Originally Posted by
W Cole
Congrats! I tried this same crit (first race ever) a couple months ago and got dropped on the 3rd lap as well.

Going to try it again pretty soon, hopefully my 2nd try goes as well as yours.
I had gone into this race expecting to get dropped again, but I think I warmed up better than the first time, and I also raced smarter. I was a little more aggressive about holding wheels and closing gaps, and I tried to move forward whenever I started drifting towards the back. Even when I was on the back though, I was able to match the accelerations coming out of corners and hang on until I had a chance to recover. I was mostly dead by the end, but I summoned my remaining strength to stay with the group during the sprint.