Originally Posted by TMonk

barrio logan crit cat 3/4: 4th, $100 and a couple pts.

The course is technical and hilly, which is good for me.

I had a bad start and spent the first 1/3 of the race trying to move up without much effort by filling in little gaps, etc.
The race was pretty well strung out and I soon realized I would have to jump up one of the hills to gain significant ground, which I did about halfway.

I spent a lot of time near the front and held my position well in the last couple laps, giving me a great spot to sprint from: 5th wheel, about 150m up a 4-5 grade from the top.

I had two choices:
1) Cut the corner sharper and jump immediately out of the draft
2) Swing wide and try to slingshot at a higher speed

I mistakenly chose 2), just like everyone else. It was enough to cause me to coast after 3 or 4 pedal strokes.
I crossed the line with plenty of sprint left but its aight.

If I can get atleast another $100 tomorrow than Ill for sure spend $5-700 on a sick used hardtail xc style mtb