Oldairhead 

I rode Eroica Britannia in it's first year and it was perhaps my favorite venue for an Eroica event! That first year I believe that it was only 1900 riders and after that the numbers got much larger. which is where the trouble begins. When an event gets too big it really starts to lose some of it's appeal, as did Eroica Gaiole for me in 2012. 7500+ riders is cool in a way but when you get to a food stop or get your book stamped and each one takes half an hour then that definitely detracts from the experience.

I've done a LOT of cycling events in California over the past 36 years and I have seen the state go from a nice place to hold a cycling event to being downright unfriendly to large cycling events. Traffic, local regulation, insurance and difficult logistics all work against a producing a successful event in the state. I do not think that Eroica California can be viable for much more than 500 riders, and if limited to that number it likely could not be financially practical.

Oregon might be a viable alternate option for an Eroica event. It has great cycling routes, a vibrant wine region and is currently much more cycling friendly than California. Perhaps there are other regions that would work as well, but I believe that in a few years Eroica California will be a thing of the past.

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