Originally Posted by
johnybutts
It sounds like your plan is just to ride away from the field. If you're super strong, maybe this will work, but don't underestimate the willpower of Cat5s to chase down anything and everything. A 30 minute race will turn into an eternity if you're suffering OTF.
One of the most important thing will be to get out of sight quickly. So whatever part of the course will allow you to do that, that's where you want to make your move. They will stop chasing hard if they can't see you. Your move should also be an all-out attack, get as much distance from the group as you can. Then you'll have to maintain.
I would not worry at all about your HR zones during the race. it will be really hard to decipher anything from HR (for instance, my HR runs ~10-15 bpm higher in a race than in training for the same exertion).
You really should practice some cornering with a group before your race. As always, stick near the front, avoid crashes, etc, etc...
except it'll take them a few minutes to figure out how to chase down a break, and then it's often too disorganized to get anything going as no one will be willing to pull. use that to your advantage. if i were you, i'd surge on the third to last or the penultimate lap on the false flat and see who comes with you. if you can, work with your break mates to gap the field, although they may just want to wheel-suck.