well, i too participated in the crit, it was my first race as well. I didnt crash but i came close in the same corner that bantam did. Bantam, while not having ridden a road bike for very long is no stranger to cornering. The main problem with the group rides around here are that they are all either like 3 people, or REALY slow, Like 13 mph pace, im gonna talk more than i pedal type rides.
Ive been riding bikes seriously for almost 3 years, road bikes almost 2, and my bike handling skills are pretty good, but this was my first REAL pack experiance.
BTW it is a practice Crit