stackyFACTSWhy drive on smooth asphalt when you can choke on historic dust?
Why drive on smooth asphalt when you can choke on historic dust? The famous white gravel roads of Tuscany's Strade Bianche only exist today because cycling purists threw an absolute fit over modernization. Recognizing that endless suffering makes for great sports heritage, locals launched a campaign to preserve the unpaved, tire-shredding dirt tracks, turning an infrastructure failure into a highly lucrative pilgrimage for masochistic cyclists worldwide.
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