bartali" and "Campagnolo", but you get 10 extra Italy points for knowing your way rolling up fettuccine!
65 plus 25 does not equal 100..sorry. Must have been the altitude
More pls TY!
Gravel & Toscane!! 😋😋😇😇 Also mate where can I find the docu with the Fiat 500 on GCN+??? turned it upside down and everything but can't find it 🤷♂
Tuscany is epic everything
6:50
Idea: Bring your fans to work day. 🙂 This was fantastic!
math is strong with this one 😉
GPX?
Hank – you need to do another video with your dad! I love the ones you’ve done with him.
Can you link to the gpx please @gcn? Wouldn't mind doing that loop myself. If you're ever back in Italy then for some real hidden gems head further south. It's not the traditional cycling heartland but there's oodles of gravel in the more rural south…
I’ve got the specialized diverge, nuff said 😊
Indeed, I am entertained. Thanks for taking us along Hank.
Well done Hanksimus Maximus! I was indeed so entertained, I want MORE of this amazing content! So beautiful and love seeing a different take on gravel!! Please keep this content coming!
I can't believe GCN actually got Russell Crowe for this video
It is very funny how desperate the bike industry is to sell their gravel bikes – I can do everything I want with my road and MTB bikes, there is no need for a gravel bike. I can also enjoy the wine grapes with my MTB 😁🍷
I'll be traveling to Italy in February and this makes me want to rent a bike for a day while I'm there to explore.