For future refernce, here are a few links to discussions I thought were helpful.

Bike handling in various situations
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-bike-handling

Pacing strategies
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?589258-Pacing

Training and tabata intervals
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...U-train-for-CX

Barrier technique
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ed-revelations