Sunday was my second road race in two weekends and having the feeling I was getting a bit of form coming I decided to have a plan of attack for this race, my plan was to go for the NVT Climbers jersey which would mean getting over the major climbs of the day in the front to get the points.
After the start there was what seems to be the all to common crash as everybody gets a bit twitchy fortunately I was not involved although I did have to take evasive action to keep out of the way. After the crash the race settled down and 6 riders had ridden off the front which would mean no points for me if I let it go, so before the first hill prime I pushed off the front and went in pursuit of the break which I duly caught just after the prime so there was no points here.
In the break there was a few riders sitting in so the biggest work was done by myself and two others, at the next hill prime at the Dukes pass I managed third and then heading over the Top 'O' the World I bagged second. After this last hill prime sprint my legs started to feel a bit flat and then we got caught back by a group of six riders meaning the pace went straight up with attacks, I managed to hang in till the finishing circuit that would be covered two and a half times. The first ascent of the circuit finished me off and the elastic snapped putting me out the back where I got swept up by a group which I just wheeled in to the finish with.
After getting 31st it does not look very good but as I was up the road most of the day and got joint second overall in the Climber Competition the day worked out pretty well overall.
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