Racing in the southeast is great. The fields are big, the bikes are cool, the competition is strong and it is unheard of for me to get in this much racing so early in the season. It is also great to see parts of the region I would never see otherwise.
The Swamp Classic is a two day omnium held in Micanopy, Florida (just outside of Gainesville) in early February. It is among the first USA Cycling road events of the season. It features a road race, a time trial and a criterium.
Topview Sports does an excellent job of organizing and executing this event and Cornelia, Georgia, which is in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, is a very nice place to visit and race (it is also the name of our daughter which is really the reason I chose this event....I don't know anyone named Jackson).
The bicycle industry marketing machinery doesn’t know it yet, but the new gold standard is about sustainability. It is about how we wean ourselves off of N + 1 (unquestionably the most dissonant and wasteful marketing campaign in history).
This version of the Ultima features thru axle drop outs, 28 mm tire width compatibility, dual Di2 mechanical routing, braze-on front derailleur hanger, flat mount disc brakes, tapered head tube, the down tube A-D logo and the distinctive Graz Rose Silver finish.