Well the first race for the summer series and my first race since donating blood - so I was a bit unsure what was going to happen. Conditions were good. The race was out to Mapua and then back to the A&P Showgrounds. The group pretty much stayed together until the climb before Seaton valley. Wanting to get in a better position I rode from the back of the group to the front where Chris N was setting the pace. At the top of the climb Chris and I took a couple of turns. I didn't realise that we had actually broken free. Dean attacked and was followed by George but I thought that the rest of the group was with us and so when Chris bridged I was suprised to discover that I was by myself with the rest of the group some way back. By then it was too late and given that Chris, George and Dean were not that far ahead and the group behind was quite large I sat up.
This proved to be a mistake (and in fact it almost always seems to be a mistake) as the group was either unable or unwilling to chase them down. In the end I opted for a last minute attack along the finishing straight and had I attempted it 50m later or had taken someone with me I might have finished it off but sadly it didn't work. Still I was happy with the outcome as I had felt good and had managed to keep up on the climb so things were looking promising.
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