It was a humid, windless morning for the Giro Ride today, and there were lots of people on hand to partake. Some sort of coincidence of late and early starts brought the regular Giro group, the doctor's ride, and the triathlete ride together somewhere on Hayne Blvd., shortly after some poor soul near the back flatted. When it happened, a couple of guys sprinted up to the front of the group to tell them someone had flatted, at which point they eased up - for about 30 seconds. The next flat was Donald's, occuring on the service road after the turn at Six Flags. About half of those left, including me, waited around but a pretty big group kept going. So we ended up turning around when we met the first group on its way back. There was yet another flat on the way back. I was glad that I hadn't planned on making it a hard day.
So Charlie's picking me up at 4:30 a.m. so we can drive over to Mobile for the 8 a.m. master's race, and then hopefully the Cat. 1,2,3 race later in the day. I should probably get some sleep!
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Well, I don't know any way to "fake" a points race. To do well, you need to be very aggressive and keep careful track of when the sprint laps are, especially if there are some "double-points" laps. Sitting in the pack most of the time will get you nowhere. These things are all about recovery and positioning.
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