Originally Posted by Allegheny Jet

Last night at the Westlake Training Race we had temps in the high 40's, 25 mph winds and rain. Only 15 riders made up the A Field which included one National Champ. After 4 laps of the 2.1 mile course I was off the back, so I solo'd @ Z4 HR until the field could lap me. I held out for 7+ laps and even passed the B Field in the process. Once the A race caught me I got back into the fold for the next few laps and recovered. The rain started to come down in buckets so the race was shortened by a few laps. There were two groups of 3 up the road so the remaining field didn't have anything to race for except pride and practice, and no one cared that the lapped riders where in the mix. With 600 meters to go I jumped the field catching them off guard enough that no one chased and held on for the field sprint win.