Originally Posted by Chucklehead

I always do the dangle in the very back until the timer says we're halfway there. Then I start to move up gradually. If you move too late and start charging the front in one foul swoop, you bring the entire pack with you. You're just wasting your energy with that move, because everyone that follows you will continue right on by when you either get to the front or decide to tuck in near the front and you've done all that work for nothing. Try gaining a few spots here and there, then lose a couple, then gain a few more. It's a gradual process and no one really takes note. Then, if you've timed it right, you're up in the top 15 or so when you get to the lap count and you're ready to shoot it out at the end.
This is the formula that works best for me as I'm more of a Lone Ranger sprinter/sniper type since I almost never have teammates working with me. It doesn't work for everyone, but it gets me top 10's every week.