Topspot Stage Race
35+3s
field size 33-34

Stage 1 RR
Result - almost last
73 miles, 9 mile laps, some rollers, windy. dropped on the first lap. chased and caught on. dropped on the second lap. chased caught on. dropped on the third lap. chased caught on. dropped on the fourth lap. chased and did not catch on. finished the final 25 miles with another dropped rider who mostly pulled me along. probably should have said i 'flatted' and just taken the time penalty.

Stage 2 - Circuit Race
Result 5th
lots of breakaways and attacks mostly by people like me who were totally out of it. Half way through a break went up the road with the right mix of teammates from GC guys and bottom feeders. I burned a match to get across. A rotating paceline was already in progress. 8 man break, held it to the end and finished about 1 min ahead of the field.

Stage 3 TT
Result - Didnt crash
I had not ridden my TT bike in a year so mostly this was just going to be a practice experience. My worn out cleat finally had it and I came out of my pedal 1km in going almost 30mph. Then it happened again a few minutes later. After that i decided to soft pedal the rest of th way and yet still came out of the pedal three more times before the finish

Recap - Stage 1...another notch in terrible season. Stage 2....somewhat redeemed by making a breakaway and getting a top 5 for the first time in a year. stage 3....i changed my cleats as soon as i got home.