Carter County Omnium

The Carter County Omnium will bring 200+ racers, from half of the states in the US on June 3-4 to
race the roads of Carter and Unicoi Counties. This will be the 17 th year of the Carter County . The first
race of the three events, is the Carter County Roan Groan which is in its 39 th year.

Returning this year will be Miles Hubbard of Morgan Hill, CA, The Pro/1 racer won the Carter
County Roan Groan in 2022 by winning a two up sprint after riding 80 miles with over 9700 ft
of climbing. He was second in a six up sprint in 2021. "I have competed in the Johnson City
Omnium/Carter County Omnium since I was in college at Appalachian State ” Hubbard writes
“6 times since 2013! There aren't many mountain top finishing road races in the US, so the
Roan Groan is one of the most unique, beautiful, and challenging road races in the country. I
currently live in California, but having grown up in western NC, it's a pleasure to come back to
the Appalachian Mountains and compete close to home with family and friends nearby on
world-class roads. I am excited for the 2023 edition of the Carter County Omnium, and
competing to defend my title from 2022." The quality of of the competition is revealed by
multiple sprints on the mountain top finish. The 2021 winner, Stephen Bassett, who competes
in Europe on a UCI World Tour team this year.

The Roan Groan race for the Pro/Am men is also world-class. It is almost the same as the
stage 17 of the 2022 Tour de France in the Pyrenees Mountains. The Groan is 129k long with
2971m of climbing while Stage 17 was 130k with 2939m of climbing. Bassett did the Roan
Groan in 3:45:35 in 2021 and Hubbard in 3:45:23 in 2022. Both Bassett's and Hubbard's
times were close to Pogacar's (the 2022 Tour winner) time on stage 17 which was 3:25:51
with a full team for support.

Ryan Robinson, from Anderson, SC, the 50+ Omnium winner is returning to defend his title.
He writes, “The Carter County Omnium is at the top of the list for high quality Masters racing
in the US. The showpiece event highlights one of the greatest climbs in the region and brings
out the best, including previous national and world champions, to try their hands as they climb
to the summit of Roan Mountain. The promoters and locals do an absolute first class job in
rolling out the red carpet and showing off the incredible landscape of the area.”

In the 60+ category a world-class racer is Kent Bostick from Knoxville TN. He won the
Individual Time Trial National Championship in 1985 and 1991. He was also on the US
Olympic pursuit team in1996. (See attached photo) He is still a strong racer at 70.

The prize list is over $10,000 this year with the Pro/Am men and women's first places paying
$270 each for the Roan Groan, Ballad Health Criterium and Omnium. Returning this year in
the women's field is Sydney Dowd of Tallahassee FL. She writes, “Carter County Omnium is
one of the most challenging and scenic races I've ever done, a rare chance to test your grit
and legs on world-class climb with phenomenal prize pools for the women's categories as
well. Off the bike, enjoy the amazing community events and food scene to round out a can't-
miss weekend of bike racing!”

The courses are the same, except for the last minute detour required last year due to work on
US 19E. Saturday morning seven separate groups start the Carter County Roan Groan in
Elizabethton beginning at 9:00am. All groups will use US 19E and TN 143 to a finish at
Carvers Gap. The long route for the strongest groups will also use Simmerley Creek, TN 107,
Sciota, Dry Creek and Gap Creek. The time trial's first racer starts Saturday evening at
5:30pm on Temple Hill Rd. The start is near the Unicoi County Hospital. A racer will start
every 30 seconds. Winning times are from 7 minutes for the Pro/Am Men to 9 minutes for the
Novice racers on the 3.2 mile course. The ballad Health Criterium has 10 separate races from
20 minutes to the Pro/1/2 90 minutes. Full details for racers, volunteers, and spectators on the
web site www.cartercountyomnium.com