Originally Posted by
ancker
It was a good result because the winning group was 11 guys and we had 5 guys in it.
It was a shame we didn't win or podium, but overall a great race for us.
And we didn't "have" him pull. He just did it. He's a MTB guy that occasionally comes out to embarrass us full time roadies.
The guy that got 5th also got a top 10 in the race immediately following this one. (And podiumed the day prior.)
The other three guys in the group were able to hang with the group but not strong enough to attack/sprint for a result.
I wasn't able to say with that group and finished in the group behind, one lap down. I (and another two teammates) had raced the day before.
sorry dude, but that's the opposite of a good result for your team. making the break is good. having over half the break represented by your team is excellent, not winning or having at least 2 on the podium is failure to the extent that everything else that was good is spoiled. you guys shouldnt be patting yourselves on the back, you should be identifying why with over half of a break represented, you were not able to produce a better result and what you should have done differently. it should be a learning experience for improving tactics.