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revchuck, glad to hear that you got your season started. Your race report sounds similar to some of my recent races and I've done10,562 race <JK>.
I've forgotten your height. If you can fit a 54 cm TT frame, let me know.
Oh, and my first year at nationals (2011) I missed clipping in a couple of times. I wasn't off the back but I was at the back. It got worse from there.