Karol,
This part of the southeastern US (in the mountains) never gets too
hot. I do not turn on my air conditioner all summer. In addition to
that, one can pretty much ride all winter without much snow/ice
issues.

The event rides here start at the end of March (Assault on the
Carolinas)......and go through October (Tour de Leaves). Not sure
why that is, but you can pretty much participate in an event ride
every weekend from March through October. Most event rides have good
climbs and it is hard to do any flat riding in the area.

Funny thing is that most of the competitive events in the area are on
the flattest routes you can find. I guess they figure that flat will
draw bigger crows of casual racers....sponsors get more exposure,
etc. River road time trials and town criteriums seem to be popular.
The mountains get neglected. I haven't figured it out yet. There
are several 10 to 20 mile climbs in the area.

Attached are a couple profiles.

-Frank


--- karol.zielonko@... wrote:

> Frank, Looked at the writeup for the Tour de Cashiers. That looked
> like a
> toughie - some apparently big climbs with one 'em saved for near
> the end and
> frequent ups and downs. Personally I find the up and down and up
> and down can be
> just as tiring as up, up, up and down, down, down. And the TT
> hillclimb looks
> like a fun added touch. So why is this ride so darn early in the
> season? The
> heat gets that bad that quickly in the year?

>
> Karol
>




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