Originally Posted by
mattm
I’m not even sure fondos (or gravel) are actually more popular than road racing.
There are way more road races and people signing up for road races in a calendar year than there are fondos and people signing up for them, I would bet.
For the last few years gravel is supposedly “the new thing” - but I’m not really seeing it.
Sorry, it's not even close, not even remotely close. I say this with anecdotal, first hand, and professional experience.
As a former racer myself it pains me to say this, but it's true: mass-start is the future of amateur road racing.