What's wrong with winning a race in a pack sprint?
Nothing - [as per my sig img] - it's probably my favourite part of any road race. My post was specific to recursive. OP said they never get to sprint - so I said give it all to get up to the front and surprise the pack. I figured the OP would develop a new tactic in their toolbox or they discover that they need skills to stay in the pack until the final meters...