thanks.

I was told it was one of the toughest courses in TX. It was a 33 mile loop, and we only did 1 loop. The pack pretty much stayed together throughout, while some weaker riders were dropped after each climb. I was boxed in at 6 or 7th position with 1 km to go, so I hugged the left side to try to squeeze out, because there was a hard crosswind from the left, and the pack was hugging the right side of the road. Sure enough, just before the 200m mark, someone jumped from the left, and the left was open. I was feeling pretty good, and with the jump he already had 10 meters on me, so I didn't try to tail him, and just contested him, and ended up passing him at ~50m, and nailed the finish, with some left to spare. But I mean it was a cat 5 race, and we only did 1 loop. everyone else did 66 or 100 miles.

Day 2, U23 Race. I was chilling at the back of the pack before about 6 of us got dropped at the first big climb at mile 7. We picked up a few riders while pacelining to try to bridge, but I bailed at mile 16, because I couldn't hold it anymore. We were behind 400 meters at least when I dropped out, but apparently they nearly bridged in the end. I was probably holding them back, so I just enjoyed the sights. I mean ****, half of the guys in the field were high cat 1's. My friend told me the guy I was standing next to at the starting line was a pro. I had no chance. And it was raining