{"id":3522,"date":"2022-12-23T15:18:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T14:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-s.coersonline.nl\/uncategorized\/test-4\/"},"modified":"2024-04-04T10:53:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T09:53:33","slug":"zo-ben-jij-de-koning-bij-strade-bianche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclosportive-s.coersonline.nl\/en\/reizen\/zo-ben-jij-de-koning-bij-strade-bianche\/","title":{"rendered":"This way you are the king at Strade Bianche"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This way you are the king at Strade Bianche<\/h3>\n

Are you planning to travel to Siena in the spring to ride the GF Strade Bianche? Then we have some useful tips for you here. Which bike are you going to ride on the gravel strips with? What tire choice do you make? What tire pressure do you start with? What is the correct technique? Enough to worry about. We will give you a helping hand.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Text & image: Gerrit Vermeulen<\/p>\n

We have been present at GF Strade Bianche with CYCLOsportive for years. Our conclusion was unanimous: WHAT A GREAT EVENT! What we have also seen a lot are participants with all kinds of different types of material. If you are going on an MTB tour, take the mountain bike. If you are going to cycle on the road, you take the racing bike. As soon as you cycle on gravel, you suddenly see everything passing by. Road bike, mountain bike, gravel bike and everything else available in bicycles. Everything seems to come together on gravel. In addition to the choice of bicycle, a choice must also be made for a tire. Much, little or no profile. Narrow or wide tires and what is the correct tire pressure... Sleepless nights!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE best bike<\/h6>\n

We did not do any scientific research, but simply looked around us. GF Strade Bianche can easily be ridden on a racing bike. No, no buts. We hear you. It is true that Strade Bianche is the Italian name for gravel road. Have you seen the pros start on a gravel bike with 40 mm tires? We neither. Yes, but they are pros, they can cycle much better. We can indeed assume that. But still. The Granfondo Strade Bianche is 130 km long. 'Only' 40 km takes the participants over gravel. This means that 100 km are driven on asphalt. So you won't have an advantage with a gravel bike for most of the ride.<\/p>\n

THE best band<\/h6>\n

Now that we have determined the bike for the beautiful Strade Bianche in Tuscany, we can start looking at the right tire choice. In 2020 we cycled around Tuscany with 25 mm tires. To be precise, the Schwalbe Pro One TLE. Was this ideal? It was March and it had rained quite a bit in the days before our arrival. It was wet and slippery in some areas. It is not so much the choice of tires that is important. How you deal with the circumstances. If you choose 25 mm tires, you must use your common sense in wet weather on the strips. Of course, a 28 mm tire provides a little more security. And nowadays it is even possible to cycle with 30 mm tires. Please note, they do not fit in every frame. At the 2021 edition, the roads were dusty and bone dry. You never know in advance what the circumstances will be. But our advice is to install tires of at least 28 mm wide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE best tire pressure<\/h6>\n

With CYCLOsportive we were on the second lane of the day with our bus. The participants in the Granfondo had only covered 30 km. Of which less than 5 km on gravel. Yet it was blind panic at the bus. We have all kinds of spare equipment with us for the participants of our trip to Strade Bianche. But it wasn't just our own guests who came to ask for help. In no time the bus was super busy. Flat tires all-over-the-place! Two causes. Many participants had not yet cycled tubeless and a second cause was tire pressure. We advise our guests (in normal dry conditions) to drive with a tire pressure of a maximum of 4.5 bar (tubeless). If you cycle with an inner tube, 6 bar is an excellent tire pressure for gravel lanes. But many stubborn Italians told us to pump up to 7 bar (or more)! They set off again with rock-hard tires. You can always be unlucky enough to have a puncture. But tubeless tires reduce that risk considerably (Colbrelli won Paris-Roubaix on tubeless tires).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE right technique<\/h6>\n

We don't have Strade Bianche here in the Netherlands like they have in Tuscany. The gravel paths around Hilversum and the Veluwe are wonderful, but cannot be compared to the Italian work. The gravel routes in South Limburg come closest. If you have time, we definitely recommend cycling there. Although we do not recommend cycling a gravel route there with your racing bike :-). The bike reacts differently on gravel than on the road. Especially in the bends, the bicycle (at speed) has a tendency to drift more. Technology is always difficult to explain on paper. What is the best way to go through a bend? Try to keep the body as straight as possible above the bike and push the bike to the inside of the bend. You will notice that the bicycle almost automatically steers in the direction of the bend.<\/p>\n

It is also important to look around the bend. Do not look at the front wheel, but a little further ahead. Look at the point you want to get to.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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 is of course also important. The right speed depends on your own skills, but also on the condition of the road surface. Observe the road carefully! You have to feel comfortable on the bike. Make sure you brake before entering the corner. That you steer into the bend at a speed at which you feel comfortable. Braking in a bend is not a mortal sin, but it increases the risk of skidding. If you get into a skid, release the brakes! Stay calm and keep your upper body relaxed. Harder braking often causes even more slipping and sliding.<\/p><\/div>
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Are you not yet experienced on gravel? The gravel roads around Hilversum are excellent for practicing the above. Go early, the area is also often used by walkers and dog owners.<\/p>\n

Our trip to GF Strade Bianche is already fully booked. We will go to Tuscany again in September. Are you interested in our Strade Bianche Trail? Then quickly check the following link: <\/span>STRADE BIANCHE TRAIL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is how you become the king at Strade Bianche Are you planning to travel to Siena in the spring to ride the GF Strade Bianche? Then we have a number of useful tips for you. Which bike are you going to race over the gravel strips with? Which tire choice will you make? With which tire pressure will you start? What is the right technique? Enough to worry about. We will give you a helping hand. Text & image: Gerrit Vermeulen We have been present at GF Strade Bianche with CYCLOsportive for years. Our conclusion was unanimous: WHAT A GREAT EVENT! What we have also seen a lot are participants with all kinds of different equipment. If you are going to cycle an MTB tour, you take the mountain bike. If you are going to cycle on the road, you take the racing bike. As soon as you cycle on gravel, you suddenly see everything passing by. Racing bike, mountain bike, gravel bike and everything else that is available in terms of bicycles. With gravel, everything seems to come together. In addition to choosing a bike, you also have to choose a tire. A lot, little or no profile. Narrow or wide tires and what is the right tire pressure\u2026 Sleepless nights! THE best bike We have not done any scientific research, but simply looked around us. GF Strade Bianche can be ridden perfectly well on a racing bike. No, no buts. We hear you. It is true that Strade Bianche is the Italian name for gravel road. Have you seen the pros start on a gravel bike with 40 mm tires? We haven't either. Yes, but they are pros, they can cycle much better. We can indeed assume that. But still. The Granfondo Strade Bianche is 130 km long. 'Only' 40 km take the participants on gravel. This means that 100 km is ridden on asphalt. So for most of the ride, you don't have an advantage with a gravel bike. THE best tire Now that we have chosen the bike for the beautiful Strade Bianche in Tuscany, we can look at the right tire choice. In 2020 we cycled around Tuscany with 25 mm tires. To be precise, the Schwalbe Pro One TLE. Was this ideal? It was March and it had rained quite a lot in the days before our arrival. Some sections were wet and slippery. It is not so much the choice of tires that is important. How you deal with the conditions is. If you choose 25 mm tires, you have to use your common sense on the sections in wet weather. A 28 mm tire gives a little more certainty. And nowadays it is even possible to cycle with 30 mm tires. Be careful, they do not fit in every frame. The roads in the 2021 edition were dusty and bone dry. You never know in advance what the conditions will be. But our advice is to fit tires of at least 28 mm wide. THE best tire pressure With CYCLOsportive we were on the second stretch of the day with our bus. The participants of the Granfondo had only covered 30 km. Of which less than 5 km on gravel. Still, there was blind panic at the bus. For the participants of our trip to Strade Bianche we have all kinds of spare material with us. But not only our own guests came to ask for help. In no time it was super busy at the bus. Flat tires all over the place! Two causes. Many participants were not yet cycling tubeless and a second cause was the tire pressure. We advise our guests (in normal dry conditions) to ride with a tire pressure of a maximum of 4.5 bar (tubeless). If you cycle with an inner tube, then 6 bar is a good tire pressure for the gravel strips. But many stubborn Italians ordered us to pump up to 7 bar (or more)! They set off again with rock-hard tires. You can always be unlucky to get a flat tire. But tubeless tires do reduce that risk considerably (Colbrelli won Paris-Roubaix on tubeless tires). THE right technique We don't have a Strade Bianche like they have in Tuscany here in the Netherlands. The gravel paths around Hilversum and the Veluwe are wonderful, but not comparable to the Italian work. The gravel routes in South Limburg come closest. If you have time, we definitely recommend going cycling there. Although we don't recommend cycling a gravel route there with a racing bike :-). The bike reacts differently on gravel than on the road. Especially in the bends, the bike (at speed) tends to drift more. Technique is always difficult to explain on paper. What is the best way to go through a bend? Try to keep your body as straight as possible above the bike and push the bike to the inside of the bend. You will notice that the bike then almost automatically steers in the direction of the bend. It is also important to look through the bend. Don't look at the front wheel, but a little further ahead. Look at the point where you want to end up. is of course also important. The right speed depends on your own skills, but also on the condition of the road surface. Observe the road well! You have to feel comfortable on the bike. Make sure you brake before you enter the bend. That you steer into the bend at a speed where you feel comfortable. Braking in the bend is not a mortal sin, but it increases the chance of skidding. If you skid, release the brakes! Stay calm and keep your upper body relaxed. Braking harder often causes even more skidding and sliding. Are you not yet that experienced on gravel? The gravel roads around Hilversum are excellent for practicing the above. Do go early, the area is also often used by hikers and dog owners. Our trip to GF Strade Bianche is already fully booked. 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