Originally Posted by waterrockets

Ouch. The times I've been dropped out of the lead break on the Tuesday Nighter were usually immediately following the biggest climb. You get all worked over, resign yourself to some recovery, and someone drills it. The gaps are huge, it's harder to keep up with the gear, you're already blown, and it just gets worse.

These days, I don't consider that hill to be over until about 500m after the crest. Lately I've been trying to attack over the top and lead the madness. Hurts like hell, but it's kept me from getting dropped. After that, there is some recovery once the rhythm settles in.

Congrats on hitting the wall though. It's a good feeling.