NDCC Gnangara criterium

  Turned up expecting to be the only SPR rider there (there was a ride with phil Anderson organised by our club and I thought everyone would be going on that) but found Josh and Jason warming up at the start.
  Entered in C grade with us 3 SPR dudes, 4 BikeForece guys, a million NDCC riders and a few individuals and blow ins.
  Course was 1.7km and race was 30mins + 2 laps.
  Took it real easy up the front for the first few laps - no one wanting to push the pace. The usual antics by the NDCC guys launching off the front came to nothing. After about 5 mins there was a break of 3 riders (a Cyclemania guy, Jason from SPR and an NDCC kid) who took off and quickly gained a solid gap. With the other "teams" represented in the break it was up to the BikeForce guys along with the individual riders to chase and they didn't appear too happy about it.... Nor were they good at it.
  The break got out of site and I'm suprised they didn't lap us by the end. I did my turn up the front including chasing down the odd NDCC rider that wanted to launch. During one of my turns up the front i sensed the pace slowing down and so I put in some hard ones and went off up the road for a bit. One young NDCC guy had come for the ride but he was stronger. We swapped a few turns but then he had his turn and I couldn't hang on. He gapped me and eventually sat up for me. I felt bad - as I had nothing left and he was left in no mans between the bunch and the break.
  I started to drift back towards the bunch and was promptly spat out the back when they went past. The young guy held on for 4th (behind the break) and our other SPR team mate won the bunch gallop for 5th. Our guy in the break got outsprinted for 2nd. I rolled in 10 or 15 secs behind the group.
  Happy to have had a hand in how the race went but dissapointed with eventual outcome. My race idea changed when I realised there was some team mates at the race. Until then i was planning on sitting in and then having a dig at the end. But with mates it gave me something to work for and it was more interesting.
  Next 'race' is a 4hr solo mtb enduro on the 11th and the following week there is a road race on a 21km circuit (3 laps for c grade) which I'm looking fwd to. I've raced the circuit before and it's as rough as guts.
  1000+km for March. Motivation for cycling is on the rise. Weather is awesome over here atm. Finally the killer hot is over.