Race 4 ran from Richmond, Dominion and then 5 laps of the Wollastons Circuit so all up it was going to be pretty long for this time of year. Given that I had calculated the length before the start you may question the thought process around breaking away in the first 2km and I would be the first to admit that as my breakaway companions dropped off as we reached the Coastals I was wondering about the rationale behind it myself. I was eventually joined by Dave and we worked up a reasonable lead before being joined by Jono and Caleb on the road to Cemetry corner.
The A grade field was quite large and we were eventually caught as we came back around the Dominion road intersection. My focus at the moment is on increasing my strength and so the end results were not really at the forefront. Consequently I continued to attack or bridge or chase as the race progressed and spent most of the time either off the front or on the front. This was bound to have less than ideal consequences in terms of energy conservation and I eventually dropped off the group on the last lap after closing down a breakaway and ended up placing last (although there were others who pulled out).
For the next race I might actually try and get a better placing.
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