It seems to me there was a year the weather was not brutally hot, no? So, heat is not a constant there? So, it could theorectically be a cool and pleasant day. In fact, today, less than a month before the race, its 78 and low humidity in Louisville. So if the race was today, it would have NO uniqueness. So, its not like Placid where you know there is always going to be that big ass climb back into town, and it could rain 5 inches or be 90 degrees.

I always heard what made the race unique was the shot gun start, a pretty nice bike course, and an incredible finish line. I also thought the race was pretty unique because it was in a rather unique city with some interesting attractions nearby. Its a shame WTC destroyed this event. Sad.