Today I went on the local hammer your brains out ride which I usually complete. but since it was raining and I had homework, I wasn't paying attention to attacks and accelerations. I was dropped. Pay attention, conserve energy any way you can (stay in drops, keep a less than 6 inches between the tire in front of you and yours, take short pulls (they won't mind too much so long as you are relatively new) and just be aware of what is going on). Good luck.