During my holiday in France, I stayed nearby Embrun. Because the scenery is absolutely marvelous for triathlon (great lake, giant hills), I 've checked the website of this famous LD race. But, what I found really surprised me. Is this the original website ??? Check this :
Who cares about the looks has long you have all the information you need to register, course information (map), race schedule and the pre-race updates… Bells and whistles are just bonus. (nice intro, previous race picture, past results, race records, etc)
I am sure all the web developers will jump all over me, but that site is perfect. It gives you all the info you need about the race and none of the other crap you don’t. A nice clean page.
Maybe I am old school but I love web sites which are 99% text. Must be the sysadmin in me coming out.