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Re: the Eroica 1987 date:
My understanding is that the 1987 cut-off has to do with the transition from friction to indexed shifting . Since the Eroica event started in Italy, the introduction of the Campagnolo Syncro indexed shifting in 1987 probably takes precedence over the Shimano indexed systems (introduced earlier) as the "benchmark" date.