Today I noticed something about my riding. I am pretty fast on the flats. I saw a local team on their training ride, about 15 of them. We were on a very long fast road and it was pretty flat, a few humps but no hills. It was such a long and straight stretch you could see miles ahead and could put your head down and pedal as hard as you want for a good 15 to 20 mins. I reeled them in and the shot past them. It took about 10 mins but I did it. Unfortunately the road ends with a really nasty steep hill and they all came zooming past me.