I mainly want to capture the events of the ride before they fade from memory. For the second day I woke up before the 5:15 alarm at about 5am. I turn off the alarm and start the get out the door routine. I’m out by 5:35 and got to the starting point about 5:45. There was at least 1 other rider. 30? showed, several woman who I have seen before by 6:15? start.
A woman with short hair who came with the chase van I had idetified as slower and she hung back but I was wrong. She blasted to the pack and it hurt me. I really have to leave with the first wave. A key part of my problem is that I am on a wheel at the back BUT that wheel is one of the people who is strong enough to move up to the front at will and doing that kills me.
Anyway, I fell off the woman’s wheel but took others and had some periods where I was almost comfortably but it felt fast. I was not good at regularly closing the gap to her. I am a little uncomfortable with a rider on my left but I want the inside right. At some point about 17 I got dropped. did manage to catch back on for a K but then got dropped again. Tried to draft the van but had to give that up also. Finally bridge 1 and 2 and turn at blue. Road back alone, beng very careful if I was forced to pass a bus and I got SQUIZED yesterday. Main group that yels Tom caught me at 11. Rode with teal bike that I have followed before at 8 but came in alone about 8:07, stretch and manyana.