Originally Posted by MDcatV
Almost always. great course for breakaways - tough, narrow, out of site, out of mind. IME, the "dirt" is a place where the race is lost, but rarely won.
Good to know... (filing that one away)
Although I think the jumpiness of a 4/5 field will result in a lot of chasing relative to a 3/4, so I don't think quite as many will get away, but we'll see.