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At dawn , the road turns white . This is Gaiole in Chianti , in Tuscany . The white roads here have a name : strade bianche . They are old roads of gravel and dust . It is a ride for old bicycles . Every bike must be made before 1987 . The riders wear wool , not plastic . There are no electronics . To change gear , Pietro moves a small lever on the frame . Pietro rides his grandfather 's bicycle . It started in 1997 , to save these white roads . It also saved the old way to ride . After one long climb , there is a food stop . People eat bread and pecorino cheese . They drink a glass of red wine . The riders talk and laugh together . In the evening , Pietro 's legs hurt . His face is grey from the dust . The bicycle did everything the slow way , the hard way . That , he thinks , is the point . His grandfather knew it too .
