The first thing I tell people when they ask me about the NTC is that Tom is still there. There is no doubt that we are thankful for that. Tom does a great job with his events and I would support anything with his name on it. With that being said, I do speak the truth though about the NTC.

Bikes are no longer allowed past the front door. Countless number of teams/groups that planned to make the NTC their home have left the area. Maybe that was Ironman's responce (to leave town) when NTC told them to "go swim in a lake and join the Steelmill Gym." I dono but those are the facts as far as I know.

Clermont is still awesome biking and running this time of year and no one can take that away from it (except the developers in years to come). We are also thankful for Mark at the bike shop for backing these races and offering prize money.