Congrats on the wins guys. It's really cool to check in and find so many good reports. TMT, I can't believe you got dropped with watts like that. Forza, I can't wait to check out the video when I get home today.

I did two crits this weekend (races 9 and 10...7 and 8 on the year). Two tight courses. Went down twice. Ouch.

Won the first one (first win in 35+3's). Thanks for teammates for keeping the peloton in check while my breakmate and I built a gap. I was disappointed to see him fizzle after a few laps though. Unsure of what to do I buried it and was able to finish out the final ~15 minutes solo.

Took 10th in the 2nd (SM3's). I almost bridged to the forming break but couldn't close the final 25 meters. The chase group had two guys who did a really good job shutting down all moves. It was really frustrating. It's the first time I've ever raced against a hard defense before. Kudos to them for ensuring the successful break though. My pedal broke during the Saturday race (Carbon RXS - the nose broke off!)....I installed some new pedals that evening....then couldn't click in as I watched the peloton ride away from me at the line. The race started with a 5 minute TT before I was able to latch onto the draft.

I have a question regarding shutting down the chase. I was on the front. 2nd man was always from a team with a guy in the break. They did a really good job securing this position again and again. The scenario is this, I've gone to the front, driven the pace for a bit, nobody has come around and the guy behind me won't let me pull off. I whipped from the far right side of the road (20 feet wide) to the far left then back to the far right and he wouldn't let me go. I eventually had to sit completely up slowing to less than 20mph before somebody decided to come around and force him to take a new wheel. Can anyone comment on this (my situation and/or his)? Could I have done something different?